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10-08-96 OCTOBER 8~ 1996 A Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, was called to order by Mayor Jay Alperin in the First Floor Conference P~om at City Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, 1996. Roll call showed: Present - Commissioner Kevin Egan Commissioner Ken Ellingsworth Commissioner Karen Kiselewski Commissioner David Randolph Mayor Jay Alperin Absent - None Also present were City Manager David T. Harden and City Attorney Susan A. Ruby. Mayor Alperin called the meeting to order and announced that it had been called for the purpose of considering the following items: ( 1 ) Hay Group Study/R~solution No. 75-96: Consider acceptance of the final Hay Group Classification and Compensation Study and approval of Resolution No. 75-96 adjusting the FY 1996/97 budget to incorporate same. Mayor Alperin expressed his extreme displeasure with both the format and content of the Hay Group report. He found it very difficult to follow and felt that for the amount of money spent on it, it should b~ve been put together in a far more accurate and comprehensible manner. The City Manager agreed that some parts of the report are difficult to follow. Some of the sections do have some interesting information, although he does not necessarily agree with all of the recommendations. There are some ideas which may be helpful and staff may want to look at them more carefully. At this point, the City Manager recommended that the Commission approve only the recommended salary structure for Directors, for Exempt General (Civil Service) Employees an~t for Non-Exempt General (Civil Service) Employees, and adopt Resolution No. 75-96 amending the Fiscal 1997 budget to accommodate implementation of the revised salary structure. During discussion, Mr. Randolph expressed his concern about the report coming in as late as it did. Dealing as it does with salary structures, he felt that it should have been done well in advance of the commission's budget considerations. He, too, felt the report was difficult to understand and expressed his displeasure with it. Mr. Egan concurred with the rest of the Commission that the study was difficult to follow. However, he noted that the City Manager' s recommendation at this point is just to approve the revised salary structure. Staff will look at the rest of the report and possibly come back with some recommendations. Mr. Egan stated that the commission' s concerns about the report as a whole should be relayed to the Hay Group. At the same time, he is comfortable with the proposed salary structure as recommended by the Manager. Mr. Egan moved to approve the recommended salary structure and adopt Resolution No. 75-96, seconded by Mr. Ellingsworth. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Ms. Kiselewski - Yes; Mr. Egan - Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth - Yes; Mr. Randolph - No; Mayor Alperin - Yes. Said motion passed with a 4 to 1 vote. ( 2 ) Evaluation/City Manager. It was the unanimous consensus of the City Commission that the City Manager has done and continues to do an excellent job. Mr. Ellingsworth moved to approve a performance increase in the amount of five percent (5%) for the City Manager, seconded by Mr. Randolph. Upon roll call the Commission voted as follows: Mr. Egan - Yes; Mr. Ellingsworth- Yes; Mr. Randolph- Yes; Mayor Alperin- Yes; Ms. Kiselewski - Yes. Said motion passed with a 5 to 0 vote. There being no further business, Mayor Alperin declared the special meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m., at which time the Commission convened the regularly scheduled workshop meeting. Ci'ty cie~ / ' - A2*I'EST: .~ ~ The %5~dersigned is the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, and the information provided herein is the minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Commission held on October 8, 1996, which minutes were formally approved and adopted by the City Commission on ~~c~ /~. /9~A · City Cie~k / NOTE TO READER: If the minutes you have received are not completed as indicated above, this means they are not the official minutes of the City Commission. They will become official only after review and approval which may involve amendments, additions or deletions to the minutes as set forth above. - 2 - 10/8/96