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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 Dav Dlan Dolicv 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: 1) 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; 1) 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.
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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 1- 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 fringe 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 Ferrlng
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 Langellotti 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 BatdeRidge 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.
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Manager McLemore asked authority to advertise for a new Police Chief. The Commission had no
objection.
Manager McLemore stated that some of the 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 LangeUotti 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,
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Margo M. Hopkins,
City Clerk
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