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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-12-20-93CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 20, 1993 COUNCIL CHAMBERS/ONE CIVIC SQUARE The meeting of the Carmel City Council was called to order by Mayor Ted Johnson. City Council members Tim Story, Chris Painchaud, Luci Snyder, Tom Kendall, Frank Fleming, James Quinn and Alan Potasnik were in attendance. Clerk-Treasurer Susan Jones and City Attorney Gordon Byers were also in attendance. The invocation was given by James Quinn followed by the pledge of allegiance. Councilor Quinn moved to approved the minutes of MINUTES: December 6, 1993. The motion was seconded by Luci Snyder. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Dick RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: Frost and his dog approached the Council and Mr. Frost asked for the Council to consider not giving the humane society their requested donation. Councilor Snyder also approached the Council as a citizen rather than a city council person and stated she would be returning to the Council at the end of January with a report and/or a resolution. Snyder said she has been receiving conflicting information concerning the request from the humane society and needs more time to investigate the facts. Councilor Kendall made a motion to approve the following CLAIMS: claims. The motion was seconded by Councilor Snyder. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Claims dated 12/20/93 in the amount of $9,500,000.00 Claims dated 12/07/93 in the amount of $ 370,292.00 Claims dated 12/14/93 in the amount of $1,456,602.87 ORDINANCE D-1037/AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF DEPUTY Mayor Johnson moved to approve Ordinance D-1037. Councilor MAYOR: Quinn made that motion and it was seconded by Councilor Kendall. Councilor Potasnik spoke in opposition to the ordinance stating that he felt strongly that everyone was elected to do a job and that shouldn't change during a term. Potasnik said no one voted for any elected official during the last election knowing a new position of Deputy Mayor would be created and that person could have full power of the office of mayor and could even come from outside the community. Councilor Kendall said he appreciated what Alan said and felt the system of the Mayor appointing another elected official when he goes out of town is working but if a new position needs to be in place, he felt it should be a current employee of the City and more specifically an employee of the Mayor's office and/or department head. Councilor Kendall then offered the following amendments. Councilor Kendall made a motion to amend D-1037 to read in Section 2 that the appointee shall be a resident of Carmel and must meet the same statutory residency requirements as the Mayor had to meet when they were elected. Councilor Quinn seconded the motion. Councilor Potasnik voted nay. All other members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Kendall made a motion to amend Section 5 to state that the position of Deputy Mayor would not only not include compensation but would also not include benefits. The motion was seconded by Councilor Quinn. Councilor Potasnik voted nay. All other members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Kendall made a motion to amend Section 2 to state that the appointment and/or appointee had to be confirmed by a majority of Councilor members. The motion was seconded by Councilor Quinn. Councilor Kendall voted aye and all other members voted nay. The motion was defeated. Councilor Kendall made a motion to amend Section 2 to state that the appointee had to be a member of the Mayor's staff at a level of Administrative Assistant or higher and/or a department head. The motion was seconded by Councilor Quinn. Councilor Kendall voted aye and all other members voted nay. The motion was defeated. Councilor Johnson then called for the question. Councilors Potasnik and Kendall voted nay. All other members voted aye. Ordinance D-1037 passed by a majority vote. Mayor Johnson stated he would re-type the ordinance with the amendments, sign it and send it to the Clerk-Treasurer's office for codification. ORDINANCE D-1040/AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING EMPLOYEE MEDICAL SELF- Mayor Johnson called for INSURANCE IN THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA: a motion to approve. Councilor Quinn offered that motion and it was seconded by Councilor Potasnik. The Mayor offered a brief explanation of the ordinance and stated he would return with another ordinance setting out the details of the medical self-insurance fund at a later meeting. Councilor Story called for the question. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Ordinance D-1040 passed unanimously. ORDINANCE D-1041/AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL TREE GRANT Councilor Kendall made a motion FUND #501 FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL: to introduce ordinance D-1041. The motion was seconded by Councilor Painchaud. Mayor Johnson gave a brief explanation of the ordinance and asked for a suspension of the rules in order to establish this fund because he received a check from Kroger in the amount of $10,000 and he needed to get that money deposited within 24 hours. Councilor Quinn made a motion to table this item until further down on the agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Kendall made a motion to approve the TRANSFER OF FUNDS: following transfers. The motion was seconded by Councilor Snyder. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Carmel Fire Department: $150.00 from #321-00 to #311-00 $800.00 from #321-00 to #313-00 $1000.00 from #440-00 to #509-00 $2000.00 from #430-02 to #510-00 $500.00 from #552-00 to #501-00 $1200.00 from #390-13 to #560-03 Carmel Clay Communications Center: $1100.00 from #100 to #515 City Court $1600.00 from #100 to #220 Street Department $5400.00 from #650-01 to #660 $5000.00 from #650-01 & $1500.00 from #390-01 to #220 $810.00 from #635 to #631 Department of Community Development $1500.00 from #419-40 to #450-02 Law Enforcement Aid Fund $11000.00 from #509-00 to #610-00 ORDINANCE D-1041/DNR-TREE CITY USA SPECIAL PROJECT GRANT FUND #501: Councilor Potasnik raised the question of using the Department of Community Development's name on the fund and having them receipt money from developers for this project. Councilor Quinn raised the question of this fund being used for any other purpose other than for this tree grant. Clerk-Treasurer Jones and City Attorney Byers assured the Council that the same checks and balances would be in place for this fund as for any fund and that all claims would be subject to Council's approval. Jones also stated that she wrote the ordinance and that she named this fund and it could be changed without any problems. Councilor Quinn then made a motion to rename the fund to "DNR/Tree City USA Special Project Grant Fund #501." The motion was seconded by Councilor Story. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Councilor Story then made a motion to suspend the rules and act on this ordinance tonight. The motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Clerk-Treasurer Jones stated the DOCD would be back at the first meeting in January to hold a public hearing for additional appropriations in order to set up a budget for this fund. RESOLUTION ELECTING TO ENLARGE PARTICIPATION IN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND/POSITION OF ASSISTANT TO UTILITY MANGER: Councilor Potasnik made a motion to introduce a resolution to enlarge participation in PERF to include the new position of Assistant to the Utility Manager. Clerk-Treasurer Jones stated this resolution would enlarge the PERF program to include the new position of Assistant to the Utility Manger the Council had created earlier in the year. There are only two times a year this can be done and the position will not be added until July of 1994. Councilor Potasnik made a motion to approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. RESOLUTION CC-12-20-93-14/A RESOLUTION ENCUMBERING FUNDS FROM THE Councilor Quinn made a motion to 1993 BUDGET INTO THE 1994 BUDGET: introduce a resolution encumbering funds from the 1993 budget into the 1994 budget. Councilor Quinn then made a motion to approve this resolution. The motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION/LOCAL ROADS AND STREETS FUNDS/REMAINDER OF 116TH AND GRAY ROAD PROJECT MONIES/$109,000: Councilor Quinn made a motion to allow the Mayor to advertise for an additional appropriation in the Local Roads and Streets fund in the amount of $109,000. The motion was seconded by Councilor Kendall. All members voted aye. Motion carried. Clerk-Treasurer Jones stated that with the holidays, the hearing would be set for the second meeting in January. Councilor Story asked if the Clerk-Treasurer would ANNOUNCEMENTS: place on the January 3rd agenda, a list of Council appointments that need to be made. Clerk-Treasurer Jones also reminded the Council that the first meeting in January is always held at 7:30 p.m. There being no further business before the Council the meeting was duly adjourned. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________ Susan W. Jones, Clerk-Treasurer Approved: _______________________________ Ted Johnson, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________________ Susan W. Jones, Clerk-Treasurer