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Council Operations Committee
AUMarch 24, 2014 - 2:30 PM
J Council Conference Room - City Hall
WASHINGTON MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call
Deputy Mayor Wagner called the Council Operations Committee
meeting to order at 2:30 p.m., in the Council Conference Room at
Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street in Auburn.
Members in attendance included Chair Rich Wagner, Vice Chair Bill
Peloza and Member Largo Wales. Also in attendance were Mayor
Nancy Backus, City Attorney Daniel B. Held, Human Resources and
Risk Management Interim Director Rob Roscoe, Community
Development and Public Works Director Kevin Snyder and Deputy
City Clerk Shawn Campbell.
B. Announcements
There was no announcement.
C. Agenda Modifications
Discussion of the Council Retreat was added as Item "C ".
II. CONSENT AGENDA
A. February 26, 2014 Meeting Minutes
Vice Chair Peloza requested page 3 be amended to read: The
Committee also discussed the primary roles and responsibilities of
each committee. The Plannino and Community Development, Publ
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Wales seconded to approve
the February 26, 2014 Meeting minutes as amended.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3 -0
III. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Resolution No. 5054 (Reid)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington,
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amending Resolution No. 5017 of the City Council of the City of
Auburn, Washington, passed December 3, 2013, relating to the
standing committees of the City Council of the City of Auburn
Vice Chair Peloza noted the Planning and Community Development
Committee section of the spreadsheet needed to be amended to
reflect the Veterans and Human Service Center. (Rather than the
Development and Human services Center.)
Vice Chair Peloza moved and Member Wales seconded to forward
Resolution No. 5054 to the full Council for consideration.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3 -0
B. Council Compensation Commission
Chair Wagner confirmed the Council has the authority to enact and
disband a salary commission.
City Attorney Heid stated if a salary commission finds a city council
should have a pay increase it is effective immediately, but pay
decreases are not effective until the next election cycle. Changes to a
council's salary are also subject to referendum.
The Committee discussed what the surrounding jurisdictions offer
their councilmembers for wages and benefits and if they have salary
commissions.
The Committee discussed the timing of a salary commission
ordinance, number of members and structure, number of times the
commission is required to meet each year, term limits for a member,
when the salary commission's finding would be presented to the
Council and the authority of Council to repeal the salary commission
ordinance. The Committee requested City Attorney Held provide a
draft ordinance at the April 28, 2014 Council Operations Committee
meeting.
C. Council Retreat
Chair Wagner requested the retreat include discussion on the City's
core values, sometimes citizens are confused between the City's core
values and the Council's core values. The retreat also needs to
include discussion of Imagine Auburn campaign.
Director Snyder stated the Council Retreat is for the Council to
discuss their core values and to confirm Council's priorities for the rest
of 2014 and begin setting priorities for the next budget cycle.
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IV. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 3:29 p.m.
Approved thisa4-day of April, 2014.
Rich Wagner, C air
Shawn Campbell, Deputy City Clerk
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