HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-24-2022 Personnel and FinanceOFFICE OF THE CIT Y CLERK
PERSONNEL & FINANCE
Committee Members Present:
Committee Members Absent:
Other Council Present:
Other Council Absent:
Others Present:
Presenters:
Agenda:
D AWN M . J ONES, CITY CLERK
JANUARY 24, 2022 3 :30 P.M .
Sheila Niezgodski , Eli Wax, Rachel Tomas
Morgan, Troy Warner
Henry Davis Jr.
Sharon L. McBride, Lori K. Hamann, Canneth Lee, Karen
L. White
None
Dawn Jones , Bianca Tirado , Rachael Coates, E li vet Navarro ,
Bob Palmer
Dan Parker
Bill No. 01 -22 -American Rescue Plan COVID Premium
Pay Ordinance
Committee Chair Sheila Niezgodski called to order the Personnel & Finance Committee
meeting at 3 :30 p.m.
Full audio dialogue of the meeting is available upon request from the City Clerk's Office.
Bill No. 01-22
Committeemember Rachel Tomas Morgan made a motion to accept Substitute Bill No . 01-22.
Committee Vice-Chair Eli Wax seconded the motion, which carried by a voice vote of three (3)
ayes . Committeemember Troy Warner had not yet joined the meeting.
Dan Parker, City Controller, with offices on the twelfth (12 th) floor of the County-City Building,
presented Substitute Bill No. 01-22 .
Vice-Chair Wax asked whether the department heads knew the final determination and were on
board with it.
Mr. Parker responded that the list of non-bargaining employees was determined with the Mayor's
office and each department head.
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Committeemember Rachel Tomas Morgan asked if the number of people having retired after
October 1, 2021 , is nominal.
Mr. Parker responded that sixteen (16) people either retired or passed away, which are included in
the eight hundred ninety-five (895) receiving payment.
Councilmember Karen L. White asked about the process for identifying the two hundred eight
(208) non-bargaining employees receiving payment.
Mr. Parker responded that the Mayor's office worked with each department head as per the
Treasury 's criteria. The primary consideration was if the city required the employee to work in
person during COVID-19 .
Councilmember White asked about any pushback from employees not included in the two hundred
eight (208).
Mr. Parker responded that he had not received any pushback.
Councilmember Canneth Lee asked when the rollout would take place.
Mr. Parker responded that the intention is to pay employees on Friday, January 28, 2022 , if this
resolution is passed by Council tonight.
Clerk Dawn Jones, with offices on the fourth (4 th) Floor of the County-City Building, asked if the
employees who worked in the Clerk 's office are included and who the two (2) additional elected
officials are comprising the thirteen (13).
Mr. Parker responded that the two (2) elected officials are Tim Scott and Jake Teshka, who worked
during the eligibility period but are no longer elected officials.
Kacey Gergely, Chief of Staff at the Mayor's Office, with offices on the fourteenth (14th) floor of
the County-City Building, added that she was under the impression that the Clerk 's office could
work remotely during the eligibility period of March 2020 to May 2021 .
Clerk Dawn Jones responded that someone was always in the office on rotation.
Kacey Gergely responded that she would follow up with the Clerk's office to continue this
conversation.
Vice-Chair Wax made a motion to send Substitute Bill No. 01-22 to the Committee of the Whole
with a favorable recommendation. Committeemember Troy Warner seconded the m o tion, which
carried by a voice vote of four (4) ayes.
With no furth er busi ness , Chair Sheila Niez godski adjourned the Personnel & Finance meeting at
3:57 p.m .
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Respectfully Submitted ,
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Sheila Niezgodki , Committee Chair
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