08/06/2019 MinutesCITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
August 6, 2019
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Grand Island, Nebraska was conducted in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 100 East First
Street, on August 6, 2019. Notice of the meeting was given in The Grand Island Independent on
July 31, 2019.
Mayor Roger G. Steele called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following City Council
members were present: Mike Paulick, Michelle Fitzke, Mark Stelk, Jeremy Jones, Jason Conley,
Vaughn Minton, Julie Hehnke, Clay Schutz, Mitch Nickerson, and Chuck Haase. The following
City Officials were present: City Administrator Jerry Janulewicz, City Clerk RaNae Edwards,
Finance Director Patrick Brown, Interim City Attorney Stacy Nonhof, and Public Works
Director John Collins.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was said.
PECIAL ITEMS:
#2019-226 - Consideration and A�proval of FY 2019/2020 FTE Bud eg t Requests. Finance
Director Patrick Brown reported that on July 16th Council was presented with FTE requests by
Department Directors. Those presentations included reorganizations by Administration and
Police Departments. Additional FTEs were requested for Library (1.5 FTEs), Building (0.40
FTE), Parks - Cemetery (0.50 Seasonal FTE), Parks-Fieldhouse/Heartland Public Shooting Park
(0.25 FTE), Parks-Greenhouse (0.80 FTE), and Fire (6.0 FTEs). On July 23rd Council was
presented with additional information regarding the request of six (6) FTEs for the Fire
Department Ambulance Service.
City Administration was recommending Council authorize and approve the proposed department
FTE reorganizations for City Clerk, Police, and Library at no financial impact to the General
Fund.
The following people spoke in support:
• Tiffanie Landon, 1220 West 8�' Street
• Ann Miller, 704 South Cherry Street
• Jared Stockwell, 4052 Allen Avenue
A lengthy discussion was held regarding the additional 6 FTE's for the Fire Department. Fire
Chief Cory Schmidt answered questions regarding over-time stating he didn't see a decrease in
over-time with 6 additional positions. Total revenue per call was approximately $300.00.
Mentioned by Councilmember Haase were time-a-day staffing, sustainability, and concerns of
the finances over the next 3 to 5 years.
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Motion by Paulick, second by Fitzke to approve Resolution #2019-226 including all FTE's that
were requested. Upon roll call vote, Councilmembers Schutz, Hehnke, Minton, Conley, Stelk,
Jones, Fitzke, and Paulick voted aye. Councilmembers Nickerson and Haase voted no. Motion
adopted.
ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION: Motion by Minton, second by Hehnke to adjourn to
Executive Session at 8:19 p.m. for the purpose of a strategy session with respect to IAFF and
FOP Union negotiations. Unanimously approved.
RETURN TO REGULAR SESSION: Motion by Minton, second by Paulick to return to Regular
Session at 9:01 p.m. Unanimously approved.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:02 p.m.
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RaNae Edwards
City Clerk
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