HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Operations - 06/01/1988 OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MINUTES
June 1 , 1988
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Christi Houser
Paul Mann
Steve Dowell
STAFF PRESENT: Brent McFall
Tony McCarthy 1
Mike Webby
Charles Lindsey
Priscilla Shea
OTHERS PRESENT: none
APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS
All claims for the period ending May 31 , 1988, in the amount of $994,257.32
were approved for payment.
APRIL SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT
Finance Director McCarthy reviewed with the Committee the April Summary
Financial Report. In reviewing the report, he highlighted the fact that
June 1 was a large expenditure day because the City will be paying for the
land acquisition at the library site and paying approximately $2-1/2 million
in debt service payments. He noted in reviewing the investment and debt
schedules that the City had a large investment coming off on June 1 to pay
debt service on 10 outstanding bond issues. He also reviewed the revenues and
expenditures graph noting that the revenue picture was slightly better than
previously reported with an additional $150,000 for program expansion in
1989.
In discussing the April report, Councilman Dowell was desirous in knowing the
impact on utility taxes of potential rate increases by the garbage haulers.
Finance Director McCarthy told the committee that the impact of the garbage
hauler raising the garbage fees approximately $2 per residential customer
results in a rate increase of approximately 27 percent. This should produce
an additional $803000 in garbage utility tax on an annualized basis. He noted
that approximately half of this amount goes into the General Fund. The other
half goes into the City's Environmental Mitigation Fund and will be used to
subsidize the curbside recycling program.
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RECLASSIFICATION OF BUILDING MAINTENANCE LEADWORKER
Assistant City Administrator webby noted that he had met with Charlie Lindsey
and Frank Klingebiel on a number of occasions to discuss the change in duties
related to Frank's position. Frank is the City's building maintenance person,
but with the assumption of the building maintenance function by the Finance
Department, a number of additional duties were added to Frank's duties. Frank
performs leadworker responsibility and has assumed grounds maintenance and
additional electrical and heating and air conditioning responsibilities. Mike
is proposing that Frank's salary be adjusted from a range 24 to a range 27.
This amounts to a monthly increase of approximately $50. The Committee
unanimously approved the recommendation.
CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMSTER'S UNIT EMPLOYEES
As discussed with the Committee at their May 16 meeting, Mike informed the
Committee that he is proposing a salary range for two former Teamster's Union
employees that through negotiations with the Union it has been agreed that
these positions function more as non-Union positions. One position, Scott
Woods in the Finance Department, performs supervisory-type duties over the
meter reading unit which is a part of the Union. In Scott's case, the
proposed rate increase will be from a range 25 to a range 29. The other
position is comparable to an engineering technician position and has been
proposed to be reclassified from a range 27 to a range 28. The Committee
unanimously approved the recommendation.
LEASING OFFICE SPACE
At the request of the Council , City Administrator McFall investigated leasing
options at the Curran Law Building. The proposal was for $11 .00 per square
foot on a 5500 square foot building, for a monthly rental of approximately
$5,000. Brent noted we could obtain other space near City Hall for about half
as much and recommended against the Curran Building option.
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He also noted that Requests for Statement of Qualifications went out for a new
public/private facility either on a City site or other site. These are due
back by July 1 . The Committee concurred with Brent's recommendation in
directing the City's energy to the new building location.
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