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Home My WebLink About01/04/2011 04A Draft Minutes 11-30-2010 Adjourned Meeting - Budget Reviewis YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED MEETING — BUDGET REVIEW NOVEMBER 30, 2010 – 9 00 A.M –12 00 NOON COUNCIL CHAMBERS – CITY HALL 900- 930A.M 1 Roll Call -)r 1114 Present: Council Mayor Micah'Cawley, presiding, Assistant Mayor Kathy Coffey, Council Members Maureen Adkison, Dave Edler, Rick Ensey, Dave Ettl and Bill Lover Staff City Manager Zais, Finance Director DeBord, Deputy Finance Director Epperson, and City Clerk Kloster 2. Executive Session • Collective Bargaining • Review performance of a public employee Executive session adjourned at 9 40 a m 9 45 A.M – 12.00 Noon City Manager Zais gave opening comments with regard to budget meeting schedules, various components of the proposed presentations, and the reserves 3 2011 Budget Review A. Alternative Budget Reductions • Police Assistant Mayor Coffey raised the issue of changing the types of calls that police respond to as other cities are doing Chief Granato advised that there is a public education portion that will need to be started before actually implementing a change such as this They will be pursuing this idea on a long -term basis No specific discussion was held on the following items • Fire C Use of Reserves D Supplemental Information • Parking Permits • "Building Fees" tied to CPI • Parks District Information • Regional Fire Authority • List of Projected State Park Closures ADJOURNED BUDGET MEETING NOVEMBER 30, 2010 �J A discussion was initiated by Council Member Edler about potential options for budget reductions, one being an across - the -board reduction in pay to employees He also suggested the citizens could put together a parks district. He asked, when are we going to say to the community that we can't continue to provide services without adequate resources He said he thinks it has been wrong that citizens don't feel the impact of what they're doing in the initiative process and asked if we are at the place where we have to make the decision of what are the absolute necessities for City government to provide? EDLER MOVED TO ELIMINATE THE QUALITY OF LIFE MODEL AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN THAT MODEL IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE. The motion died for lack of a second Council Member Edler challenged the Council to stand firm and challenge the labor groups to take a reduction in pay or benefits Assistant Mayor Coffey requested the suggestion to shift the Park's water cost to the water utility become a policy issue Mayor Cawley asked for a list of all non - bargainable special pay that Council has control over Council Members Ensey and Edler distributed a revised proposed City Charter amendment. Council Member Edler commented that the subcommittee was disappointed with what the City Attorney had prepared, specifically that some Charter changes had been added that weren't requested by the committee They have removed those additions in their submission He requested the City Attorney review this new submission and be prepared to comment at the next City Council meeting (12/7/10) 4 Adjournment COFFEY MOVED AND LOVER SECONDED TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR 40 MINUTES TO AN HOUR TO DISCUSS INTERIM MANAGEMENT SERV ICES FOR A FUTURE DATE AND ALSO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote The meeting adjourned at 11 20 a m At 11 25 a m Council returned to the Council Chambers to clarify the purpose of the executive session City Manager Zais explained that the discussion is not to be about reviewing performance or to set anything in motion with respect to hiring The Executive Session is to evaluate qualifications of an applicant for public employment. The basis for this is to discuss engagement of interim management services at such time as he retires If the vote on the form of government causes a change, there will be a period in which there would need to be an acting manager COFFEY MOVED AND LOVER SECONDED TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR UP TO 60 MINUTES TO EVALUATE QUALIFICATIONS OF A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND ALSO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote The meeting adjourned at 11 27 Following the Executive Session, the meeting adjourned at 11 57 a m 0 ADJOURNED BUDGET MEETING NOVEMBER 30, 2010 • READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DATE COUNCIL MEMBER DATE ATTEST CITY CLERK MICAH CAWLEY, MAYOR Minutes prepared by Linda Watkins. A CD and DVD of this meeting are available in the City Clerk's Office • C