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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-12-09 Budget Review Minutes3g TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL BUDGET REVIEW December 9, 1978 Tukwila City Hall 8:00 A.M. Conference Room 3 M I N U T E S OFFICIALS IN EDGAR D. BAUCH, Mayor, LIONEL C. BOHRER, MABEL J. HARRIS, GEORGE ATTENDANCE D. HILL, J. REID JOHANSON, DANIEL J. SAUL, DWAYNE D. TRAYNOR. OTHERS KJELL STOKNES, OCD Director; DON WILLIAMS, Recreation Supervisor; RON SWANSON, Finance Director; MAXINE ANDERSON, City Clerk. GENERAL REVIEW OCD /Recreation Page 48 MOVED BY TRAYNOR, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT COUNCILMAN HILL BE THE PRESIDING OFFICER IN THE ABSENCE OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT VAN DUSEN. MOTION CARRIED. Discussion was held on the addition of three full time employees in the Recreation Department. Mayor Bauch explained that these people are already working full time. This is a matter of whether the City will start paying the benefits. Councilman Saul asked when they would become full time. Don Williams said he would recommend that the current people fill two of the positions and that the City advertise the third position and let the new man reapply. Councilman Saul expressed concern about supervision in the Recreation Department. He asked if the Supervisor would still remain at City Hall. Councilman Traynor said we need the Supervisor down at the Community Center to see if time is being utilized properly. It looks like we need basic planning of employee time. Councilman Harris said it is vitally important, now that we have the new center, that the supervisor be located in the building. It has been indicated that there is a discipline problem and this should take care of it. Councilman Saul stated that he would not support the additional personnel unless the Supervisor is down at the building. Mr. Stoknes stated he encouraged the Supervisor to stay at City Hall because of park planning. Councilman Harris said that it could be done at the center. Discussion continued on the role of the Recreation Supervisor and the Recreation Specialist. Councilman Johanson also expressed concern about the Supervisor not being located in the building where he can handle the problems. Councilman Hill said it looks like everyone is expressing the same opinions as he has. Councilman Harris said she does not want the center to get a bad name because there is no supervision. Councilman Bohrer said this Budget is trying to make the Recreation Specialist a Supervisor. Mr. Stoknes explained that the Recreation Supervisor's job is definitely different than it was when he was hired. Councilman Johanson asked if the planning and projects he is doing can't still be done at the center and Mr. Stoknes agreed they could. Mr. Williams explained that he has a background in both recreation and park planning. He discussed the projects he has been working on. He stated he has confidence in the staff at the center. Councilman Hill said we have a good recreation program; it is the structure of the Department we are concerned about. Councilman Bohrer recommended, on Page 48, no upgrade for the Recreation Specialist. Council agreed. They questioned the TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, BUDGET REVIEW December 9, 1978 Page 2 GENERAL REVIEW OCD /Recreation Page 48 OCD /Building Division Page 58 Finance Page 32 Municipal Court Page 29 Police /Investi- gation, Page 74 change of title of the Recreation Supervisor to Park Recreation Superintendent. Councilman Traynor said he did not want to see it come back to Council for a salary increase. Councilman Hill said they will remain the same Recreation Supervisor and Recreation Specialist. Mayor Bauch said the Park planning will be done by the Recreation Supervisor. Councilman Saul again said if the Supervisor remains at City Hall he will not vote to add three people. Councilman Harris agreed that the Supervisor should be at the Center and the planning can be done down there. Mayor Bauch said that he believes he understands Council's feelings. He may change the title but it is Council that changes salaries. Councilman Bohrer said, with the provision that the budget provides for park planning and that there is no upgrade for the Specialist, he agrees with Page 48. Traynor agreed, with the same provisions. Saul agreed to the same thing. Harris approved under the same provisions. Johanson also agreed and said, if necessary, the Parks can be developed at a slower pace. Council agreed that there would not be a second person hired in the Building Division /Code Enforcement. Mayor Bauch recommended that Council authorize the part -time position of Accounting Clerk I be made full -time. This will bring the employee level in this Department to the top. The main justification for this employee is the acquisition of a cash register and the creation of a central cashier for all City Funds. Mayor Bauch reminded Council that the adoption of the budget does not upgrade any of the positions. This includes the Accounting Clerk (Page 32). They have to come to Council for approval. Council concurred with the budget request to add the full -time Clerk. Council discussed the hourly wage for the Judge. Previously they had agreed to raise his salary from $40 to $45 per hour. Council reconsidered their decision and voted to go back to the $40 per hour. Public Works Councilman Traynor said that there are 14 Maintenance Crew positions Dept. /Maintenance and all of them filled. He recommended that Council not cut any Crew, Water/Sewer positions from the 1979 Budget, but if anyone quits it comes back to Council for discussion before the position is refilled. Mayor Bauch explained that the Public Works Director has only been employed for about six months. He really hasn't had time to thoroughly study each of the Maintenance Sections and see if the hours used are realistic. Councilman Bohrer stated that the indications are we are over- manned by at least two men, and he favors cutting two men out of the Budget. Mayor Bauch said he does not disagree but would rather see it done through attrition. If a vacancy occurs the position won't be filled. Council Members Saul, Johanson, Harris and Hill agreed to the attrition method of cutting two positions in the Maintenance Crew. Council discussed the creation of a new staff position in the Police Department called Evidence Technician. They agreed that this was not the year to add more personnel in that area. TUKWILA CITY COUNCIL, BUDGET REVIEW December 9, 1978 Page 3 GENERAL REVIEW Fire /Suppression Page 99 Federal Shared Revenue, Page 146 A Mayor, Page 13 Carry Forward Items Library Service Voting Receivers Salaries /Wages Non -Union Personnel Council concurred with the Mayor's recommendation not to increase personnel in the Fire Department at this time. Council agreed to purchase the Wheel Balance (ND 9 -5) for the Shop at $1,300. They also agreed to purchase two Microwave ovens for the Fire Department, one to be installed at each station. Councilman Bohrer noted that the Mayor hasn't had an increase in wages since he was elected. He suggested the salary be raised to $1,100 per month. Majority of the Council Members did not agree. Discussion was held. MOVED BY JOHANSON, SECONDED BY SAUL, THAT THE MAYOR'S SALARY BE INCREASED BY 7 MOTION CARRIED. Mayor Bauch called Council's attention to the list of projects not completed in 1978. It is necessary to carry the balance of these forward to the 1979 Budget. Council agreed and approved the carrying forward of these items. Mayor Bauch noted that there is $35,000 budgeted for Library Service. He has received the figure of $38,536 from King County for the 1979 services. Council agreed to the increase of $3,536. Mayor Bauch said the operating parts for the Voting Receivers will cost $1,968. Council agreed on including this in the budget. Council agreed the employees, not represented by unions, should receive a 7% wage increase. Council Presrident Pro Tem Cler