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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-055U 11 0 THE CHAIRMAN REVIEWED WITH TIIE BOARD A PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR BUDGET SESSIONS AND PROPERTY APPRAISAL ADJUSTMENT BOARD MEETINGS, COMMISSIONER Loy BROUGHT UP THE MATTER OF GUIDELINES FOR SALARY i INCREASES FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SHE NOTED THAT LAST YEAR THE BOARD MADE RECOMMENDATIONS PREVIOUS TO THE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS BEING SUBMITTED. SHE ASKED IF THE BOARD HAD ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THEY WISHED TO MAKE IN THE AREA OF COST OF LIVING INCREASES AS OPPOSED TO MERIT INCREASES OR AS TO THE PERCENTAGES THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FOLLOWED. COMMISSIONER Loy CONTINUED THAT FINANCE OFFICER JACKSON HAS SENT OUT ALL THE BUDGET MATERIALS, BUT i j HAS NOT MADE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE SALARY CATEGORY. SHE POINTED OUT THAT THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT SHE FELT SOME SUGGESTED GUIDELINES WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO PREPARE THEIR BUDGETS AND HAVE THEM MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SEE. CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH REGARD TO SUGGESTED "COST OF LIVING" INCREASE PERCENTAGES AND THE DEFINING OF "STEP" INCREASES AS RELATED TO "MERIT" INCREASES AND "GRADE" INCREASES. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SUGGESTED A FLAT 2% "COST OF LIVING" IN- CREASE, WHICH WOULD GIVE A POTENTIAL OF ANOTHER 5% MERIT INCREASE AT THE EMPLOYEE S ANNIVERSARY DATE, FINANCE OFFICER JACKSON ASKED IF HE COULD PREPARE A LETTER STATING THAT THE BOARD WOULD BE RECEPTIVE TO INCREASES NOT EXCEEDING 7%. CHAIRMAN WODTKE FELT HE COULD SAY THAT THE BOARD 1S RECOMMENDING AS A GUIDELINE A 2% COST OF LIVING INCREASE WITH A POTENTIAL OF A 5% MERIT INCREASE ON THE EMPLOYEES ANNIVERSARY DATE, BUT CANNOT PROMISE THAT THIS I i WILL BE ATTAINED. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS ASKED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE A STANDARD RIGHT -OF -'JAY CONTRACT WITH THE DOT ON SECTION 88060-2514, STATE ROAD 60, ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER Loy, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER $CHMUCKER, i �ONTRACT THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTE RESOLUTION ND AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN'S SIGNATURE TO TILE: RIGHT -OF- TH THE DOT AS ABOVE, RESOLUTION AND CONTRACT WILL BE MADE A PART OF THE MINUTES WHEN FULLY SIGNED. ATTORNEY COLLINS INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HE HAS TALKED WITH DON ADAMS, BUILDING DIRECTOR, ABOUT THE EOU S REQUEST TO PAY FOR THEIR BUILDING I � PERMITS ONCE A MONTH, AND THIS CANNOT BE WORKED OUT, /��JQ��•�,�A �� , +5Aw JUN s 1977 r�''` t'� v4 t