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Home My WebLink About1994-02-25 - City Commission Special Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1994 CALL TO,ORDERm Mayor Bender called this meeting to order on Friday, February 25, 1994, at 3:00 P.M. in Conference Room #1 of Tamarac City Hall, 7525 Northwest 88th Avenue, Tamarac, Florida. PRESENT• Mayor H. Larry Bender Vice Mayor Irving Katz Councilman Norman Abramowitz Councilman Joseph Schreiber Councilman Henry Schumann ALSO PRESENT: Dina M. McDermott, Interim City Manager Mitchell S. Kraft, City Attorney Carol A. Evans, CMC, City Clerk Larry DuPre, Personnel Director Karen Jackson, Secretary The purpose of this meeting is as follows: 1 . PUBLIC PART,I,CIPAITQN' Any member of the public may speak to any issue which is on this meeting notice. Speakers will be limited to three minutes during this item. There will be a thirty (30) minute aggregate time limit for this item, and any speakers are encouraged to sign up in advance with the City Clerk prior to their participation. No one from the public was present. 2, DIECUSSION AND P IBLE ACTION to finalize negotiations with Robert S. Noe, Jr. Discussion w,Rs 'e i Larry DuPre, Personnel Director, addressed Temp. Reso. #6654. He said Councilman Schumann had expressed concerns regarding severance pay or extended health coverage and disability insurance. He referred to Revision #1 and Item #13 on Page 2 (severance pay or extended health coverage) and Item #15 (cap on disability insurance) on Page 3. V/M Katz voiced his concerns and said health coverage was a disability policy. Mr. DuPre said health coverage was an added benefit and Mr. Noe requested his contract not be negotiated at a public forum. V/M Katz voiced his thoughts regarding open or closed negotiations and Mr. DuPre stated that Mr. Noe would be happy to meet and negotiate with any representative, including Mr. DuPre. EDITORS NOTE Robert S. Noe, Jr., City Manager candidate, arrived at 3:10 P.M. V/M Katz said the contract was subject to negotiations but not at a public forum. Mr. DuPre concurred. Discussion followed on Item #15 and whether Mr. Noe would receive a salary while on disability. Mr. DuPre said disability policies provided payment by the insurance company. C/M Schreiber said Item 15 might provide the City not paying a salary while on disability. Mr. DuPre agreed and indicated disability paid a percentage of income. City Council Special Meeting 2/25/94/PP Page 2 C/M Abramowitz agreed Mr. Noe would get the same coverage as other employees, that Item #15 was an added benefit and he voiced concerns regarding the contact. Mr. DuPre said it would be inappropriate for Mr. Noe to engage in negotiations in a public forum and suggested Council present their concerns and negotiations would be done privately. Discussion continued pertaining to negotiations. Mr. Noe stated his views about negotiating in public and noted the entire contract was negotiable. V/M Katz disagreed that negotiations be done in public and said there should be an alternative. Discussion continued regarding Item #5 (health insurance) and Item #15 (disability). C/M Schreiber said a City Manager was different from other employees. V/M Katz discussed a disability policy, Benefit Options and health insurance which would be provided to Mr. Noe. Discussion followed on Item #13 with regard to convictions, felonies, moral turpitude and misdemeanors. C/M Abramowitz recommended the language be amended and City Attorney Kraft said if the language was amended, it would be identical to language in the previous City Manager's contract. Mr. DuPre reiterated the revisions pertaining to health insurance through COBRA if discharged for cause, no severance pay and a cap of $3,000 annually on disability payments. Mr. Noe discussed his concerns regarding "for cause" and City Attorney Kraft recommended adding a Comma after felony on Line 4, Item #13, and "a" before misdeameanor also on Line 4. Mr. Noe said he was not concerned about the comma or the "a". C/M Abramowitz questioned whether one-on-one negotiations with one representative and one Council member was legal. City Attorney Kraft said, yes. Mayor Bender requested a recess at 3:25 P.M. and the Meeting reconvened at 3:40 P.M. with the same people in attendance. Mr. DuPre said he and Mr. Noe discussed severance pay regarding resignation or termination after three months and the City should not pay anything if Mr. Noe resigned. He recommended the inclusion of Item #13 and payment of severance pay if termination without cause occurred within six months of employment. Mr. Noe said this was acceptable. 3• appointing Robert S. Noe, Jr., as City Manager. ,jYNOPSIS OF _ACTION: RESOLUTION R--94-34-PASSED APPROVED as amended. City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Reso. #6654 by Title. C/M Schreiber MOVED APPROVAL as AMENDED to include Item 13 with a comma after felony and addition of "a" on Line 4 and Item 15, SECONDED by C/M Schumann. Mr. DuPre said Mr. Noe indicated he was available to start Monday, February 28. VOTE: ALL VOTED AYE City Council. Special Meeting 2/25/94/PP Page 3 I 1 4, authorizing signatures for bank accounts at Sun Bank/South Florida, N.A. SYNOPSIS-- OF ACTION: RESOLUTION R-94-35-PASSED APPROVED City Attorney Kraft read Temp. Reso. #6656 by Title. C/M Schreiber MOVED APPROVAL, SECONDED by Schumann. There was no discussion. VOTE; ALL VOTED AYE V/M Katz said the School Board violated Florida Statutes and the City could not inspect future school construction sites. John Panino, Hollywood resident, said he was happy Mr. Noe was selected and Hollywood's loss was Tamarac's gain. With no further discussion, Mayor Bender ADJOURNED the MEETING at 3:45 P.M. Carol A. Evans, CMC City Clerk Norman Abramowitz Mayor CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVED AT MEETING OF 3 ,;Z-0H- City Clerk