HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-05-14 City Council Special MinutesCITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
MAY 14, 2018
The special meeting of the City Council of the City of
Apache Junction, Arizona, was held on May 14, 2018, at the
Apache Junction City Council Chambers pursuant to the notice
required by law.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Serdy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present:Mayor Serdy
Vice Mayor Wilson
Councilmember Barker
Councilmember Evans
Councilmember Rizzi
Councilmember Struble
Councilmember Waldron
Staff Present: City Manager Bryant Powell
Assistant City Manager Matt Busby
City Clerk Kathleen Connelly
City Attorney Joel Stern
Public Safety Director Tom Kelly
Parks and Recreation Director Liz
Langenbach
Finance Director Donna Meinerts
Human Resources Director Liz Riley
Economic Development Director Janine
Solley
Assistant to the City Manager Anna
McCray
Others Present: Public Information Officer Al Bravo
Presiding Magistrate James Hazel
RESOLUTION NO. 18-18, DECLARING AS
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A PUBLIC RECORD AND ADOPTING
CERTAIN DOCUMENTS ENTITLED
"CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2018-2019", "CIVILIAN
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR
2018-2019", "RECRUIT AND SWORN
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR
2018-2019" AND "CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION FLAT AND HOURLY SALARY
SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019")
briefed the council on the item.
City Manager Bryant Powell
City Clerk Kathleen Connelly
stated this is the only time the council will see this for
adoption purposes. By adopting it tonight they will be inserting
it into the final budget. When they adopt the final budget it
will automatically be part of that.
City Manager Bryant Powell
stated the 2.5% step increase is about $450,000 of an
expenditure increase.
Mayor Serdy commented
Governor Ducey called him and stated they should not give them
more than 1% yet he wants to go over and above that.
Councilmember Barker
commented they can take the rest out of HURF funds.
Councilmember Rizzi commented
she thought they had just done a 5% increase for the water
district so that just cancelled that out.
Mayor Serdy called for any
discussion, adding it sounds very reasonable.
City Manager Bryant Powell
stated this is consistent with the classification plan that they
have been implementing over the last several years.There is
nothing major either way.
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Mayor Serdy commented this is
year by year.If the economy comes to a halt, we can just
freeze temporarily like we did in the past.
City Manager Bryant Powell
stated they have done that in the past and they did freeze it.
Mayor Serdy commented and now
when it is good then we pass it along.
City Manager Bryant Powell
stated that is correct.
Assistant City Manager Matt
Busby stated just to clarify, this vote on agenda item number
one is not a vote for the 2.5%, it is a vote for the
classification plan and compensation schedule. The vote for the
2.5% increase is actually in the budget in item number two, if
that makes sense.
Mayor Serdy closed the
discussion with no further comments and called for a motion.
Councilmember Barker MOVED
THAT RESOLUTION NO. 18-18, A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, DECLARING AS A
PUBLIC RECORD AND ADOPTING CERTAIN DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE CITY
CLERK ENTITLED "CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019"; "CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION CIVILIAN
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019"; "CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION RECRUIT AND SWORN COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR
2018-2019"; AND "CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION FLAT AND HOURLY SALARY
SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019"; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY,
BE APPROVED.
Councilmember Evans SECONDED
THE MOTION.
VOTE:Unanimous.
The motion carried.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18-11, ADOPTION OF
TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR
2018-2019 AND GIVING NOTICE OF
FINAL BUDGET ADOPTION
)City Manager Bryant Powell
briefed the council on the item.
Mayor Serdy opened the public
hearing on the item.
Mr. George Schroeder, 2444 W.
Virginia, Apache Junction, addressed the council. He asked if
this includes mental health monies in the budget.
Councilmember Barker asked if
he was referring to the health and human services budget.
Mr. George Schroeder stated
that is correct.
Councilmember Barker
commented it does not.
Mr. George Schroeder stated
it seems there is a massive deficit between the services we are
paying for and getting money for and the people that are on the
streets.He knows they approved a couple hundred thousand
dollars or one hundred thousand dollars a couple of months ago
for such services to Horizon.He is not seeing it. He still
sees the people on his street. He requested they sever all ties
with the mental health system as they are not doing us anything.
If the city thinks they are he requested they give more in
writing showing that they are. The people on the street need a
place and he does not want them on his culvert. The state,
federal government and county government need to do their jobs.
Councilmember Barker
commented she wanted to clarify that we do not have any mental
health money in this budget.
Vice Mayor Wilson agreed
there is none.
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Mayor Serdy closed the
discussion with no further comments and called for a motion.
Councilmember Evans MOVED
THAT RESOLUTION NO. 18-11, A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION, ARIZONA, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019, HEREWITH SETTING
FORTH THE TENTATIVE ESTIMATES FOR THE MONIES NECESSARY FOR THE
PUBLIC EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE
FOR HEARING TAXPAYERS FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE FINAL BUDGET, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, BE APPROVED.
Councilmember Rizzi SECONDED
THE MOTION.
VOTE:Unanimous.
The motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
motion to adjourn the meeting.
ADJOURN THE MEETING.
THE MOTION.
There was no vote.
meeting at 7:10 p.m.
)Mayor Serdy called for a
Vice Mayor Wilson MOVED TO
Councilmember Evans SECONDED
Mayor Serdy adjourned the
ACCEPTED THISTHIS 45-,DAY OF VAAA--,2018, BY THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 6 17,4 DAY OF , 2018.
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ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
JEFffitERDY
Mayor
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and
correct copy of the minutes of the special meeting of the City
Council of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, held on the
14th day of May, 2018.I further certify that the meeting was
duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this 15th day of May, 2018.
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
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