HomeMy Public PortalAbout2016-05-04 minutesMinutes of Meeting
Jefferson City Council Committee on Administration
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
City Hall - 320 E. McCarty Street
Large Conference Room
ATTENDEES.
Committee members present: Jim Branch, Mark Schreiber, Glen Costales, Rick Mihalevich, Erin
Wiseman
Staff present: Drew Hilpert, Jayme Abbott, Matt Morasch, Eric Seaman
Others present: Mayor Carrie Tergin, Madeleine Leroux (News Tribune), Councilman Carlos
Graham
Meeting came to order at 8:00 a.m. Councilman Costales made a motion to approve the minutes
which was seconded by Councilman Schreiber. The motion passed 4-0.
Honoring Citizen Board Members. Councilman Graham discussed his desire to see that
Citizen Board and Commission members who have served their full all otted term receive
recognition at a City Council meeting. The Committee also discussed that the
Committee/Board/Commission from which the individual served would be invited to their
meeting and thanked for their work as well. In addition the Committee discussed their desire to
similarly honor long time employees who are retiring from the City. City Counselor Drew
Hilpert advised he would draft a resolution for this plan and bring it back to the Administration
Committee next month
Reorganizing the Environmental Quality Commission.
Presented by Jayme Abbott. Mrs. Abbott explained a proposed ordinance to reorganize the EQC
as their current purpose has been completed and they have been seeking new direction. This bill
would redefine them toward a community wellness purpose. After discussion and questions,
Councilman Mihalevich made a motion to move the bill onto the Council with one amendment:
to change “to be determined” to “Environmental Quality Commission” which was seconded by
Councilman Schreiber. The motion passed 5-0.
Councilwoman Wisemen left the meeting after the vote.
Cemetery Board Membership.
Presented by Jayme Abbott. Mrs. Abbott explained a proposal to change the membership of the
Cemetery Board to 7 members, rather than 5. After discussion and questions, Councilman
Schreiber made a motion to move the bill onto the Council which was seconded by Councilman
Costales. The motion passed 4-0.
Reorganization within Wastewater
Presented by Matt Morasch. Mr. Morasch explained that Wastewater has two current vacancies
and they explored ways to improve the operation of the Wastewater Plant. Staff proposed
replacing the vacant administrative assistant with a Lab Pretreatment Supervisor. This change
would allow Wastewater to focus on water quality issues which is a strong push by DNR. Staff
also requests renaming another position to Environmental Specialist to better reflect that
position’s current job duties. Because of vacancy savings within the Wastewater personnel
budget, there would be no need for any budget transfers. After discussion and questions,
Councilman Schreiber made a motion to move the bill onto the Council which was seconded by
Councilman Costales. The motion passed 4-0.
Appointments Review.
Presented by Drew Hilpert. The committee reviewed the recommendations by Mayor Tergin.
After discussion and questions, Councilman Costales made a motion to move the bill onto the
Council which was seconded by Councilman Schreiber. The motion passed 4-0. The positions
approved were as followed:
Current Members Terms
served
Committee New Appointee Term
Begins
Term Type
Jeremy Murray 0 Transp & Traffic Jack Atterberry June 2019 PARTIAL
Mark Kross 1 Transp & Traffic Mark Kross June 2019 FULL
Roger Schwartze 1 Transp & Traffic Roger Schwartze June 2019 FULL
Hal Dulle 1 USS Jefferson City
Submarine
Hal Dulle June 2019 FULL
Bob Priddy 0 USS Jefferson City
Submarine
Bob Priddy June 2019 FULL
Mike Ryno* 2 USS Jefferson City
Submarine
Mike Ryno June 2019 FULL
New Business.
Drew Hilpert brought up that several councilpersons from the previous council had asked about
streamlining the process of resolution approval for grant applications. Staff will discuss it
internally and Committee members will discuss it with Steve Crowell and the issue will be
discussed at the next Admin meeting.
There being no further business, after discussion and questions, Councilman Costales made a
motion to adjourn which was seconded by Councilman Schreiber. The motion passed 4-0.