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

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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
Town of Winfield 10645 Randolph Street Winfield, IN 46307Meeting of the Winfield Town CouncilTuesday, November 16th, 2010 7:00 P.M.7. Resolution 2010-7, Paid Holidays for 2011Rick Anderson read Resolution 2010-7 in its entirety. Attorney Enslen pointed out that the Election Day inNovember was erroneous; it should be November 8 th rather than the 1 st . The change was made to reflect thecorrect date. A motion to approve Resolution 2010-7 with one date adjustment was made by Mike Lambert;seconded by Rob Bult. A roll call was taken; Jim Hicks –yes; Mike Lambert –yes; Paulette Skinner –yes, RobBult – yes, Mike DeNormandie - yes. The motion passed with a 5-0 vote.8. Discussion of Adjustment for Snow Plow RateRick Anderson explained that after reviewing the current snow plow rate it is in need of adjustment due to itbeing out of line with regular current pay rates. The Town currently has pay grades for different levels ofexperience and the change would fit in the budget and the salary ordinance; Rick suggests an adjustment of therate to $16.75 for Jerry Walsh, a $17.00 rate for Ed Wojcik and a general rate of $16.00 for all others. Amotion to approve the snow plow rate adjustment was made by Mike DeNormandie; seconded by MikeLambert. 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.9. Ratification of Employment of Deputy Clerk Treasurer, Lori LesniewskiRick Anderson stated his intention to employ Lori Lesniewski based on her resume, degree in accounting,professionalism and feels she would be a good fit in the Town’s Clerk-Treasurers office. A motion to approvethe hire of Lori Lesniewski at the salary ordinance provided by Rick Anderson was made by Rob Bult;seconded by Mike Lambert. 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.10. Resolution 2010-8, Modification of Payment of PERF Employee ContributionsAttorney Bill Enslen read Resolution 2010-8 in its entirety. A motion to accept Resolution 2010-8 as read wasmade 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.11. Winfield Community Foundation membershipJim Hicks stated that there are 5 appointments that need to be made for the Community Foundation; Jim’srecommended nominations were Jim Jungles, Rob Bult, Bill Stack, Don Biesen and himself. Jim presentedthe resignation letter sent to him by Gerry Stiener and stated that he would accept Mr. Stiener’s resignation. Amotion to appoint Mr. Hicks, Mr. Biesen, Mr. Jungles, Mr. Stack and Mr. Bult and accept Mr. Stiener’sresignation was made by Rob Bult; seconded by Jim Hicks. A roll call was taken; Jim Hicks –yes; MikeLambert –abstain; Paulette Skinner –no, Rob Bult – yes, Mike DeNormandie - no. The item will be placed onDecember 21 st meeting agenda.12. Banner Requests –a. LOFS Lions Club Super Bowl PartyA motion to accept the request for the LOFS Lions Club Super Bowl Party Banner was made byPaulette Skinner; seconded by Mike DeNormandie. All were in favor. The request was granted.13. Organizational Meeting for 2011Special Orders:Election of Town Council Officers for 20111. Election of Town Council PresidentRob Bult nominated Jim Hicks as Town Council President, seconded by Mike DeNormandie. A roll call wastaken; Jim Hicks –yes; Mike Lambert –yes; Paulette Skinner –no, Rob Bult – yes, Mike DeNormandie - yes.The motion passed with a 4-1 vote. Mr. Jim Hicks was elected Town Council President for 2011.Page 3 of 5
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