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MEETING MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 27, 2019
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 12:05 PM.
The meeting was called to Order at the request of Mr. Ma
ples
Roll Call was conducted by Mr. Scott Hawkins. In attendance
Scott Hawkins, Scott Maples, Dustin White, Matt Owen and Joss Councilman,
Absent was Councilmembers Ed Zastawny(President) Seph Paris.
Nathan Samuel, and Ron Ellis. , Lisa Gill (Vice-President),
CONDUCT OF MEETING:
Mr. Maples requested that the meeting be call to
chair the gathering as he had done on December
and that Mr. Hawkins
Hawkins proceeded. d. It was unanimous and Mr.
OLD BUSINESS:
Mr. Hawkins acknowledged that the meeting
purpose of addressing the amendement to the Electe convened for the singular
Number 2019-0R_72 and to consider passingd Officials Salary Ordinance
of the amended Ordinance 2019-0R-75. The Ord nan n
the third and final reading
23rd called for the Mayor's salaryce as passed on December
General Fund. to be increased to $90,250 to be paid from the
However, before the question was called
r.the language in the statute calling for an exclusilon los made a motion to amend
be paid to councilmembers who sit on Boa fall payments or stipends to
members expressed their concerns with languagei houssion was opened. The
weve
agreement that the exclusion of payment was reasonable.r� seemed to be in
Mr. Owen's made a motion to amend 2019-0R-72 to refle
precludes council members from receivingct language the
government Boards. Mr. Hawkins seconded the
motions serving on City
The question was called
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and the members voted. In favor of the amendment: Mr. Owen
Mr. Paris; Mr. Maples; Mr. White. The amendment passed unanimouslywkins;
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Next, City Attorney, Les Merkley was present and requested the
address the council regarding the Mayor's salary. Mr. Merkley expressed thato
administration was requesting that the Mayor's "General Fund" t dhe
to $97,000. Mr. Merkley shared that it was the administration's salary be raised
amount was fair in consideration of the size of the city, the r cent electoral
belief that this
success of the Mayor and comparison with other cities the size of Jefferson
sonville.
The council entered into discussion after Mr. Merkley conclu
discussion revealed that there was not unanimous supportded his remarks. The
for the raise.
Mr. Maples opined that it would seem that there
somewhere between the amount the Mayor requested and the amount point'
been passed on two readings. amount that had
Mr. Maples made a motion to raise the Mayor's "General
$93,000. There was a brief discussion. Mr. secondedOwen Fund" salary to
question was called for vote. The amendment rise the motion and the
p
Owen; Mr. White; Mr. Maples; Mr. Paris and Mr. d unanimously with Mr.
affirmative. Hawkins voting in the
Subsequent to this amendment Mr. Owen
order to pass the amended Ordinance on alll three er ad on to suspend the rules in
seconded by Mr. Maples. The members voted unanimously
The motion was
nanimously to suspend the rules
and voted on the amended Ordinance 2019-OR-72 on all t
{ three readings.
Ordinance 2019-0R-75 an Ordinance Amending
passed unanimously on all three readings. Them rmlberscve 2019-OR-72 was
Mr. White, Mr. Owen, Mr. Paris, Mr. Maples and Mr. Hawkins.
in favor where
wkins.
Mr. Maples moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. White se
was concluded. conded and the meeting
The meeting was adjourned at 1:25 p.m.
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