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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-08-01-83 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 1, 1983 The meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Reiman at 7:30 P.M. on August 1, 1983. Council Members Fleming, Garretson, McMullen, Walker, Shepherd, Kerr and Johnson were present. Also there,was City Attorney, Dave Coots and Clerk-Treasurer Dottie Hancock. Invocation was given by Mr. Johnson followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Fleming made a motion to approve the minutes of July 18, 1983. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed 6-0-1, Mr. Johnson abstaining due to his not being present at the meeting. Old Business Ordinance D-377 - Additional Appropriation from Revenue Sharing - Mrs. Kerr made a motion to approve Ordinance C-377. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen and passed unanimously. Ordinances D-378, D-379 and C-380 - Salary Ordinances - Mr. Walker made a motion to approve Ordinance D-378. Motion seconded by Mr. Garretson. Mr. Garretson stated a salary was included in the ordinance for Assistant Director II in Dept. of Community Development and that this was a new position for which a job description had been requested. Mr. Kiphart stated he had prepared the job description but did not have it with him and Mayor Reiman stated this position had not been approved yet. Mrs. Kerr made a motion to delete Assistant Director II in the Dept. of Community Development from the salary ordinance. The Clerk-Treasurer stated that would change the budget and would not be part of the appeal if it were deleted. Mrs. Kerr withdrew her motion but asked that the record reflect she was not in favor of an Assistant Director II in the Dept. of Community Development. Vote was taken on Ordinance D-378 which passed 6-1, Mrs. Kerr voting nay. Mr. Garretson made a motion to approve Ordinance D-379. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. Mrs. McMullen made a motion to approve Ordinance D-380. Motion seconded by Mr. Fleming and passed unanimously. Mrs. Kerr asked if the salary ordinances for the police and fire departments reflected the 5% on both the base and officer pay. The Clerk-Treasurer stated they did. Mayor Reiman wanted to clarify that the Council had intended that the percentage from the fire and police departments be figured on the base added to the officer pay from this point forward. Mrs. Kerr stated that she felt that was the intention of the Council Mr. Garretson stated that he did not feel this Council could bind all Councils in the future. Following discussion, Mrs. Kerr made a motion to reconsider Ordinance D-379 and D-389. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen. Motion passed 4-3, Kerr, McMullen, Shepherd and Johnson voting aye, Walker, Fleming and Garretson voting nay. Mrs. Kerr made a motion to consolidate the columns of base pay and officer pay and make one column with the total of these columns. Motion seconded by Mr. Johnson and passed 4-3; Kerr, McMullen Shepherd and Johnson voting aye; Walker, Fleming and Garretson voting nay. Mrs. McMullen made a motion to adopt Ordinance D-379 and D-380 as amended. Motion seconded by Mrs. Kerr and passed unanimously. New Business Public Hearing - Additional Appropriations from General & MVH Funds - Ordinance D- 381 - Mr. Walker made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-38 . Motion seconded by Mr. Fleming. Mr. Johnson made a motion to suspend the reading, seconded by Mrs. McMullen. Mayor Reiman stated the ordinance provided for an additional appropriation from general fund in an amount of $30,000 and the MVH fund in the amount of $36,600. Mayor Reiman opened the meeting for public hearing. There being no response from the public the public hearing was closed. Mr. Walker made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D-381 this evening. Motion seconded by Mr. Fleming and passed unanimously. Vote was taken on Ordinance D-381 which passed unanimously. Request to Create Hospital Authority of Carmel - Mayor Reiman stated this item had been tabled indefinitely upon request of Mr. Render the petitioner. Request for Additional Appropriations for Comprehensive Plan - Mrs. McMullen stated that the Plan Commission was in need of the funds for the comprehensive plan and although it had been discussed previously, there had been no decision made as to the fund this expenditure should be made from. Mrs. McMullen requested the Council appropriate funds in the amount of $42,000 for the city share of the comprehensive plan. Mr. Coots stated the City should have a commitment in writing from the Township that they will pay their 40% share of the cost of the Comprehensive plan prior to signing the agreement with the consultants. Otherwise the City as signatory would be responsible for the full amount of nearly $70,000. Discussion ensued regarding the appropriation of the funds. It was the consensus that the appropriation should come from the 1984 revenue sharing monies. Discussion on Revenue Sharing Budget for 1984 - The Mayor presented a list of needs for the City which were both short and long-range. Mayor Reiman stated that these were real needs and although they could be taken from various funds, the Clerk-Treasurer would have to give direction on which funds could be used and the items would have to be prioritized but she would like the input of the Council on setting priorities. The Clerk-Treasurer was asked to set out what funds could be used for the various items on the list and present by the next meeting. The Clerk-Treasurer stated that since the Council had not made a firm decision on the budget for the revenue sharing fund for 1984, it would not be included in the budget advertisement and would have to be done at a later date as an additional appropriation for the whole year. Following discussion, the Clerk-Treasurer was requested to proceed with the necessary advertising to allow for an additional appropriation from Revenue Sharing in the amount of $42,000 for the comprehensive plan update. Transfer of Funds - Police Department - Mrs. McMullen made a motion to introduce Resolution 8-1-83-1, transfer of funds within the Police Dept. in the amount of $5000 from account 1116, police salaries to account 3904, investigative services. Motion seconded by Mr. Fleming. Clerk-Treasurer Hancock stated that regarding the transfer of funds for the police department before the Council this evening, the need for this transfer was explained to the Council members and the Clerk-Treasurer on June 30, 1983. Clerk- Treasurer Hancock stated she had no knowledge prior to June 30, 1983, that the police cars she signed the titles for were not used as trade- ins on new vehicles purchased at the time of title transfer or that the funds collected for the sale of these vehicles had been used for "buy" money during a drug investigation. Vote was taken on Resolution 8-1-83-1 which passed unanimously. Other Business Mr. Johnson stated that he felt that the failure of Resolution 7- 18-83-1 to vote showed a lack of confidence in his ability to negotiate with businessmen along Carmel Drive and felt he could not continue with his negotiations if he was not going to have the backing of the Council. Mrs. McMullen stated her nay vote was a matter that she felt the sign should have been presented to the BZA in proper procedure only. Mr. Garretson pointed out that there was not a full Council present, that there was the question raised at the July 18th meeting that perhaps it was not a matter for the Council and that no Council member could expect full support of the Council at all times. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the same was duly adjourned at 9:25 P.M. APPROVED: ATTEST: