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CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1997 -- 7 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
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INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING CITIZENS/CITY EMPLOYEES
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. October 20, 1997, Regular Meeting
RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
ACTION OF MAYORAL VETOES
CLAIMS
· Payroll
· General Claims
· Retirement
COMMITTEE REPORTS
OLD BUSINESS
a. Resolution CC-10-20-97-02/Authorization of Joinder Between the City of
Cannel and the Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority; Mayor James
Brainard
PUBLIC HEARING
a. First Reading Ordinance D-1334-97/Salary Ordinance for Elected Officials for
the Calendar Year 1998
*published in The Daily Ledger on October 17, 1997
NEW BUSINESS
OTHER
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CARMEL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1997 -- 7 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS / CITY HALL / ONE CIVIC SQUARE
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Brainard; Council President Kevin Kirby, Councilors Jim
Miller, Robert Battreall, Norm Rundle, Ron Carter and Billy Walker. Clerk-Treasurer Diana
Cordray and Deputy Clerk Rebecca Wolf also attended. Councilor Luci Snyder was absent.
Mayor Brainard called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. Councilor Miller gave the invocation.
Mayor Brainard led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Councilor Rundle moved to approve the minutes from the
October 20, 1997, regular meeting and the October 7, 1997, special meeting. Councilor Kirby
seconded. The minutes were approved 6-0.
RECOGNITION OF CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL: Mayor
Brainard explained the history of the BZA decision on the Regan Development and the resulting
litigation. He stated that the BZA had voted 4-1 against the development and each board member
had made an individual finding of fact for the case. He explained that the case was appealed to
the Hamilton County Superior Court and then to the Indiana Court of Appeals. The mayor stated
that the appellate court judge had primarily sided in favor of the BZA, but required the BZA to
produce a joint finding of fact. The mayor stated the case was remanded directly back to the
BZA: He stated that in July 1997, the current BZA formally adopted a joint finding of fact. Rick
Sharp., a resident of 1309 Thombird Lane representing the Thistlewood Neighborhood
Association, discussed the case with the mayor and asked for details about the current state of the
litigation. Mr. Sharp and Mayor Brainard also discussed annexations and a specific request made
to the mayor by Clay Township Resident Michael Mountain.
CLAIMS: Councilor Rundle moved to approve general claims for $1,446,663.44 and payroll for
$534,152.52. Councilor Carter seconded. Claims were approved 6-0. Councilor Carter asked the
clerk-treasurer to have the dollar amount of claims included on agenda. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray
stated she had quit listing the specific claims on the agenda so claims could be added after the
cut-off date for the agenda. She explained this enabled her office to process claims more
efficiently, paying vendors in a more timely manner. Councilor Carter stated he would prefer to
see claims itemized on the agenda. Councilor Kirby stated he had spoken with the clerk-treasurer
and understood her reasoning for not listing claims specifically on the agenda. He explained the
council would have to amend the agenda at every meeting to add the claims not included in the
amounts at the agenda cut-off date.
~: Mayor Brainard announced Resolution CC-10-20-97~02. a resolution
authorizing a joinder between the City of Carmel and the Central Indiana Regional
Transportation Authority and introduced Walt Kelly, president of the Fishers Town Board.
Mayor Brainard explained he had asked Mr. Kelly to speak to the council to explain why Fishers
supported the RTA. Mr. Kelly talked about the transportation problem around and especially
north of Indianapolis and explained what forming the RTA could accomplish. He stated that
forming the RTA would allow for federal money to hire professionals to study the area's
north of Indianapolis and explained what forming the RTA could accomplish. He stated that
forming the RTA would allow for federal money to hire professionals to study the area's
transportation needs. Councilor Kirby emphasized that the federal money was the money paid by
local taxpayers at the gas pump. Councilor Battreall and Mr. Kelly discussed if the funding had
been approved at the federal level. Larry Hopkins, executive director of the Hoosier Heritage
Port Authority, stated the funding was official. Councilor Battreall moved to introduce the
resolution. Councilor Kirby seconded. Councilor Battreall stated he originally wasn't enthused
about the idea, but now sees participating in the RTA as mandatory. Councilor Carter stated he
was concerned about how votes will be allocated among RTA members in the future. Councilor
Carter stated Carmel citizens would receive the benefits of the RTA, have a vote on the issues
and contribute money to the authority. He explained that Clay Township residents also would
benefit from the authority, but would have no vote and would not contribute money to it.
Resolution CC-10-20-97-02 was a_nproved 6-0.
PUBLIC HEARING: Mayor Brainard announced Ordinance D-1334-97. salary_ ordinance for
elected officials for 1998. The mayor explained the council had passed an ordinance (Ordinance
D- 1310-97) earlier this year that enabled the city to pay the employees' 3 percent contribution to
the Public Employees Contribution Fund instead of giving the employees raises. Mayor Brainard
stated the language of Ordinance D-1310-97 stated the City was to pay the PERF contribution for
all city employees and elected officials except sworn officers such as police officers and
firefighters. The mayor stated that although it would not be possible to remove the PERF from
his salary, he would be returning 3 percent of his salary to maintain his campaign promise to not
accept a raise. Councilor Miller moved to introduce the ordinance. Councilor Kirby seconded.
Mayor Brainard opened the public hearing at 7:54 p.m. Seeing no one from the public who
wished to comment, the mayor closed the hearing at the same time.
Councilor Rundle stated the council would need to make a motion to cause the city to pay the
elected official's 3 percent PERF. He stated the council also would have to move to reduce the
salaries in the proposed ordinance by 3 percent. Councilors discussed whether it was better for
the city to pay the elected officials' PERF or give them a 3 pement raise. Clerk-Treasurer
Cordray explained she advertised the salary ordinance with the higher amounts, knowing the
council might choose to reduce the salaries by having the city pay the PERF. After some
discussion clarifying what changes needed to be made to the ordinance, Councilor Battreall
moved to change the salaries in the proposed ordinance as follows:
Mayor's Maximum Authorized:
To Be Paid in 1998
$2,334.86
$2,266.85
(changed from $2,404.9 I)
(unchanged)
Clerk-Treasurer:
$1,949.08 (changed fi'om $2,007.55)
Judge:
$2,045.64 (changed from $2,107.01)
Common Council $148.66 (changed from $153.12)
Councilor Kirby seconded. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray clarified the figures upon request by
Councilor Carter. Mayor Brainard stated that Section 2-48 of the Carmel City Code clearly states
that elected officials are included in the reference "city employees" when referring to the city
paying the employees' part of the PERF contribution.
Mayor Brainard called on Carmel City Judge Gail Bardach to speak to the council. Judge
Bardach explained she was unhappy with the council's decision during this year's budget process
not to increase one of her employee's salaries as she requested. Judge Bardach stated she also
was displeased she was not consulted before the Elected Officials Salary Ordinance was
advertised and was very unhappy that her take-home pay was only going to be increased by 3
pement instead of the 5 pement council promised her during the budget process. Councilor Kirby
stated he did not think the council approved the judge's increase during the budget process.
Councilors Rundle and Battreall stated they remembered approving the judge's 5 percent
increase as part of the overall budget. Judge Bardach stated she was unhappy with council's logic
during the budget process to forego a raise for her employee in order to maintain parity between
her employees and employees in the Clerk-Treasurer's Office. She stated she was especially
displeased, because the council then turned around and gave two employees in the Clerk-
Treasurer's Office a raise. Councilor Rundle stated the council would have time to review their
budget records and prepare any needed amendment by the second reading of the ordinance at the
next council meeting. The amendment to Ordinance D-1334-97 was approved 6-0. Ordinance D-
1334-97 was carded over to the next meetine. Councilor Carter stated the money spent by
Human Resources for the parity study of salaries would be well spent. Councilor Kirby agreed
and stated the council would not be approving any raises next year unless the salary study was
complete. Clerk-Treasurer Cordray explained two of her employees had received raises because
one employee had received a new job reclassification and the other's salary had lagged behind
the others.
Councilors discussed having a planning session on a Saturday morning before the end of the
year.
The meeting ended at 8:21 p.m.
Attest:
Respe~fully submitted,