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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992 06 15 City Commission Workshop Minutes . WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COMMISSION CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS JUNE 15, 1992 The Workshop Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Philip A. Kulbes at 7:00 p. m. Roll Call: Mayor Philip A. Kulbes, present Deputy Mayor John Langellotti, present City Manager Richard Rozansky, present Commissioners: John V. Torcaso, present Don Jonas, present Terri Donnelly, present Cindy Kaehler, present Personnel/Manning: Manager Rozansky referred to his memo that was given to the Commission regarding the personnel requests and merit. He explained there were no across the board increases, the merit increases were figured at 3%; there are three departments with personnel requests which have been prioritized. Priority 1 is the Recreation Department. They are requesting four maintenance people and a program coordinator and secretary. The Fire Department is asking for four. firefighters. The Police Department is asking for one police officer and three administrative clerks. . Manager Rozansky explained the way we would enV1S1on the Recreation Department to be set up is that we have a Director, a Superintendent of Grounds and Facilities and a Recreation Coordinator (we are still working on the title), someone to coordinate all the recreation programs. The Senior Center comes under the Recreation Department and Susie has that and there are two maintenance people there. Commissioner Jonas asked if Susie works for the Recreation Department or does she work for the Senior Center. Manager Rozansky explained she works for the Recreation Depart- ment and the Senior Center comes under the Recreation Department. Her primary duties will be the seniors and scheduling the Civic Center. Commissioner Jonas said if Susie handles the seniors and the scheduling of the Senior Center and Civic Center, there will be a need for a secretary for recreation. Commissioner Kaehler asked how many people are in recreation presently. Glenn Whitsett, Recreation Director, explained there are 10, I clerical, 1 supervisor and Bill Johnson and 7 maintenance people, and they are requesting 4 additional. Mr. Whitsett said that would be for the maintenance for all the parks in the City. Cost of these additional people would be $119,000. There was discussion of the concession stand manager. Commissioner Kaehler suggested it be staffed by volunteers. . Commissioner Kaehler asked what kind of a tax increase do we have to look at to provide these additional personnel. Finance Director Harry Martin explained there is tentatively no increase in the millage. Based on the rolled back rate there is a $78,000 increase over the current ad valorem. Manager Rozansky explained we have not received the state estimates yet and the ad valorem is an estimate and plus there is some carry- over. Manager Rozansky said he would try to get the budget to the Commission before July 1. .. . Workshop Meeting, City Commission, June 15, 1992 Page 2 The Fire Chief explained there are 33 personnel in the Fire Department; 27 are on shift and there are 9 per shift. They work 24, 48 or around the clock operations with 9 personnel. The other six are the Fire Chief, Deputy Chief, Training Officer, Fire Marshal, EMS Director and the Department secretary. The Fire Chief explained of the 9 there are 5 at Station 1 on Moss Road. There is the shift commander and four people, two are on a fire engine and two on a rescue truck. Station 2 in the Tuscawilla area there are four, two on an engine and two on a rescue truck. The Fire Chief explained there are four at each station plus the shift commander for a total of 9. When one personnel calls in sick or is on vacation they have to reduce the amount of coverage at one of the fire stations and that currently is the Tuscawilla station because that station was the last station to open up and also there are not as many calls as the other one; however, they are both approaching one another as far as the number of calls. When one person is out the additional person is taken off the rescue because it is unsafe to operate a vehicle by one person and they are moved onto the engine and they run it with three people. If two people call in sick it is run with two people. . Fire Chief Lallathin explained with the three additional personnel he has requested he would place one on each shift to cover scheduled down time, vacations, sick time, etc. He said it would be a level of service that all of our citizens really deserve. Fire Chief Lallathin said he feels the three personnel requested are absolutely necessary. The fourth person he is requesting is a proposed unit for Seminole County. It is called a "Share Unit" which would be stationed at 5 Points and would be staffed by the County with two people around the clock. They are going to ask all the cities to put in one position. This person would be a Winter Springs employee. It would be a unit with four people that would go out to any major alarm in the entire County and respond with the additional four manpower to help offset what is needed on a scene to operate safely and correctly. The Police Chief is requesting one additional officer and three administrative clerks. Chief Govoruhk explained they are looking at mainly clerical people to help with the additional records and to help turn the officers loose. He said last year their department handled almost 22,000 complaints and 10,191 went to court. Records and files have to be kept and they are looking for help with the records. Mayor Kulbes called a recess at 8:20 p.m. and called the meeting back to order at 8:30 p.m. John Ferring, Baltic Lane, spoke to the commission regarding the personnel in the City. He said the taxpayers in the City have been very lucky; they have a volunteer Commission, Mayor, Planning and Zoning Board, Board of Adjustment, B.O.W.S. Board; he said we have the lowest millage rate. He said do not shortchange your professionals; you have a good group of professionals in this City, they deserve the best and they deserve as much as every other City in Seminole County. He said we seem to be the ones that do not want to give it to them because we are afraid to say we are going to have to raise taxes; the taxes in this City are not what hurt the people, it is the school and county taxes; take a look at what people pay for their taxes in this City, they have the best deal. . . . . . . Regular Meeting, City Commission, June 15, 1992 Page 3 City Engineer, Leonard Kozlov, said at the last Workshop Meeting he handed out suggested methods of billing for the proposed storm water management utility. Mr. Kozlov said there are three alternatives for the Commission to review. Harry Martin, Finance Director, explained we have one un-metered service they can handle under the present program. Commission was in agreement to place it on the utility bill. The City Engineer explained it would be approximately $2.49 per month, about $30.00 per year. Mayor Kulbes said a representative from Winter Springs Development Joint Venture would like to address the Commission concerning the proposed high school. Lisa Miskinis said there have been discussions with Dianne Kramer regarding a piece of property in the Tuscawilla P.D.D. that the Facilities Department had identified as one of the top two selected sites for the new high school for Winter Springs. The site is on S.R. 434 east of the creek, Tract 80, and is designated to be a multi-family site allowing up to 1,480 units. Manager Rozansky said Dianne Kramer had called him, and said she would come and address the Commission. Manager Rozansky said he would put this on the Agenda for June 22nd. Meeting was adjourned 8:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Mary T. Norton, City Clerk