Town Council 11/16/10 Meeting Minutes - the Town of Winfield

Town of Winfield 10645 Randolph Street Winfield, IN 46307Meeting of the Winfield Town CouncilTuesday, November 16th, 2010 7:00 P.M.made by Rob Bult; seconded by Mike DeNormandie. A roll call was taken; Jim Hicks –yes; Mike Lambert –yes; Paulette Skinner –yes, Rob Bult – yes, Mike DeNormandie - yes. The motion passed with a 5-0 vote.4. Proposed Adjustment to Stonegate Commons/Stonegate Offsite/Stonegate Phase IPerformance/Maintenance Bond RecommendationJim Hicks presented the letter provided by the Plan Commission regarding the adjustment to the bond. Amotion to accept the recommendation made by the Plan Commission was made by Mike DeNormandie; RobBult seconded the motion. A roll call was taken; Jim Hicks –yes; Mike Lambert –yes; Paulette Skinner –abstain, Rob Bult – yes, Mike DeNormandie - yes. The motion passed with a 4-0 vote.5. Consideration of Ordinance 197, 2011 Wage and Salary Rates of the Elected Officers of the Town ofWinfield, IndianaRick Anderson explained that this is an annual ordinance which needs to be adopted for salaries of electedofficials of the Town in 2011. Rick reads Ordinance 197 in its entirety. A motion to defer sections 5, 6, 7, 8& 10 to be discussed in an executive session was made by Paulette Skinner; no one seconded. The motiondies. A motion to approve ordinance 197 on first reading was made by Mike DeNormandie; seconded by RobBult. Rick Anderson explained that the clerk treasurers’ pay has increased due to the enlarged workload; theTreasurer now manages 26 funds rather than 7; the Treasurer handles the Sewer, RDC and Storm WaterBoards as well as the Town’s. The rate has gone from $24,570.00 to $31,980.00; an increase of $7,410.00. Incomparison to communities of similar size in Lake County, some of those are: Schererville: $66,800.00, St.John: $75,344.00, Munster: $80,340.00, Highland: $63,740.00, Griffith: $59,798.00, Dyer: $62,900.00 andCedar Lake: $48,600. Paulette Skinner had asked how many hours that Rick puts in each week; Rick statedthat he currently is working 30 to 40 hours a week and he will commit to provide 30 hours per week to theTown. Mrs. Skinner than asked why the town would need a full time clerk treasurer and a full time deputyclerk treasurer, since the new employee will work exclusively for the Treasurer and not have any officemanagement duties as had the other deputy clerk treasurer. Rick replied that the job has expanded and that theduties of the previous deputy clerk treasurer included office coordination duties that are now delegated to himand Kathleen, those duties have not gone away with the position. The only duty not being handled in the officeis discipline of the employees which falls to the various liaisons from the Town Council. Paulette Skinnerwanted a firm schedule, Rick stated that he would put in place a basic schedule but will need flexibility as theCouncil has previously afforded him. Jim Hicks agreed with Rick, that the job will expand even more as thetown continues to grow. Jim believes that Rick has done an outstanding job and goes above and beyond. RobBult stated that the Town is lucky to have Rick as a Clerk Treasurer and that he has done a wonderful job.Paulette Skinner stated that when he was elected he knew what the pay was and should expect a raise and nowhe wants more; it is inappropriate at this time – we have too many unknowns, the town will have a firecontract coming up. Rick stated that comes out of a different category of the General Fund. A roll call wastaken; Jim Hicks –yes; Mike Lambert –yes; Paulette Skinner –no, Rob Bult – yes, Mike DeNormandie - yes.Second reading will be added to the December 21 st meeting.6. Consideration of Ordinance 198, 2011 Wage and Salary Rates of the Non-Elected Officers and Employeesof the Town of Winfield, IndianaRick Anderson read Ordinance 198 in its entirety. A motion to approve Ordinance 198 on first reading wasmade by Mike DeNormandie; seconded by Rob Bult. Paulette Skinner asked if there were any performancereviews that substantiated the changes in wages. Rick Anderson stated that these are performed by the liaisonsfor each department and they will be distributed to the Town Council members when completed. A roll callwas taken; Jim Hicks –yes; Mike Lambert –yes; Paulette Skinner –no, Rob Bult – yes, Mike DeNormandie -yes. Second reading will be added to the December 21 st meeting.Page 2 of 5