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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996 06 10 Other Item 2 Date: 06/10/1996 The following Minutes for Workshop Meeting 05201996 were approved during the 06/10/96 Regular City Commission Meeting for this date. WORKSHOP and EMERGENCY MEETING CITY COMMISSION MAY 20,1996 The workshop meeting of the City Commission was called to order by Mayor John F. Bush at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mayor John F. Bush, present Deputy Mayor John Ferring, present City Manager Ronald W. McLemore, present City Attorney Frank Kruppenbacher, present COMMISSIONERS: Larry Conniff, present John Langellotti, present Cindy Gennell, present David McLeod, present Nick Pellegrino, Cody & Associates There was discussion regarding holding a Closed Executive Session. It was determined that there would be no Closed Executive Session and the Commission will hold a workshop. Discussion of pay plan policv for FY 96-97: _Manager McLemore stated that he tried to give the Commission a detailed layout of what he considers to be three compensation issues; some background and a number of alternatives to work with. The three issues are: I) does the Commission want to desire to do anything relative to some type of off-set of the mandatory pension cost - mandatory participation by the employees. 2) What do we do with the pay ranges that have been recommended to us by our consultant. 3) How do we want to address merit increases, in terms of how much money we want to put into merit increases. The issues are as a package, we need some kind of target to limit what our spending on compensation should be for this year. I have suggested that 5% should be the maximum for the whole package and then in a year when you are not amending the pay plan, based on his analysis with the Finance Director is that probably in the range of 3-4% is what we can afford to do as an on going expense. Manager McLemore said he tried to give the Commission a number of different alternatives by which they can deal with the three issues. With the City's current merit plan, as it has been constructed, Manager McLemore stated that he has problems with it; I) it is too expensive 2) and thinks it is theoretically flawed. Manager McLemore said he is asking the Commission to consider a couple of alternatives to that. Mayor Bush said the first issue that the City Manager has presented is the pension plan offset: Does the Commission desire to off set the cost of the recent mandatory contribution to the retirement system with a 1% across the board increase for all employees with one or more years. Discussion. Commissioner Ferring had discussion with Mr. Pellegrino regarding the pay study. City Commission W orkshoD and Emer2encv Meetine Mav 20.1996 Paee 2 Mayor Bush stated that the Commission doesn't have to agree with Mr. Pellegrino's recommendation and the Manager has develop a budget on salary that basically stays 5% or less regardless of ranges, salary spreads, etc., the Commission has to decide how much money will be put into salaries and at that point then the rest of the budget can be developed. Discussion. Mayor Bush asked the Commission how they felt regarding Issue I-Pension offset; consensus of the Commission was it is not their desire to offset the cost. Commissioner Gennell was not in agreement. Mayor Bush asked the Commission how they felt regarding Issue II - Cody Pay Plan Recommendations; consensus of the Commission to agree with Alternative B, which is what the City Manager recommended. Commissioner Ferring asked if during the budget workshops if the Commission could get a sheet. showing the complete fiinge benefits and the cost of all the pay grades at the minimum and maximum. Discussion regarding police officers. Attorney Kruppenbacher stated for the record, while we have identified a public record as having a number of younger officers, we are completely confident that they are very capable officers and professionally trained, fully capable of doing the job for which we've hired them, which we are allowing them to exercise their law enforcement responsibilities. No one should take from the comments about having younger officers an implication that they are not in any way as competent as any other officers. Mayor Bush asked the Commission how they felt regarding Issue III - Merit Increases; consensus of the Commission to agree with the City Manager's recommendation with the appropriation of2.8% gross payroll for merit increases allowing a 2%, 4%, and 6% spread based upon level of merit; minus the firefighters. Mayor Bush asked the Clerk to copy a memo for the Commission's information regarding the per capita income of Seminole County and the City of Winter Springs. Commissioner McLeod said he would like the City Manager to make sure that the Commission gets a copy of the Florida Leagues salary survey for future studies of the wages. Commissioner Ferring also asked the Clerk to copy the survey he did regarding police and fire in surrounding cities. Mayor Bush mentioned that the Commission has received the press release from the City Manager concerning the retirement of Police Chief Sexton's resignation. Commissioner LangeUotti mentioned a phone call he received from a resident who read in the Black Hammock News that there is to be an agenda item on June 10, 1996 about BattleRidge and asked the Manager to explain. Manager McLemore stated he checked to see if anyone knew what that date was about and no one on our Staff knows anything about it. City Commission Workshop and Emer2encv Meetin2 Mav 20.1996 Paee 3 Manager McLemore asked authority to advertise for a new Police Chief The Commission had no objection. Manager McLemore stated that some ofthe Commission expressed an interest regarding a Resolution for House Bill 557. Discussion. The workshop meeting of the City Commission was adjourned at 8:28 p.m. Mayor Bush called an emergency meeting of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs at 8:28 p.m. for the express purpose of responding to the Legislative Alert put out by the Florida League of Cities concerning the property appraisers presumption or correctness veto request to Governor Chiles. EMERGENCY MEETING Motion was made by Commissioner Langellotti to read Resolution 781 by title only. Seconded by Commissioner Gennell. Discussion. Vote: Commissioner Ferring: aye; Commissioner Langellotti: aye; Commissioner Gennell: aye; Commissioner McLeod: aye; Commissioner Conniff: absent for vote. Motion passes. Attorney Kruppenbacher read Res. 781 by title only. Motion was made by Commissioner Gennell to approve Resolution 781. Seconded by Commissioner Conniff. Discussion. Vote: Commissioner Langellotti: aye; Commissioner Gennell: aye; Commissioner McLeod: aye; Commissioner Conniff: aye; Commissioner Ferring: aye. Motion passes. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, ~'1,~~ Margo M. Hopkins, City Clerk