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COUNCIL OPERATIONS
COMMITTEE
September 26, 2011
4:30 PM
CONFERENCE ROOM 2
CITY HALL, 2ND FL
MINUTES
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. in Conference
Room 3 located on the second floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main
Street in Auburn.
Chair Wagner and Vice Chair Sue Singer were present. Member Nancy
Backus was excused. Also present were City Attorney Daniel B. Heid,
Risk Manager Rob Roscoe, Employee Relations and Compensation
Manager John Fletcher, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, and Council
Secretary Antoinette Early.
II. COUNCIL COMPENSATION
Committee members reviewed new information prepared by Human
Relations and Compensation Manager John Fletcher relating to a
proposed market adjustment to Council compensation based on
compensation of other Councils in comparable cities.
Vice Chair Singer expressed support for the additional compensation of
$50 per meeting up to a maximum of $200 per month for attendance at
regional boards and commissions.
Following discussion, it was agreed by the Committee to include the
following language in Ordinance No. 6373:
"Councilmembers elected or appointed to terms commencing on or after
January 1, 2012, and who serve on appointed regional boards,
commissions and committees on behalf of the City shall receive an
additional payment of $50.00 per meeting for attendance at the meetings
of such regional boards, commissions or committees, up to a maximum of
four meetings per month and a maximum of $200.00 per month. For
purposes hereon, the regional boards, commissions and committees shall
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include those regional boards, commissions and committees to which the
Councilmembers have been appointed by the Mayor whether or not
confirmed by the Council, or to which the Councilmember has been
elected by the membership of the regional board, commission or
committee to which the City is a member."
City Attorney Heid agreed to clarify paragraph A of Section 2.51.020 in
Ordinance No. 6373 as it relates to health benefits available to the
Council.
There was discussion among the members and Finance Director
Coleman regarding how to report to payroll for the extra meetings.
Director Coleman suggested adding the meetings on the travel expense
claim form and submitting a copy to payroll for the extra compensation.
Committee members also recommended that City Attorney Heid include a
recital relating to incentivizing attendance at regional boards, commission
and committees.
Vice Chair Singer moved and Chair Wagner seconded to recommend
Council approval of Ordinance No. 6373.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 2 -0.
III. COUNCIL RETREAT
Chair Wagner reported that Mayor Lewis recommended that rather than a
Council retreat, the Council hold a budget workshop and reserve the
retreat for next spring with a new Council.
Chair Wagner stated that it is the intent of the Committee to recommend a
policy retreat be held next spring that follows the design of the October
2010 retreat.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Committee, the
meeting adjourned at 5:10 p m.
APPROVED the ~lam day of —0.L,
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