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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/17/1981 Adjourned Meeting 0 7 ADJOURNED MEETING -- BUDGET WRAP-UP December 17, 1981 The City Council met in session on this date at 9:00 A.M. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, Yakima, Washington. Council members present were Mayor Betty L. Edmondson, Clarence Barnett, Lynn Budhanan, Lynn Carmichael, Shirley Doty and Don Hinman. Council member Henry Beauchamp present after 9:23 A.M. Public Works - Refuse: Mayor Edmondson stated that this portion of the budget review was continued to give Council member Beauchamp an oppor- tunity to discuss the proposed route reduction; however, he is out of town today. It was MOVED by Doty, seconded by Hinman to accept the recommendation of the Refuse Division and keep track of it and if it is a hardship, to come back to Council. Unanimously carried by voice vote. Beauchamp absent. City Manager Zais gave an overview of the budget, based on the decisions made at the last Council budget wrap-up session. He distributed a hand-out on information on revenue sharing status for 1981, and 1982, which Don Horan, Director of Finance and Budget, explained. (Beaudhamp present after 9:23 A.M.) The City Manager also distributed a chart on the changes in the preliminary budget as of last week. City Manager Zais stated that the increase of the vehicle maintenance and operation was re-examined because it did not take into consideration the maintenance and operation formula change. To add Code Inspection vehicles it Would be an increase of $2,100 rather than $8,000. Discussion followed regarding the use of vehicles in the Code Inspection Division and the proposed deletion of the code inspector'. It was the 'general consensus of the majority of the Council not to reconsider the decision regarding the deletion of the Code Inspector position. Suggesting that perhaps it would be better not to commit the purchase of a traffic controller to one, it was MOVED by Doty, seconded by Carmichael to delete the number "one", but leave the $6,250 the same, Which gives more flexibility. Unanimously carried by voice vote. Mayor Edmondson stated that several individuals have indicated a desire to speak to the Council when an it of their particular interest is discussed by the Council and it was the general consensus of the Council to allow then to address the Council. Police: Council member Carmichael suggested several ways in which to generate additional revenue to offset some positions in the Police Department, as follows: 1) charge for finger printing; 2) charge for photos for identification purposes; 3) charge for letters to insurance companies before the. insurance company will process a claim; 4) charge for requests for letter regarding clearances for people for visas; and 5) charge for requests for letter for recap on an individual's personal file. Discussion followed on these suggested fees and also on monitoring alarms. It was MOVED by Carmichael to institute a charge for monitoring the alarms at $10 a piece per month. The motion died for lack of a second. It was MOVED by Carmichael, seconded by Buchanan to instruct staff to look into a users fee for the alarm monitoring and come back with an acceptable proposed rate. Unanimously carried by voice vote. It was MOVED by Doty, seconded by Carmichael to approve the request for one Police Department Assistant II from 50% to 100% and to increase the training budget by $3,500, which is about a $12,000 impact on the budget. Captain Qualley, Police Department, commented that he believes that the change of the DA II position to full time would save about $3,000 in overtime costs. The question was called for the vote on the II/ notion. Carried by 6-1 voice vote. Hinman voting nay. Council member Hinman stated he voted against the motion because he believes the additional officer should be added first. It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Carmichael to affirm the restoration of the two police „ officer positions. Unanimously carried by voice vote. It was the general consensus of the Council to discuss the addition of additional police officer positions after further budget review. Bill Hays, Executive Officer of the Central Washington Home Builders Association, expressed the Association's feelings that a cut in personnel in Code Enforcement is not in the best interest of the service provided by that department. Following discussion, the Mayor asked the Assistant Mayor to take the chair. It was MOVED by Edmondson, seconded by Carmichael to ' reconsider the deletion of one code inspector. Carried by 4-3 voice vote. Beaudhamp, Buchanan and Hinman voting nay. It was MOVED by Carmidhael, seconded by Barnett to reintroduce the motion regardino re-instatement of the Code Inspector position that is proposed to be deleted. Following discussion, the question was called for the vote on the motion. Failed by 4-3 voice vote. Beaudhamp, Budhanan, Edmondson and Hinman voting nay by voice vote. Fire Department: Bob Van Dyke, Trustee, Yakima Firefighters Association, distributed a hand-out, an(' Inadvertently left blank. O7 1 ADJOURNED MEETING -- BUDGET WRAP-UP December 17, 1981 spoke About the duties of the radio technician. He stated that considering the work performed by that position for other City departments, that is a cost-effective position. Discussion followed about this position and the impact that the delay of getting this work done by that division would have on City functions. It was MOVED by Budhanan, seconded by Beauchamp to table this until we get through the rest of this budget. Unanimously carried by voice vote. It was the general consensus of the Council to reaffirm the addition of three firefighters. It was the general consensus of the Council to reaffirm the fee schedule for alarm monitoring at $4.00 per month. Mayor Edmondson commented that the emergency medical service funding - option for 106% levy lift, which requires an election, recommendation to be researdhed in 1982, has already been approved. It was the general II/ consensus of the Council to not fund the three additional firefighters in addition to the three previously approved. Parks and Recreation: City Manager Zais commented that the Parks & Recreation Department has suggested a moratorium of the repayment of their loan or the payment should come from revenue sharing funds. It was MOVED by Budhanan, seconded by Doty to delete the Parks Specialist II position and include the addition of temporary labor. Following discussion, it was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Barnett to amend the Motion and delete the consideration of the additional temporary labor. Carried by 5-2 voice vote. Buchanan and Doty voting nay. The question was called for the vote on the Motion, as amended. Unanimously carried by voice vote. (Council member Buchanan absent after 11:45 A.M.) It was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Carmichael to allocate $6,000 and go with the 12-15 day mowing cycle. Carried by 4-2 voice vote. Beauchamp and Edmondson voting nay. Buchanan absent. It was the general consensus of the Council to increase the golf green fees by 25. (Council member Barnett absent after 12:00 p.m. Following discussion, it was MOVED by Hinman, seconded by Beauchamp to restore' $8,000 to the summer playground program. It was MOVED by Doty, seconded by Carmichael to amend the Motion that one-half of the $8,000 would be used to restore the summer playground and reduce the recreation leader position to one-half time. Failed by 3-2 voice vote. Beauchamp, Edmondson and Hinman voting nay. Barnett and Buchanan absent. The question was called for the vote on the Motion. Carried by 3-2 voice vote. Carmichael and Doty voting nay. Barnett and Buchanan absent. It was the general consensus of the Council to continue the budget following the Council business meeting. READ AND CERTIFIED ACCURATE BY ,,,- DATE COUNCIL R 0 TE 4AAA),4 .V--Cti1,1/U DA COUNCIL MEMBER • „ /4e,410,93e/4477)/ 04A11011 CITY rRic I