HomeMy WebLinkAbout5/2/2006 - City Council - City Council Meeting MinutesCITY OF EAST WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
MAYOR STEVEN C. LACY, PRESIDING
MAY 2, 2006
6:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Councilmember DeWitt, Councilmember McCourt, Councilmember
Buckner, Councilmember Aiken, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Raab, Councilmember
Hendricks and Mayor Lacy.
Staff Present: Dana Barnard, Linda Countryman, and Teresa Allen.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
EXECUTIVE SESSION
To evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment.
Mayor Lacy said the purpose of the executive session is to discuss the hiring a City Attorney and to
evaluate the qualifications of an applicant for public employment.
At 6:35 p.m. Mayor Lacy called a fifteen minute executive session regarding evaluation of qualifications
of an applicant for public employment. At 6:55 p.m. the executive session was extended an additional ten
minutes. At 7:05 p.m. the executive session was extended an additional 10 minutes. Council reconvened
at 7:15 p.m.
POSSIBLE ACTION
Mayor Lacy reviewed a memo submitted by City Treasurer Countryman regarding salaries and benefits
for a City Attorney, a part time Paralegal, and a part time Clerical position to be shared between the City
Clerk and Municipal Court Departments. These figures are taken from the current budget and
anticipations for 2007.
Mayor Lacy said he is proposing that An annual salary of $65,000 in 2006 for the City Attorney. This
would require the City to pay $32,502 in salary and $11,215 in benefits for the balance of 2006. He said
he is not proposing we hire a Paralegal for the remainder of 2006. He said that there will be transitional
work to be done and anticipates continuing to utilize the services of Ogden Murphy Wallace during the
transition period. He added the total anticipated budget for the year with these expenditures and salaries
would be approximately $100,000. This is a $40,000 savings over the 2006 budgeted amounts for
contracted attorney and in-house attorney.
Mayor Lacy said he is proposing that the salary for the City Attorney increase after one year which would
be June 2007, to $75,000. He added by having an In House Attorney the City will save approximately
$25,000 to $30,000 a year starting in 2007. He said an In -House Attorney will be available 8 hours a day
40 hours a week, whereas in the past we have had good service, but not that amount of time dedicated to
the City. He added the In -House City Attorney would work under the Mayor's direction and anticipates
the employee would be able to pursue and research grant opportunities.
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