CCMtg07-22-93WSMinCom embers P ent:
navoz eanl L ana
Deputy Mayor H vey s rilson
x Anderson
Millez
commrss,oner e~eaePearl
staff Members P ent:
ity Administrator
ea ld ine DreZambric City Clerk
ant Chief Baker, Police Department
William Culbertson, Building Official
ichard Wells, Planning D ector
a ndy Lomax, Parks 6 eation Coordinator
n McNutt, F
Coleman3PP nelc0 ector
Rhonda Ledford, Purchasing tDirector
1. Mayor Lovestrand called a work session to order at 6.15 P.M.
AOPOSED AMENDMENT T CE NO. 9]-1141 WITH
REGARD1TODPOLICE DEPARTMENT MANNING LEVEL.
Chief M ing ~s absence, A istant Chief Baker w s peesent
and di steibu[ed na handout which consisted of four pages of data
the only thing that might solve some of the problems would be to
information used and s the i nal A iation of Chiefs
of Police developed a staffing and deployment study and referenced
x guidelines used. aid they would like t stay with the
cal and s andards based o ra<io to population a ould
like a minimum eof t2.2 officers for staffing. He said there would
Commrssron to see if iT should be Increased
Miller said he w n favor of the ordinance e cept
Commrssioner as t x
for the m ing document and would be in favor if the m ing Level
was struckn and was left up to the Commissron at budget nn
Deputy Mayor rilson aid the ordinance provides only for
guidelines, that w ing f and depending on how
ead alit c nwbe m nstrued and s e believed
itesheu ldabeechanged to where it es a guideline onlyd h
Commissioner P arl asked if any other law enforcement agencies had
guidelines for personnel d Assistant Chief Baker said other
agencies have come up with an 2.2 guideline.
Millar aaia ne aia not believe t any o
e~eme~c r t aiotates t a~yeocner
the number or close to the umrber of employees that the Citymshould
2 level r intained n and r isfactory
level5eand Zbelieved inserting the o ouldrskeeps athe level
satisfactory and is what the community is [petting.
Deputy Mayor S rilson said he would prefer to s e guidelines, not
anda[ory, andm said ha did not think we wanted to put a number on
Assistant C Baker said the only r e have s
because we do not want to go backwards but want t stain mthe
standard we have now and Commrssron would eve hate the need for any
new people.
Commissioner Pearl said perhaps it could be changed to say not less
Mayor L estrand read a paragraph from the guidelines referred to
Ordinance No. 9 - with regards to m ing. Referring back
o the paragraph, helthen said t e have been n reful studies
and analysis, only a quick r w by the chief. aid to set any
guidelines w refu lv study and analysis ois foolish.
suggested takingu Commrssron Miller's advice and take the whole
Mayor Lovestrand said Commrssron rs responsible for the budget and
ovld go along with changing the ordinance to eliminate S
embers, aid there rs no threat to our Police
Department; we react to rumors.
Miller said the ordinance is great up to that point
butmtheren should not be a required manning level restricting the
arl said there w studies done by two Task Forces,
and then citi ens v n going with t Department,
and said he just thrnksdthat we are kindhof SCOmfortable with the
ing level De not less per and
guidelines as deemed necessary by the City Commission. Commrssroner
Anderson said he would second the motion.
Deputy Mayor E rilson said the guidelines clearly say the City c
still determine how many people, and s o make it sound
like it is a number, so we need to clarify that. t
Anderson aed t t during election last year
made that n matter what the people voted, i only
ookethree c s to vote the department out. Fuethert, this
vs to put a stop to that - the people are fed up with it.
Motion carried by a three to two vorce vote.
3. REVS Ew OEPAPTMENT B[IDGETS.
Fellin referenced his r endations a indicated o
page 1 aid he r eeproposed position o erk I
ended the hiring of a ui ld inq Inspector?
Fuitherfureflects ae3$mr s the board.M Mc Fellin said
there also a endeda that w Mpro sed to the
u ild i.ng Official when hew s hiredebr inging his ssalare to $32,000.
Culbertson explained that he w s promised a 10& i by M
rzy when hew s hired i e position permanentlysc espouse
Mayor Lovestrand M Coleman said M rry had the capability
ing a 10$ o rrthe beginning salary however, did n relay
thatrto himt aid Mr. Culbertson w s hired i the s arting rate
of pay. Aftee further discussion, it w snthe c of t
Commission that Mr. Culbertson's salary be inceeaseds to $3 o,2g2he
addition, the Commission reduced the Capital Lrne 64-00 from
$2,500 to $1,000.
The Commrssion recessed from x:00 PM to 7.10 PM.
0. PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
McFellin e ended the Administrative s retary position
be reclassified to ac Secretary position. Fellin r ended
Wells e lo$ addition to then J$mbeing
ended f fall employees e Wells said he w
Culbertson in t told he would beehired
tattl0$ o the s salary.ha aid however, he n ved
the promised r his pays eher did shave
ething i riting e n It w sensus ofr the Commission
that Mr. Wells be given a total sof hl0$ on
Additional changes made by the Commission are as follows:
31 0o Professional services
Reduce from $5,000 to $3,000 (Grant Tracking Assist)
Aeduce from 55,000 to $3,000 (Update Computerized Base Maps)
Delete $J,oOO (Geographic Infoemation System)
40-20 Employee Development
Delete 5300 (Lotus and wordperf ect Classes)
e from $]OO to $]50 (AP val Meeting
Reduce from $40o to $200 (GrowthnMgmt. Update Semrnars)
C. PARRS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
Fellin a serf that Re had made substantial changes to
this budget. aid o of the c siderations h fished to bring
regarding the park m aid when tRe parks
intenance w s initially t nedro ra to Public Works the P
not too pleased. Re ubhis
eDndation Tally put togetheralther budget,
esponsibi lit ies tD the Parks ith
h in salary ith the D esponsibilitiesn
o at a andstill becauserthe Public Works
Director indicateda there does not seem to be a problem providing
the servrces.
Miller spoke in favoe of the parks m intenance being
placeasu a Parks D esponse t Mayor Lovestrand,
Fellin said he worked rclose ly with M and said Re
believed she Ras the ability and has beenLO orking the
parks/re eation a a for a t 11 yeaes. Mr. McFel.l in said Ms.
roffered t take o othe additional duties at n
nmpay.as , he said she w ently e ing $181"120 sand
ended if she takes on the responsibil it iesathat her salary be
brought up to $22,000.
Deputy Mayor 5 rilson said he hatl asked fora turfy o ontracting
ing s rvices. M McFellin replied that, a he
did have s figures but n all. mmissioner Pearl saidr he has
Reard nothing bu[ compliments about Ms. Lomax.
By consens , the Commrssron accepted Me. McFellin's
The c of ball fields in Columbus Harbor w s discussed
and Ms. Lomax said she did not believe money should be spent on the
ough traffic o ant Street and there would b other a
to the fields ept from ant Street and ongly spoke s
opposition to ballfields being rlocated at this s h r, aid
the people who live in Columbus Harbor do not want it.
Mayor L asked h any m e fields could be c
Reiter Park if it w slighted ~r aid ats least do
nal field. ost for the lighting afors t fields w
discussed and aid ould possiblys bef done for
approximately $ OS 000 om agreed that t e fields at Reiter
ark be lighted. Deputy Mayoe S eeilson said good quality lighting
should be purchased so it does not reflect back to the
neighborhoods.
The following changes were matle:
63-00 Improvements other than Buildings
Delete $12,000 r Field
Delete $10,000 Racquet Ball C
Delete $19,200 Sidewalks and Bikepath
Delete $12, 0 Prcnrc Pavilion
ued regarding whether c action of a
f ieldsshou ld betfunded. The C endation
build the soccerr fields behfurnishedm at next
Tuesday's meeting.
The Commrssron recessed from 8:02 to 8:15
Mr. Tiblier responded to q strops from the Commrssron.
. MCFell in n [ed that n out of State s authorized for
any City employees. aid registration fees will be allowed if
the individual wants to pay then own way.
[he c of C ron to reduce the Operating Expenses
Linea from $23 900 to $21~900ss
The need for upgrading t r plan v s discussed and Mr.
Fellin s e did not believe eit should be done until absolutely
ary.a rMaycr L estrand s referendums ould b sitlered
extsyear during budget to fundrt r lines Mayor
estrand also Doted that if t ColumbuswHarbor property i sed
for a park a eep ing t should be done and that
system s ould gainr theavalue of that park to reduce the
debteWa velopinq Che property for resrden[ial homes was also
mentioneae
With eespect to Mr. Tiblier's request fora eclassification of the
Engineering Technician to 5 vey/Cadd Operator, Mayor Lovestrand
suggested the nel Department revraw the request for
reclassification YOf sthe position.
E. FINANCE/OTILITTES DEPARTMENT.
Frnance Department
Mr. McF'ellin said he w ending that M Nutt e
of approximatelys9&e bringing his salary up to $42c000e
Askeds is the 9k w addition to the 3&, Mr. McFellin said it
Mayor L estrandn complimented Mr. MCNUtt's performance. By
ent, the Commrssron approved Mr. McFellin's
After dr scussron the Commrssron agreed to the following changes in
the Frnance/Geneeal Servrces Budget:
54-00 ooks Subscriptions and Memberships
Reduce feom $500 to $490 - Delete one GFOA Membership
41 10 vel and P
Reduce from $3,500 to $1,000 (Travel for training/classes)
64-00 Capital Equipment
Delete $850 (Color Printer)
In respon a to M McNUtt's reque t for a eclassif icat ion and
n pay for t employees holding the position of Account
Clerkal Dutcherwand M the C ended a
position study be performeasby thesPersonnelmDrrectoreformboth.
The Comm rsslon recessed from 9:06 AM to 9..12 PM.
Mayor L and asked the C if they would like to
change the budgetrs n from Tue sday51JUly 1.], 1991, to Monday
night, Tuly 2 mmeaiately following the eeqular meeting.
The Commrssron agreed.r
e[nance/ceneraz serorces suaget roont'al.
General services.
commission a oeptea the city Aaministrater'a recommendations
as presented in the proposed budget.
Computer Services.
mmission a the city Administrator's recommendations
as presented in the proposed budget.
Water/Sewer.
ceptea the City Administrator's r endations
Commrss.t on ac ecomm
as presented in ail the proposed budgets relating to water/sewer.
Mr. Coleman responded to questions f[om the C After
discussion, the cepted the ityo Administrator's
recommendations asC presented in the proposed Cbudget.
G. PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
Ledford w s present and responded to questions from the
After a short discussion, the C ceptea t
C ityxAdministrator's recommendations as presented rin the proposed
budget.
3. Meeting adjourned at approximately 10:02 P.M.
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aul L and, Mayor
City ofVLOngwood, Florida
city clerk