City Council - 10 March 2008 Agenda
6:30 P.M. – WORK SESSION Main Street Conference Room
| 7:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER: | Mayor Nancy Harris |
| INVOCATION/PLEDGE: | Rev. C.Kay Fuino, Duluth First United Methodist Church |
| WELCOME RESIDENTS: | Richwood | Hampton Arbors |
- CONSENT AGENDA
- APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 25, 2008 MINUTES
- WAIVER REQUEST – SENIOR LOCK IN – BUNTEN ROAD PARK
The seventh annual “Duluth High School Parent/ Teacher Student Organization Senior Lock-In” is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Approval of this item waives $1515.00 of facility usage fees which include rental of the entire building from 9:00 p.m. on May 20, 2008 until 6 a.m. on May 21, 2008. Payment for the attendant fees ($575.00), Cleaning fee ($250.00), Security Deposit ($250.00-refundable), and Police Security ($490.00) are still required. The Liability Insurance Policy has been submitted and is on file. - AUTHORIZATION FOR AUCTION OF SURPLUS OFFICE FURNISHINGS
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-37-6 (b), the governing authority of any municipal corporation is authorized to sell personal property belonging to the municipal corporation which has an estimated value of $500.00 or less. Such sales may be made in the open market without advertisement and without the acceptance of bids. The estimation of the value of any such personal property to be sold shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the governing authorities of the municipal corporation or their designated agent.
As new items were furnished for City Hall, a surplus of old furnishings such as desks, shelving, chairs, and filing cabinets have been determined by the City Administrator to have an estimated value of less than $500.00 each. Therefore, approval of this item will authorize the City Clerk to host an onsite silent auction Friday April 4th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Only cash will be accepted, and merchandise must be removed from the premises on or before 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 7th. All unsold merchandise will be disposed of through donation to a charitable organization. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT ALCOHOL REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS
Approval of this item approves an ordinance to reappoint current members of the Alcohol Review Board: George Rhodes (chairman), Keith Wyatt and Luke Livingston (Alt1) for two year terms, expiring 3/31/10, and Nathan Benard, Kim Belloni and Mike Welch for one year terms ending 3/31/09. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBER
Approval of this item approves an ordinance reappointing Cathy Donaldson to the Construction Board of Appeals with terms ending on March 31, 2011. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DIRECTORS
Approval of this item appoints members of the Downtown Development Authority for four year terms as follows: Ken Odum, Kathryn Willis, Mark Gary, Ed Gulessarian, Dennis Taylor, Rob Ponder, and Shelly Howard, with terms ending March, 2012. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT ETHICS BOARD MEMBERS
Approval of this item reappoints current members of the Ethics Board for additional two-year terms as follows: Bill Day, Maxine Garner, Lisa Pugh, Linda Hutchinson, and Cody Moran, and also appoints Matt Reeves to this board. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Approval of this item approves an ordinance to reappoint Finance Committee (formerly Capital Reserve Committee) members Bradley Carroll and Helen Jones, terms to expire March 31, 2010. Approval also appoints Jay Tutt to fill the unexpired term of Greg Whitlock (city wide) as a regular member until March 31, 2009, and appoints Susan Holland as alternate, completing the vacated seat of Jay Tutt until March 2009. It further appoints Doug Mundrick until 2010 as a member of the governing body. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES
Approval of this item reappoints Kathryn Schrader and Margaret Gettle Washburn and appoints Lyle Porter as Associate Municipal Court judges, for the City of Duluth for a one year term, said terms to expire on the second Monday in March, 2009. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT MUNICIPAL COURT SOLICITORS
Approval of this item re appoints Russell Bryant as Court Solicitor, and Mike Sheffield and Sandra Hicks as Associate Court Solicitors for 2008, said terms to expire on the second Monday in March, 2009. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD
Approval of this item approves an ordinance to reappoint Linda Strange and Matt Reeves for two year terms, and Matt Morris as a regular member and Jeff Cook as an alternate member of the Parks & Recreation board, terms expiring March 31, 2010. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS
Approval of this item approves an ordinance reappointing Shannon Dodd and Greg Lock to the Planning Commission, terms to expire March 31, 2011. - ORDINANCE TO APPOINT ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEMBERS
Approval of this item approves an ordinance reappointing Jack Wynn and Shannon Dodd (as PC member) as members of the Zoning Board of Appeals, terms to expire March 31, 2011.
- OLD BUSINESS
- RESOLUTION TO AMEND ADMIN. CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE/PAY PLAN
Chairman Bradley Carroll will present a recommendation by the Finance Committee to approve a resolution to amend the Administrative Classification Schedule/ Salary Survey and Pay Grade Study.
The 2007 Administrative Classification Schedule and Pay Plan Study conducted by Human Resources Manager Ed Johnson and reviewed by the Executive Pay Committee and the Finance Committee is presented for Council’s consideration. As part of an annual process to keep Duluth competitive, maintain a fair salary for employees, and to avoid large salary increases in any one year by staying current with the market, the study also reviews the classification of various duties performed to determine if they have been placed in the appropriate pay range compared to other cities.
This year’s summary of recommendations by the Executive Pay Committee and the Finance Committee:
(1)The 16 positions as recommended be upgraded at an annual cost of $17,161 per year
(2)Recognize new Job Title “Senior Accounting Tech” (a current employee will be promoted to this new title)
(3)Move the City jurisdictions of Sandy Springs, Johns Creek and Milton to the primary jurisdictions
(4)Increase the Pay Grade and pay the minimum pay rate of the new grade for the City Administrator’s position.
If approved, the changes will be implemented on July 1, 2008. The cost to implement these recommended adjustments would be $17,161 (0.24% of employee salary and benefits), and will be figured into the FY2009 budget.
- RESOLUTION TO AMEND ADMIN. CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE/PAY PLAN
- MATTERS FROM CITIZENS
- MATTERS FROM COUNCIL/DEPT HEADS/CITY ATTORNEY
- ADJOURNMENT
UPON ADJOURNMENT, A WORK SESSION WILL BE HELD IN THE MAIN STREET CONFERENCE ROOM TO DISCUSS AND PROVIDE SPECIFIC DIRECTION ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ROLES FOR THE CITY.