HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Council 090971CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS
WORKSHOP MEETING
SEPTEMBER 9, 1971
MEETING: A Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Beach
Gardens was called to order by Vice Mayor Wiley at 8:00 P.M and
was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL: The Roll was called by the City Manager, Robert Carlson. Present
were Vice Mayor Wiley, Councilman John Orr, Councilman E. Craig James,
and Councilman John Kiedis. Mayor DeLonga arrived about 8:30 P.M.
The City Attorney, William Brant and the City Clerk, Thelma Compton,
were officially excused from attending the Meeting.
DISCUSSIONS: The City Council reviewed and discussed the August Monthly reports from
the various departments of the City. The Recreation Department reported
that three (3) Palm Beach Junior College Students were taking their
internship with the City's Recreation Department. The City Manager
was asked to describe the full -time duties of the salaried employees
of the Recreation Department to justify the expenditures of the funds
allocated in the Budget. Mr. Carlson explained that the three interns
were working for a nominal fee, and only for a total of six (6) hours
per week for the current School Semester. The City Manager also out-
lined the duties and responsibilities of both the Recreation Director
and Recreation Supervisor.
The City Council discussed at length a Cost of Living Increase for the
employees of the City and several amendments to the Merit System Rules
and Regulations, such as: increasing the overtime pay from straight
time to time - and -a -half; to provide for a shorter period of time in
which the employees would reach Merit Status; a minimum and maximum
wage for each job classification in the Merit System; to provide for
merit increases at mid -year, rather than on the employees' anniversary
date; to provide merit increases on a percent basis, rather than on the
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Workshop Meeting, September 9, 1971.
DISCUSSIONS: (Continued)
Incremental Step Plan; to establish a Merit Increase Fund; the
consideration of three (3) weeks vacation at the end of seven (7)
year's employment rather than ten (10) years employment.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
AND CONCLUSIONS Upon completion of the discussion of the above items, the City Manager
by unanimous vote, was directed to submit recommendations on all of
the above and to re- figure salary increases on the basis of a 4.5%
Cost of Living increase.
ADJOURNMENT: Meeting was adjourned approximately 11:45 P.M.
`. Respectfully submitted,
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R6bert If. Carlson
City Manager