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OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,INDIANA,JULY 22,1987
1 The Common Council of the City of Richmond met in special session July 22, 1987 at the hour of7:00 PM in
2 the Council Chambers in said City. President Brookbank presided with the following Councilmembers in
3 attendance: Elstro,Williams, Hankinson,Whitesell, Parker, Hutton, Morris and Theobald. Absent: None.
4 The following business was had to-wit:
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6 ORDINANCES
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8 ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
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10 AMENDED ORDINANCE NO.37-1987
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12 The Clerk read on second reading Amended Ordinance No.37-1987-AN ORDINANCE SETTING TOTAL
13 REGULAR WAGES AND POSITIONS FOR APPOINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF
14 RICHMOND, INDIANA EXCEPT FOR MEMBERS OF THE POLICE AND FIRE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
15 UNITS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 1988 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1988,
16 APPROVING THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO CERTAIN APPOINTED OFFICIALS OF THE CITY,
17 WHO PERFORM SERVICES,OTHER THAN GOVERNMENTAL,WHICH SERVICES ARE CONNECTED WITH
18 THE OPERATION OF THE MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITY OR FUNCTIONS.
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20 President Brookbank explained that the ordinance was on public hearing and she would allow the public to
21 speak prior to comments from Council. President Brookbank asked that persons speaking on the Ordinance
22 in a prior meeting not speak unless they had additional information.
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24 Councilmember Parker said he had some amendments to propose and asked that Council be allowed to
25 present proposed amendments for audience comments.
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27 Councilmember Williams stated he would like to correct a news article where he was talking about the
28 proposed Park Department Bond issue and not allowing it to bankrupt the City. He said the comment was in
29 reference only to the bond issue and not the salaries. He said he would like to see the lower positions
30 brought up even if it did mean a large money increase and he feels there may be three or four positions
31 needing changed.
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33 Councilmember Parker proposed the following amendment: All employees who are in their positions as of
34 December 31, 1987 shall receive a$300.00 annual increase. All positions that are indicated in Ordinance
35 371-1987 and are in excess of$300.00 may receive an increase of 10%not to exceed that amount indicated
36 in the ordinance or to exceed an annual increase of$1,200.00.
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38 Councilmember Elstro indicated he had five proposed changes including reducing the salary of the Director
39 of Administrative Services to 23,000., reducing the salary of the Purchasing Director to 29,200., reducing
40 the salary of the Park Superintendent to 31,000., reducing the salary of the Assistant Superintendent to
41 23,000., and eliminating the position of Horticulturist at 20,000.
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43 Councilmember Parker commented on the fact that there was no position of Assistant Park Superintendent
44 to base a salary increase on.
46 I Park Superintendent, Nancy MacCartney explained that the present Director of Planning was performing the
47 duties of Assistant Superintendent and the 1987 salaries showed the salary for that position.
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49 Councilmember Hutton commented that she would like to see the Park Department Temporary Help budget
50 increased from 51,000. to 71,000.with the elimination of the Horticulturist position.
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52 Councilmember Theobald said he would like to see the Secretary for the Economic Development Office
53 brought to 14,400. and Mayor Waltermann pointed out the mid point range on the position as refactored was
54 14,389 and requested the increase to held at that figure.
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56 Director of Administrative Services, Delphia Sue Roberson told the Council that she would like to speak to
57 the position of the Director of Planning in the Parks and that the persons has assumed the role of the
58 Assistant Superintendent with additional responsibilities including personnel and land usage. She explained
59 the position was brought up from a PAT II to a PAT I and she felt the proposed salary was still not sufficient
60 for the new position.
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62 Mr. Dean Bostrum, Director of Planning for the Park Department,told the Council that a study had been
63 conducted to set up an equitable personnel classification system to pay wages based on responsibility. He
64 said the Council was not taking a look at responsibility of the various positions. He commented that
65 Councilmember Parker's proposal would leave some 30 to 40 percent of the positions still below the mid
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3 Councilmember Williams commented that he did not know all the employees of the City and that personalities
4 had not been involved in any decisions by the Council.
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6 President Brookbank stated she did receive a call from Mr. Simon asked her to relay to the Council that he
7 felt the Park Superintendent was very professional and the City was fortunate to have Ms. MacCartney as
8 Superintendent.
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10 Mr. Vernon Runnels, Park Department employee, told the Council that from what he has heard this evening,
11 he feels the Council is very unfamiliar with the Park Department and its employees and what they do and
12 accomplish. He said it seems like it would be the responsibility of the Superintendent and the Park Board to
13 educate the Council to the duties of the park employees before they could judge salaries.
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15 Councilmember Hankinson moved to accept Councilmember Parker's recommendation. The motion was
16 seconded by Councilmember Parker and failed on a voice vote.
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18 Councilmember Elstro said he felt the recommendation would have hurt the lower classifications of job
19 positions.
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21 Councilmember Elstro moved to set the salary for the Director of Administrative Services at 23,000. The
22 motion was seconded by Councilmember Hankinson.
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24 The motion was adopted on the following call of the roll:
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26 Ayes: Elstro,Williams, Hankinson, Parker and Theobald (5)
27 Nays: Whitesell, Hutton, Morris and Brookbank (4)
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29 Councilmember Theobald moved to set the salary for the position of Secretary in the Office of Economic
30 Development at 14,189,seconded by Councilmember Hutton and on a call of the roll the motion was
31 adopted.
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33 Ayes: Williams, Hankinson,Whitesell, Hutton, Morris,Theobald and Brookbank (7)
34 Nays: Elstro and Parker (2)
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36 Councilmember Elstro moved to set the salary for the position of Purchasing Director at 29,200, seconded
37 by Councilmember Hankinson and on a call of the roll the motion was adopted.
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39 Ayes: Elstro,Williams, Hankinson,Whitesell, Parker,Theobald and Brookbank (7)
40 Nays: Hutton and Morris (2)
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42 Councilmember Morris suggested that the Council might receive comments or questions on the motion prior
43 to voting.
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45 Councilmember Elstro moved to set the salary for the position of Park Superintendent at 31,000.,seconded
46 by Councilmember Hankinson the motion failed on a call of the roll:
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48 Ayes: Elstro,Williams,Hankinson,and Parker (4)
49 Nays: Whitesell, Hutton, Morris,Theobald and Brookbank (5)
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51 Councilmember Elstro moved to set the salary for the position of Assistant Park Superintendent at 23,000.,
52 seconded by Councilmember Hankinson and on a call of the roll the motion passed.
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54 Ayes: Elstro,Williams, Hankinson,Whitesell and Parker (5)
55 Nays: Hutton,Morris,Theobald and Brookbank (4)
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57 Councilmember Hankinson moved to set the funds available for Temporary Help in the Park Department at
58 71,000. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Hutton.
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160 Mayor Waltermann explained that he had made the decision to cut the original request of the Park for
61 71,000.to 51,000. as it had been in the previous year.
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63 The motion to increase the Park Temporary Help budget failed on the following call of the roll:
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65 Ayes: Williams, Hankinson, Hutton and Theobald (4)
66 Nays: Elstro,Whitesell, Parker, Morris and Brookbank (5)
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1 Councilmember Hankinson moved to eliminate the position of Horticulturist from the salary ordinance.The
2 motion was seconded by Councilmember Elstro.
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4 Councilmember Morris said she felt with the creation of the Street Tree Commission the Council should
5 consider this position and address the problems of street trees in the community seriously.
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7 The motion to eliminate the position of Horticulturist passed on the following call of the roll:
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g Ayes: Elstro,Williams, Hankinson,Whitesell,Theobald and Brookbank (6)
10 Nays: Parker,Hutton and Morris (3)
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12 Councilmember Williams commented on the Mayor's salary being too low for the City of Richmond and feels it
13 needs to be raised regardless of political party and be kept comparable to other second class cities.
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15 Councilmember said he might or might not agree,but that salary was not being considered in Ordinance No.
16 37-1987.
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18 There being no further discussion, Councilmember Elstro moved for engrossment of Amended Ordinance
19 No.37-1987,seconded by Councilmember Parker and on unanimous voice vote the motion was carried.
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21 Councilmember Hankinson moved to suspend the rules and move Amended Ordinance No.37-1987 to third
22 and final reading and read by title only,seconded by Councilmember Parker and on unanimous voice vote
23 the motion was carried.
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25 The Clerk read Amended Ordinance No.37-1987 on third and final reading by title only.
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27 Councilmember Whitesell said he did not agree with all actions take, but it is obvious the City needs a budget
28 set. He said the system to pass the salary ordinance was horrendous and it should not be dealt with in this
29 type of manner. He offered to help restructure the procedure.
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31 Councilmember Elstro agreed,but also commented that it was needed for the budget. He said he still thinks
32 some department head salaries are too high said this was the worse salary procedure he had been through in
33 twenty years.
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35 Councilmember Hankinson said he couldn't agree more with Councilmember Whitesell and that asking nine
36 members of Council to know all the city employees and jobs was impossible. He said he did not feel this was
37 the proper format and he knows the employees are dedicated and deserve the raises, but the taxpayers that
38 pay the bill also deserve consideration.
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40 Councilmember Morris commented she agreed with Councilmember Hankinson on not knowing employees
41 and jobs,but added that the Mayor, City Controller and Department heads do know the employees and. She
42 said this Ordinance was the first serious attempt to bring positions to a good level and she commended the
43 Mayor and his commitment to the employees. She stated the raises would not cause a tax increase.
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45 Councilmember Williams said it was wrong to wait too long before bringing up positions, it should be done
46 every year to prevent such spreads salary ranges from developing. He said with funds becoming short,the
47 positions should be kept updated.
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49 Councilmember Parker also reminded all that the salaries set are the maximum that may be paid not shall be
50 paid, but he would like to see the minimum increases be mandatory increases.
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52 Amended Ordinance No.37-1987 was adopted on the following call of the roll:
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54 Ayes: Elstro,Williams, Hankinson, Whitesell, Parker, Hutton, Morris,Theobald and Brookbank (9)
55 Nays: None
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57 SPECIAL MEETING REMINDER
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59 President Brookbank reminded the Councilmembers of the special meeting to be held at the Richmond Power
60 &Light Service Building on July 27, 1987 immediately following the RP&L Board meeting for the purpose of
61 acting on the proposed Sanitary District salary ordinance.
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1 ADJOURNMENT
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3 There being no further business, on a motion duly made seconded and passed the meeting was adjourned.
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