May 3, 1996 - Special City Council Meeting

BRADFORD SOUTHWORTH THE PERSONNEL DIRECTOR WAS PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDINANCE.

PUBLIC HEARING OPENED. NO COMMENTS. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.

COUNCILMAN FERRI ASKED FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THIS ORDINANCE.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN GAVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE IDEA BEHIND THE 4% ROLLBACK THAT ANY NEW EMPLOYEE COMING INTO THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD START AT THE LOWER RATE, UNTIL THEY LEARNED THE ROPES, SIMILAR TO A ONE YEAR TRAINING PROCESS.

DISCUSSION ENSUED.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN FELT THAT ANY NEW INDIVIDUAL HIRED FOR ANY POSITION NEEDED TIME TO LEARN THE JOB.

COUNCILMAN FERRI COMMENTED ON SALARIES IN THE BUDGET. ACCORDING TO THE BUDGET RELEASED TO THE NEWSPAPER,

THERE WOULD BE NO RAISES IN THE NEW BUDGET.

COUNCILMAN WEBER SPOKE OF THE PEOPLE PREVIOUSLY HIRED WHO HAVE OVERCOME THE LEARNING PROCESS.

COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN ASKED MR. SOUTHWORTH ABOUT VACATION TIME FOR UNCLASSIFIED.

MR SOUTHWORTH "FULL TIME AND UNCLASSIFIED GET 3 WEEKS, NO PERSONAL DAYS NO SICK LEAVE."

BRAD SOUTHWORTH COMMENTED ON VACATION TIME, AND " THE MAYOR SAID NO VACATION TIME WOULD BE CARRIED OVER."

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN TALKED ABOUT MANAGEMENT POSITIONS.

COUNCILMAN FARRELL SAID HE THOUGHT ABOUT VOTING NO ON THIS, BUT NOW FEELS HE SHOULD VOTE YES TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FARRELL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN.

MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 1 NO 0 ABSENT.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN RECALLED THAT THE DEPUTY IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS MAKE ALMOST AS MUCH AS DEPARTMENT HEADS, SO TO KEEP THE DEPARTMENT HEAD SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE DEPUTY THIS ORDINANCE WAS NECESSARY.

THE TAPE RECORDING THAT WAS TAKEN AT THIS MEETING WAS NOT AUDIBLE.