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Home My WebLink AboutCCM-07-05-93CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES July 5, 1993 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers/One Civic Square The Carmel City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Johnson. Members in attendance were Tom Kendall, Jim Quinn, Frank Fleming, Tim Story, and Alan Potasnik. Chris Painchaud and Luci Snyder were absent. City Attorney, Gordon Byers and Clerk- Treasurer Susan W. Repp were also in attendance. The invocation was given by Councilor Quinn followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES OR OUTSTANDING CITIZENS: Mayor Johnson presented City keys to Carmel Assistant Chief of Police Greg Meeks for 20 years service to the City of Carmel and 1st Class Firefighter Lou Coppinger for 10 years service to the City of Carmel. Councilor Quinn made a motion to approve the APPROVAL OF MINUTES: minutes of the regular session of June 21, 1993, the executive session of June 17, 1993 and the special session of June 23, 1993 as submitted. The motion was seconded by Councilor Story. All members voted aye. Councilor Kendall made a motion to approve the following CLAIMS: claims: 6-25-93 for $431,483.26, 6-29-93 for $267,878.84, and 6-30-94 for $14,300,000.00. The motion was seconded by Story. All members voted aye. OLD BUSINESS: SECOND READING: RESOLUTION CC-6-7-93-1 / A RESOLUTION OF THE CARMEL Due to the absence of the CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTING PSI ENERGY: resolution's author (Luci Snyder) and the Council's desire to make changes to the resolution, Quinn made a motion to table Resolution CC-6-7-93-1 until the next regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilor Potasnik. All members voted aye. NEW BUSINESS: ORDINANCE D-1001 - AN ORDINANCE FIXING SALARIES OF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF CARMEL FOR THE YEAR 1994: Story made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-1001, an ordinance fixing the salaries of appointed officers and employees of the City of Carmel for the year 1994. The motion was seconded by Potasnik. Discussion ensued among Council members pertaining to specific questions regarding Ordinance D-1001. Mayor Johnson advised the 1 Council that his budget reflected a 4.2% salary increase over 1993. Clerk-Treasurer Repp stated the Clerk-Treasurer's Department reflected an across the board 4.2% salary increase. Judge Bardach stated the salaries for the Carmel City Court reflected higher increases (approximately 7.5%) due to the realignment of job assignments and increase in caseloads and business of the Court since she had taken over the court. Bardach cited City revenue increases by the Court of 97%. Bardach stated revenues were projected to be up over 41% for 1993. Bardach appealed to the Council to consider the work force reduction which had already been made in the Court and asked for the Council's favorable consideration to her request. Story made a motion to amend Ordinance D-1001 to change the "Clerk of the Court" position to read: "Clerk of the Court/Administrative Assistant" and to eliminate all repetitive job titles under the category of Street Department. The motion was seconded by Quinn. All members voted aye. Story made a motion to change from the category Utilities - Water Department the name "Assistant Utility Manger" to read: "Assistant to Utility Manager" and "Sewer Gen" to read "Sewer General Service Maintenance II" and to remove the word "Eng-" from all job titles under the category Utilities - Water Department. The motion was seconded by Quinn. All members voted aye. Clerk-Treasurer Repp requested that the amended changes be made by her office and returned to the Mayor's office for proof reading and to be replaced on the agenda by the Mayor, to prevent the necessity for additional changes at the second reading by the Council. The Council agreed by consensus. Further discussion was withheld until the second reading of Ordinance D-1001. ORDINANCE D-1003 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, SECTION 8-121 (8) OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE ESTABLISHING AN AUTOMATIC STOP INTERSECTION AT SMOKEY ROW (136TH STREET) AND RANGELINE ROAD: Quinn made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-1003, an ordinance establishing an automatic stop intersection at Smokey Row (136th Street) and Rangeline Road. The motion was seconded by Story. Quinn made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance D-1003. The motion was seconded by Story. All members voted aye. Quinn made a motion to approve Ordinance D-1003. The motion was seconded by Story. Call for the question. All members voted aye. ORDINANCE D-1005 / AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CHART OF ACCOUNTS Quinn made a motion to introduce FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL: Ordinance D-1005, an ordinance establishing a chart of accounts for the City of Carmel. The motion was seconded by Story. Further 2 discussion was withheld until the second reading on July 19, 1993. RESOLUTION REQUESTING TRANSFER OF FUNDS / CC-7-5-93-1 - CARMEL Quinn made a motion to adopt DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Resolution CC-7-5-93-1. The motion was seconded by Kendall. Following extensive discussion by Council members regarding establishment of a computer network for the City, Story made a motion to table Resolution CC-7-5-93-1, a request for transfer of funds by the Department of Community Development to allow the Mayor additional time to discuss current computer capacity and needs with the Department of Community Development. The motion was seconded by Kendall. All members voted aye. RESOLUTION REQUESTING TRANSFER OF FUNDS / CC-7-5-93-2 - CARMEL Quinn made a motion to adopt the request for PLAN COMMISSION: transfer of funds as follows: Carmel Plan Commission - Resolution CC-7-5-93-2 $5,000 from #419-53 (Codification of Ordinances) into #419-99 (Other Professional Fees) The motion was seconded by Kendall. All members voted aye. RESOLUTION REQUESTING TRANSFER OF FUNDS / CC-7-5-93-3, CC-7-5-93-4, Kendall made a motion and CC-7-5-93-5 - CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT: to adopt the requests for transfer of funds as follows: Carmel Police Department - Resolution CC-7-5-93-3 $125 from #650-01 (Motor Equipment) into #530-03 (Equipment & Use - Postage Meter) Resolution CC-7-5-93-4 $500 from #650-01 (Motor Equipment) into #690-00 (Library Reference Material) Resolution CC-7-5-93-5 $1,961.50 from #515-01 (Maintenance Contracts - Equipment) into #501-00 (Building Repairs and Maintenance) The motion was seconded by Quinn. All members voted aye. For the record, Councilor Story left the room and did not vote. RESOLUTION REQUESTING TRANSFER OF FUNDS / CC-7-5-93-6 - CARMEL DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Quinn made a motion to adopt the request for transfer of funds as follows: Carmel Department of Community Development - Resolution CC-7-5-93-6 $4,500 from #430-01 (Travel/Lodging Internal) into #570-04 (Instructional Fees External) The motion was seconded by Councilor Fleming. All members voted 3 aye. OTHER BUSINESS: Johnson provided Council CARMEL HOMELESS AND INJURED ANIMAL CARE: members with a letter from the Hamilton County Humane Society indicating the City of Carmel should consider meeting with the officers of the Hamilton County Humane Society to work out a mutually agreeable figure to cover the costs of supporting the handling of City of Carmel animals that have been lost, injured or rendered homeless. Johnson stated he would attempt to secure statistics as to the number of Carmel animals handled by the Humane Society. City Attorney, CLAIM FOR AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY: Gordon Byers stated he had received a threat of litigation for a small claim totaling $72.90 from the American Academy for Public Safety for equipment purchased by the Carmel Clay Communications Center and turned down for payment by the Council. Byers asked for Council direction pertaining to the potential lawsuit. Kendall asked the Mayor what his intent would be toward 1994 clothing allowances for the Communications Center. Johnson stated the clothing allowance was listed in the 1994 budget, however, the intent would be to eliminate the 1994 clothing allowance in its entirety. Kendall stated, on that premise, he would like to consider payment of the claim, since it was not the fault of the vendor for internal disagreements. Story stated he would not consider honoring payment. Quinn stated if the Council would consider payment to a vendor for a claim that had been turned down, why wouldn't the Council consider payment for every claim that had been turned down? Story reiterated that the City Attorney was looking to the wrong group of people for payment. Quinn stated Mrs. Dillon had resigned PLAN COMMISSION RESIGNATION: from the Plan Commission. Potasnik inquired as to the possibility of SUMMER WATER RELIEF: summer water relief. Johnson stated summer water relief was automatically granted and would not be granted only if the Council voted against it. Johnson stated water relief would not require an ordinance. There being no further business before the Council the meeting was duly adjourned. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________ Susan W. Repp, Clerk-Treasurer 4 Approved: ATTEST: _______________________________ Mayor T. E. Johnson ______________________________ Susan W. Repp, Clerk-Treasurer 5