07/18/2000 Minutes
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
July 18, 2000
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, Grand Island, Nebraska. Notice of the meeting was given in the Grand Island Independent
on July 12,2000.
Mayor Gnadt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following members were present:
Mayor Gnadt, Councilmembers Larson, Pielstick, Seifert, Preisendorf, Whitesides, Ward,
Samuelson, Murray and Sorensen. Councilmember Hosier was absent. The following City
Officials were present: City Administrator Marian Ferguson, City Clerk RaNae Edwards,
Finance Director David Springer, City Attorney Charlie Cuypers and Public Works Director
Steve Riehle.
MarIan Ferguson presented Salary Ordinance No. 8606. Marian reported that consultants Paul
Essman and John Cripe of Capitol City Concepts had performed a comparability wage study for
the non-union classifications. Nebraska statutes require that public employers pay wages and
benefits comparable to similar work and skills. The study conforms to existing case law and rules
established by the Commission of Industrial Relations. John Cripe, Capitol City Concepts spoke
briefly about the survey. Several questions were asked by Councilmembers as to the total cost to
the City. The total increase for the entire salary package as presented will be about 3%. When
asked what the dollar amount would be, David Springer, Finance Director, said it would be
around $1,000,000.
Councilmember Sorensen moved that the statutory rules requiring ordinances to be read by title
on three different days be suspended and that ordinance numbered:
#8606 - Consideration of Implementation of Salary Survey
be considered for passage on the same day upon reading by number only and that the City Clerk
be permitted to call out the number of the ordinances on its first reading and then upon final
passage and call for a roll call vote on each reading and then upon final passage. Second by
Murray. Upon roll call vote, Larson, Seifert, Preisendorf, Ward, Samuleson, Murray and
Sorensen voted, aye. Pielstick and Whitesides voted nay. Motion failed.
Motion by Samuelson, second by Whitesides to pass Ordinance No. 8606 on first reading.
Discussion was had regarding changes to the Ordinance at the last minute and giving the public
an opportunity to review this document before final vote. Upon roll call vote, Larson,
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Preisendorf, Whitesides, Ward, Samuleson, Murray and Sorensen voted aye. Pielstick and Seifert
voted nay. Motion adopted.
Presentations were given by eight of the Wittenberg University Interns explaining the projects
they have been working on during their nine-week stay here in Grand Island. Presented to the
Mayor and City Council was a booklet of information on all the projects the interns have been
working on.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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RaNae Edwards
City Clerk