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February 3, 2011
3:30 Pilll
CONFERENCE ROOM 3
MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER - 3:30 PM
Chair Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in Conference
Room 3 located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall located at 25
West Main Street in Auburn. The meeting was moved from the Council
Conference Room to Conference Room 3 due to a scheduling conflict.
Members in attendance included Chair Rich Wagner, Vice Chair Sue
Singer, and Member Nancy Backus. Also in attendance were City
Attomey Daniel B. Heid and City Clerk Danielle Daskam. "
I1. APPROVAL OF NBINUTES
A. December 16, 2010
Motion by Vice Chair Singer, second by Member Backus to
approve the December 16, 2010 minutes.
Motion carried unanimously. 3-0.
111. PUBLIC . EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PERS) SERVICE
CREDITS TIME REPORT FORM
Committee members reviewed a proposed service credit time report for
use by Aubum City Councilmembers to document total service activity
hours for each reporting/payroll period. The report describes the service
activity, provides examples of activities, qualifying conditions, and hours
allowed. Committee members proposed the following changes to the form:
• Under Conferences, the qualifying condition should read "Fee is
paid for atfendance" with a footnote that provides: "Fee is paid by
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the City or by a governmental ocganization of which the City is a
member:"
• Under Community Events, remove the term "host" under qualifying
conditions
• Under Gubernatorial Appointments, remove "or Mayor" from
qualifying conditions '
• Change service activity "Nefinrorking Events" to "Intergovemmental
Networking Events"
• Under Training Classes, add National League of Cities (NLC) as
an example
Motion by Vice Chair Singer, second by Member Backus to approve the
PERS Service Credits Time Report Form wifh the revisions outlined
above. Motion carried unanimously. 3-0.
Chair Wagner agreed to make the modifications to the form and transmit
the finaf version to Human Resources and the City Clerk for placement on
the City's Intranet and filing with payroll.
IV. CITY COUNCIL SALARY
Chair Wagner reviewed a handout of Auburn City Councilmembers'
salary growth over 20 years compared to total City of Aubum Employees
and to salaries.of various other cities based on population.
The sample of other cities and their Council monthly salary included in
part:
' Bothell $ 900
Burien $1,000
Federal Way$1,625
Kent $1,146.
- Lacey $1, 075
Lakewood $700
Puyallup $1,295
Renton $ 969
Chair Wagner noted that it would require approximately a 34 percent
salary increase for Councilmembers to make their salary growth equal to
the total City employees' salary growth over the past 20 years. The current salary for Councilmembers is $975 per month with the
Deputy Mayor receiving $1,375 per month.
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Committee members proposed increa_sing the Council salary to $1,100 ,
per month and the Deputy Mayor salary to $1,500 per month.
Vice Chair Singer moved and Member Backus seconded to recommend
the City Council set the Council salary at $1,100 per month and the
Deputy Mayor salary at $1,500 per month for the term beginning January
1, 2012. ,
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3-0.
Chair Wagner stated that he would discuss the recommendation with
Mayor Lewis: Chair Wagner requested that the proposed ordinance go to
the Finance Committee for discussion.
V. CITY COUNCILMEMBER CONDUCT
Committee members briefly discussed Councilmember conduct and the
role of the Council Operations Committee as it relates to violations of the
Council Rules of Procedure.
VI. CITV COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE
Committee members briefly reviewed the existing Council Rules of
Procedure.
Motion by Vice Chair Singer, second by AAember Backus to amend the
,Council Rules of Procedure as follows:
Add a new section to read:
"In cases of alleged misconduct or violations of the _City Council Rules of
Procedures (ROP), the person suspected of the alleged misconduct or
violation of the ROP shall be afforded the opportunity to respond, which
opportunity shalf be given, with advance notice, in an open meeting of the
Council Operations Committee (COC) prior to the COC making any
recommendations regarding censure or reprimand or other disciplinary
action."
Motion carried unanimousl,y. 3-0.
A resolution amending ttie Council rules will be prepared for the February
22, 2011 Council agenda.
. Councilmembers also briefly discussed the Council rules as they relate to
Council relations with staff.
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VI. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:52 p:m.
APPROVED THE DAY OF 2011.
Rich Wagner, Chair Da ' Ile Daskam, City Clerk
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