HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC WORKSHOP FEBRUARY 19, 2019 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
The Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, Indiana met for a workshop in Room 101, 500
Quartermaster Court,Jeffersonville, Indiana at 6:00 pm, on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.The roll call was
conducted and those present were: Councilperson Maples, Councilperson Gill, Council President
Zastawny, Councilperson Owen, and Councilperson Ellis. Councilperson White, Councilperson Jahn,
Councilperson Hawkins, and Councilperson Samuel were not present at the workshop. Council
President Zastawny, with Vicki Conlin, City Clerk, called the Council Workshop to order at 6:00 pm.
1. Andrew Takami, Director of Purdue Polytechnic—Leadership Academy—Andrew Takami,
Director of Purdue Polytechnic in New Albany distributed information concerning a program
they would like to off the City of Jeffersonville for their employees. The purpose of the
workshop is to distribute and discuss the information and gather the Council's input on the
matter. This is for an 18 hour training program that would leave the employees who participate
with a Certificate from Purdue in these leadership areas. There are different options for the
training but the ones that would most benefit the City are: Creating a Culture of
Communication, Leading Teams Effectively, Fundamentals of Leadership, Conflict Prevention
and Resolution, Management Tools and Strategy, and Ethics in Organizations. These trainings
are meant to be one topic for the 18 hours certificate, however they are able to be combined to
an extent if more than one topic is desired. The number of classes and length of the days would
be decided by the Administration.
Council President Zastawny asked if Mr.Takami had spoken with the Administration on this
matter, either the Mayor or Human Resources. They have spoken and pointed him in the
direction of Councilperson Gill.
Councilperson Maples asked if these 18 hours could be applied towards a degree. They cannot
they will just be for Certification purposes. Councilperson Maples said they did something
similar to this at the County Jail and it was well received by the employees.
Councilperson Owen said he didn't realize this was a training for internal employees, he thought
the focus would be City wide to help with the workforce. Mr.Takami stated they would like to
venture to that type of program but have focused on these types of company partnerships to
begin with.
The total price of this would be $11,880 and would cover between 20-35 employees.
ADJOURNMENT:
Councilperson Owen made a motion to ADJOURN the Council Workshop at 6:28 pm.
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ATTEST:
Vicki Conlin, Clerk