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CITY
OF NORWALK PERSONNEL COMMITTEE MINUTES |
JULY 28, 2004
ATTENDANCE: Doug Sutton, Chairman; Betsy Bain; Fred Bondi
STAFF: Sara LeTourneau
OTHERS: Hal Alvord, Director of Public Works
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Sutton called the meeting to order at 8:07.
REVIEW/APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FROM MAY 5, 2004 MEETING
The following changes were made:
Page 2: Third sentence: Replace with: The other 20% comes from the
redevelopment agency.
Page 2: Fourth sentence: Replace sold with solid.
** MS. BAIN MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES WITH THE ADDED CORRECTIONS.
** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
DISCUSSION OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION CHANGE OF MEETING DATES
(SEE ATTACHED LETTER)
The Chairman called attention to a new schedule of meeting dates for the Personnel
Committee of the Common Counsel and asked if there were any questions to it.
There were no questions asked pertaining to the new meeting
schedule.
INFORMATION/POSSIBLE DISCUSSION OF UNFUNDED POSITIONS FROM 2002-2004
Ms. LaTourneau reported that she did have some information to distribute to the Committee however, she asked for additional clarification and if there was
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something in particular that Mr. McQuaid was requesting. Ms. Bain recommended
that this item be tabled until the next meeting when more members were present.
Ms. Bain also asked that Ms. LaTourneau obtain clarification from Mr. McQuaid
and then distribute the information to the Committee before the next meeting.
** MR. BONDI MOVED TO TABLE THE DISCUSSION OF UNFUNDED POSITIONS FROM 2002-2004
UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
** MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
PROPOSAL FOR AGREEMENT WITH 2405 ON
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Ms. LeTourneau distributed an agreement that she stated had come out of
discussions that the Public Works Department has had with the union regarding
the most efficient use of resources in the Public Works Department.
Mr. Hal Alvord, Director of Public Works, stated that the Public Works
Department needed additional Maintainer positions to do the work that needs
to
be done and that the union agreed to the principal. Ms. LeTourneau reported
that the proposal calls for eliminating one Parking Enforcement Officer salary
position from the Parking Authority through attrition and adding one new
Maintainer I position to the Department of Public Works. Ms. LeTourneau stated
that it would be trading one for one. Ms. Bain asked if the Parking enforcement
budget would go down and Mr. Alvord stated that it would. Ms. Bain questioned
if
this would make a position in a category more useful to the City and Mr. Alvord
replied that it would.
Ms. LeTourneau stated that this was being brought to the Committee because
it
was a proposal for an agreement for the elimination and establishment of
positions and it should have Common Council’s authorization and be an agenda
item on their next month’s meeting.
Ms. Bain stated that she had a problem voting on this at this time because the
other three members of the Committee were not present to discuss it and she
did
not have prior knowledge of this agreement.
The Chairman asked what the timeframe was of the agreement. Mr. Alvord
responded that he had a person ready to make an offer to for a Maintainer
position.
Ms. Bain stated that she had no objection to the proposal but was concerned
about the process, however she had no objection to the Chair moving the item
to
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Common Council without a vote from the Committee. Mr. Bondi concurred that
he would allow the Chairman the option to move the item to Common Council.
** MR. SUTTON MOVED TO EXERCISE HIS AUTHORITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE AND THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR AGREEMENT WITH 2405 ON PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE FLOOR OF COMMON COUNCIL.
OLD BUSINESS/AFFAIRS
There was no Old Business discussed.
NEW BUSINESS/AFFAIRS
A. Pension Plan
B. Benefit Administration
C. Collective Bargaining
** MS. BAIN MOVED TO TABLE NEW BUSINESS ITEMS DUE THERE BEING ONLY A FEW MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE PRESENT.
** MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
ANY NEGOTIATION UPDATE
** MR. BONDI MOVED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:35 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DISCUSSING NEGOTIATIONS.
** THE MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
** MS. BAIN MOVED TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT
8:55 P.M.
** MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
The Chairman reported that no action was taken in Executive Session.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:56pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna DeVito
Telesco Secretarial Services
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