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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION
(BUDGET COMMITTEE)
JULY31, 2012
CALL TO ORDER
The Council Budget Committee Work Session meeting of July 31, 2012, was
convened at 5:35 p.m. by Councilman Shawn Schulte, Finance Committee
Chairman.
ATTENDANCE
The following Council Members were present when the meeting convened:
Present: Bray, Carroll, Luebbert, Mihalevich, Pope, Prather, Schulte,
Scrivner, and Weber
Absent: Henry
A quorum was present.
DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Budget Committee Meeting Procedures and Announcements
Councilman Shawn Schulte made opening comments regarding the procedures
that will be followed during the Budget Committee meetings. He also announced
that two of the items to be considered by the Budget Committee will be discussed
at individual meetings scheduled specifically for those two topics, as follows:
Thursday, August 9, 5:30 to 7:00 PM — Transit
Tuesday, August 14, 5:30 to 7:00 PM — JCTV
He stated that the public will be given the opportunity to speak at each of those
meetings, and explained the format for the public comment portion of the
meetings.
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION
(BUDGET COMMITTEE)
JULY31, 2012
Discussion of Mayor's Budget Items by Line Item
First line item: Salary Increases
Committee Chairman Schulte asked City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus to
present the information regarding the proposed 1% across - the -board salary
increases. Following his comments, Councilman Schulte asked if anyone present
wished to make public comments on the matter. No one came forward to speak
on the issue.
Councilman Schulte then opened the topic up for Council discussion.
Councilman Rick Mihalevich made a motion to approve the proposed 1% across -
the -board salary increases, seconded by Councilwoman Carrie Carroll.
Councilwoman Carrie Carroll then made a motion to amend the original motion to
increase the 1% across - the -board salary increases to 2 %, with the additional 1%
based upon performance to be evaluated by supervisors. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Bryan Pope.
Following further discussion, Councilman Pope stated he is withdrawing his
second to Councilwoman Carroll's motion as his understanding of the intent was
different than Councilwoman Carroll's intent.
Councilwoman Carroll withdrew her motion.
Councilwoman Carroll then moved to amend the original motion to approve the
1% across - the -board salary increase and an additional average of 1% as a merit
increase, seconded by Councilman Bryan Pope.
Councilman Pope then made a motion to direct Department Directors to provide
the Council with information equivalent to the former "pink sheet" budget
requests. City Counselor Drew Hilpert ruled Councilman Pope's motion out of
order as it did not pertain to the subject matter on the floor. City Administrator
stated that although the Council is prohibited by the Charter from directing upper
level City management, they can direct the City Administrator, however, and he
would be happy to ask Department Directors to appear before the Council and
provide any information the Council desires regarding budgetary needs.
Following further discussion, Councilwoman Carroll withdrew her previous motion
to amend, and Councilman Pope withdrew his previous second.
Councilwoman Carroll then moved to amend the original motion to approve a
proposed across - the -board salary increase in the amount of $179,584.99, with
an additional $179,584.99 to be placed in a pool developed by the City
Administrator to fund merit increases based upon performance. The motion to
amend was seconded by Councilman Bob Scrivner.
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MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION
(BUDGET COMMITTEE)
JULY31, 2012
The motion to amend was then approved with Council Members Bray and
Luebbert voting "Nay."
The original motion, as amended, was then approved with Council Members
Luebbert and Prather voting "Nay."
Distribution of Requested Information
City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus distributed documents which answered
previous Council questions regarding JCTV and maps showing current and
proposed transit services, and briefly explained the contents. City Counselor
Drew Hilpert reminded the Council that certain legal procedures are required by
federal law in order to make any changes to Transit services, including a public
forum (separate from the Council's Budget Committee meeting on the issue) that
will be advertised and conducted in accordance with those requirements.
The next Budget Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 9, 2012
at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of discussing Transit budget issues.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made by Councilman Bob Scrivner for adjournment, seconded by
Councilman Bill Luebbert, and approved unanimously at 7:00 p.m.