CCMtg08-28-95WSMinLONG WOOD CITY COMMISSION
LONG WOOD CITY COMMISSION CHAM136RS
t'/5 W. WARREN AVENUE
LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
AUGUST 28. 1995 ]:00 P. M.
Present: Mayor Bill Winston
Deputy Mayor lien Cnrrieo
Commissioner Iris Benson
Commissioner Ron Sargent
Commissioner Anmm~arie Vacca
\4. Shelton Smith, City Administrator
Geraldine D. Zantbn. City Clm~k
Richard S. Taylor. Jr.. City Attorney
John Brock, Dir. of Planninp/Bldg. Sen~iaes
Kathleen Dutcher, Acting Fina ce Dire
Sandy Lontnx, Dir. of Parks and Recreation
C eg Manning, Police Chief
Leanna Mims, battalion Chiet, Fire Department
Fernand Tibller. Director of Public Works
1. CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Winston culled a work session co order at 7'43 p. m.
_. 12EV11_~V CLASSIFICATION AND PAY PLAN FOR TI1E CITY OF
LONG WOOD, FLORIDA.
Mr. Smith advisees that the Commission Lott been tuntishecl the plan a few weeks ago and
the revised ~nauu ~ as jus[ disnibuted.
Commissioner Benson said sloe re wed the proposal plan and believed true w
inequities and it should be revampedc Further, did not believe the Ciy could afford the
plan.
In espan o Comt - Sargen Mr. Slnitli explai ed drat Mr. Maxwell's
endat c as thatsat3 % adjusnnent be given this April Mr. Smith explained tlrat
n October I~evcryonc would be planed in line and then in April, and every April
ibereaPter, an adjustment or COLA would be ¢iven which would be separate from the s[ep-
iat ~ n each October 1. He nosed thst there wits 2 I/2% between steps.
Mt. Smith furtbm e.~plained pity for perfor saying so mplcyee onld get fro
zero to three steps based on their per(annance. However. he explained sthe cost to trmn
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ss~peivisors properly could co t approximately $10.000. Fvnher. wiihou~ sa re kind of
ring, an auloinalic one-step could be institmed. He said Mr. Maxwell is recommending
pay for perfor e: hor if tr ing is of don ,the only thing you onld do
step-ra ~nOnce ~hevtop of the tale is ached, the employee ould only ge~~ihe
COLA. Mayor Wins~oa said he was Familiar with the concept and szid not only do you
have to Brain sr~pervisor~ but a perfornranceappraisal plan must be in plaec and has to be
in prnetiw For a year before you pay for perlonnvncz
Mo~ion by Commissioner Sargent to svspmrd she riles. Seconded by
Commissioner Vaeca. Carried by voice vote.
Mr. Smith continued thm he would be in favor of jus~ the basic step plan, originally.
The tale mplen discussed and Mr. Smith e .tad i ould e
appraxoimmely 5304000, which wasu ld include the benefits, to do, everything.v She 3%
adjusnneni was Aiscussed and Mr. Smi~h said he was not mrc I~ow Mr. Maxwell mTivad at
That fenrc
There was discussion aborit tlic propored plzn. i.c.. so e of the proposed salaries in the
plan being inequi~able. city of Orlando i lowest andhighest per hour salary, pry for
perfor step. and fiscal impec n Elie City. lt. suggested that the
administrmorvwotk oviih~Mr. Maxwell t understand the dynamicsgof the Cily and in
finnnces again review she posyions. and s~bmi~ a revised plan.
Mr. Smith said he had re wed so e of she positions with Mr. Mznvell and said his
infor nd he ould n I ohange his ind o of Shen . Mu Jackeo
said hart bawds his proposal or ho any people work minder a snpuvisor, Then
responsibility. (heir work load, and yens with the City.
Mayor \4inron said Mr. Maxwell did say I;e has a concept of what z airy should be like.
Mayor Winston said he believed there was room to look at This and find some other ways.
Uisvrission n ended paying compe~ilively. Chief Manning sxi<I he did m expccl av
$1I,OU~ increase and thought the Conunission should refine wllat was presented. Chief
Mmming agreed chat Longwood can't pay what some jurisdictions pay but szid They need
to be in the game and head to look zl the 4 to 5 year employees and have a pay plan so
people know where they arc going. He said There is a happy n~ediuni and people should
be paid for the job they are doing Commissioner 6enson ~~e sled slie thought the
adminis~ratot should go back end review the plan so it is more equiwblr_
Mr. Smith reminded ghat Mr. Maxwell used a ccr~aiv methodology that will hold np in wren
mid if any f~oures owed. be will nog stflnd behind the Plan if the Ci~y were sued. He
explained. That Mra Maxwell h;rs researched equal pay for equal work and the methodology
bas held up. Commissioner 4tenson said .M r. Mnxwcll has offered is work with Abe Ciry
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any que ~ the plan Mr. Smith said i(any chan Dade, he red Mr.
Harwell tondo the Con o do it He said youe have to have goodascientific
o <hni e tltes salar ~s bued o equal pay for equal work. Mr. Smith
said he would do whatever heecould'bVn was not going to Drake any changes.
"Ilrere was eontimmd diswssion wbont the plan and whether it ould be Iogally defensible
if changes were made and Mr. Taylor suggesteA that Mr. Maxwell has enough eaperienoe
that he could r suggesed chat Dees and mould give very edueatW opin
whether it will or tv~i 11 not work wncl us to some things brat might be backed up with an
opinion.
Ms Lalfatd eeplrvined that when proposals were raluested-bonging in years of service was
originally diswssed. She explained it was an eq~iry study to brine people up to the
level they should be at. Chief Manning interjected dmt he believed dtere should be some
consideration given far amount of years in the job.
Mayor Winston sa!d. 1 believe in egvrvl pay for equrvl work. Now 1 understand those two
principals clash but said Ire did not qni e know how to put that together.
Chief Manning said he believed wlian everyone is Ininped together, Hats where the
disparity exists and did not believe years of service weld be dinegardeA. a
erythin "f"lee eu tent IongeviN Pay wen discussed and how it would play tintoethe
proposedevew plan.
Sandy Lomax spoke rvs w citizen and employee She tort icated concern about whother the
City mould afford the plan and that she believed the compressed plan was. maybe, a livable
plan.
Mike Resnick the local union president for the l'irefighlers. said lhcyw copy
very
of the proposal plan and said Choy do seo some small [laws, and even some anployees who
will be locked in for three yea order to get the rysten balanced o .Said he doesn't
expect the City m pay the saine6as Orimtdo, bat just asking the plan be pal in place so the
City will re n the good people. Mr. Res tick spoke o the pay far pet{oin ceps,
saying he diet toot believe the lime and money needed to intplemem. as well asa the problem
finding a good evaluation systun. warrantul going to pay far perfonnanew
Ms. Ledford spoke iu lavor of the plan as originally submitted by Mr. Maxvell, and
suggested the longevity pay be rtaddressed to incrervse the amount paid w longer term
entployecs.
Motion by Counttissioner Sargwtt sewnded by Commissioner Bensan_ to take
a five ininnte recess. Motion carried- Connnission recessed from 8.12 p.ut.
to 8::0 p.m.
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Commissioner Snrgent svgges~ed the City be non much like private businesses in ~hnt pay
moreases would be bused on increased revevues.
Mnyor Winstun said he had several wncervs, one of whivh wns die eosr of the plan and
having so of perforn~anre evaluation in place in order to bo able ~o implemene the
pay {or peKonnance wncept He sxid, perhaps, it could be dove in incremental rteps over
n period of a few years. Said there was a used to weigh some of those things.
Depvry Mayor Carrico said going beyovd page 2 of dte plan is a wane as he believed the
es/bus sad for con~par comparable to Longwood. He said die city's
only 3~ n e then v 1995.vtherefore, qua ned how the salaries c n be
brought up whey only a 2%increase. Said he would be msore in favor of av ivicev~ive type
program: City should be nin like n businesz He snid a survey of national independent
businesses showed than workers are happy to have a job and fewer employees than last yam
i eases to as. Ne said he did notbelieve workers should expecta miss
every year.
Commissioner Sargent said people look for a plan to be put in place where they don's I~nve
orry. Cemmissioner Sargent indicated eencern wish the initial ouday but sugges~ed a
ienssessmene of what they have asked us to do.
Commissioner Vncca indicated drat she fevered pay for performance. She, huther,
suggested thxt other pay plans from s~nounding cries weld be reviewed to see what they
aye offering.
Mike Remick snid the plan needs to be somed~ing that will sand die pest of time and said
he ould rather the Commission rake Their vme and wm up wish somedi'ing ghat will
nand.
Ttie Con ~ ud thxt the Pay and Classi5canon Plan would be revisited at future
work sessions.
Moved by Conin~issioner Vacen, seconded by Commissioner Snrgent, to take
a recess. Movon carried. Commission recessed from 9:10 p.m. ~0 9:t9 p.m.
~- DISCUSS OPFER MADE BY 6EVERLY EMERPRISES~FI.ORIDA. INC. TO
PURCHASE EXISTING REAL PROPERTY, IMPROVEMEMS AND fACILi'IY
KNOWN AS THE LONG WOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER.
Mr. Taylor refermiceA a !utter received fioin the attorney for 6evoirly Cvierprises in which
They offerui to purchase Elie Longwood Health Care Center. The offer coincides wide the
appraisal, balnnee in rash to she City, $'!35,000. He said stun receipt of the letter, he
unders~ands the [toard of devertly has zpprovul the offer. He said this oHm includes the
property which has been wvAvrnned dy Seminole Canary for the reicn~iou pond. lie said
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s np to the Coinntission to accept or coo n[u~ offer and said he .von ld bo Nappy to make
endatimt if re~nesteA_ Co~mnissioner Vacca said slte would like to Bear Mr.
rRym~ s recommenaar~on. me co~nm~~~o , eea.
Mr.l~ylor raid he behaved the representatives of 6everly .vo~dd pay snore and believed it
onh more, mainly because of rile wndemned property. Mr. 7'aylar suggested two
alternatives: I) The Ciy could c offer ai imI S3 or 532 million with the
undustanding that the City would get in is for all the property and would
negotimloi
release all interests in proceeds or the InnU under condmnnation_ 2)'I'nke the 52.4 for the
portion rt~here the heahh a is located: however, ask for a percentage of We
ovary on the portion under condemnation, perhaps 50/50. Mr. Taylor said he believed
theie.rould be a large ettimnent
Commissioner Vacca asked Mr_ l'aylur which option he would recommend. Mr. Taylor said
he believed the recovery portion, to take a portion of the condemnation, might be a greater
i etm n. bin also thought Beverly might not be inclined to shine the profits.
After need disc .the Coin vieh the oeptio o[ Deputy Mayor Carrico,
reed they would p interne n'Ight sale rather than be par o the onden and
eed co offer of 3.S million dollars. ruith a releaseYof interest in theaprooperty
ender condemnation.
Mallon by Cantntissioner 6enson. seconded by Commissioner Sargent, to
adjo Mot n failed by a three to vith Commissioner Vacca,
Commissioner oSargent and DeputytrvMayor Carrico .o n nay and
Commissioner 6enson and Mayor Winston voting aye
Depnry Mayor Can'ico suggested a wort; se n be held xt b.00 p.m. on Tuesday,
September 5. 1995. prior to the regular meetin¢sloAll, but Contntissianer 6enson. agreed.
ADJOURN
Motion by Comniusioner Vacea. onded by Commissioner Benson, to
adjount_ Motion carried Meeting adjmimed nt 9:55 p.m.
lvilliain r. Winston. Mayor
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