08/31/2010 MinutesCITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
August 31, 2010
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a Regular 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 31, 2010. Notice of the meeting was given in The Grand Island Independent
on August 26, 2010.
Mayor Hornady called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. The following City Councilmember's
were present: Meyer, Gilbert, Carney, Dugan, Ramsey, Zapata, Nickerson, and Gericke.
Councilmember's Haase and Niemann were absent. The following City Officials were present:
City Administrator Jeff Pederson, City Clerk RaNae Edwards, City Attorney Dale Shotkoski,
Finance Director Mary Lou Brown, and Public Works Director Steve Riehle.
INVOCATION was given by Mayor Hornady followed by the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Councilmember Niemann was present at 5:35 p.m.
MAYOR COMMUNICATION: Mayor Hornady commented on the success of the Nebraska
State Fair and thanked everyone.
ORDINANCES:
Councilmember Gilbert moved "that the statutory rules requiring ordinances to be read by title
on three different days are suspended and that ordinance numbered:
#9268 - Consideration ofApproving Salary Ordinance
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 this ordinance on second reading and then upon final
passage and call for a roll call vote on each reading and then upon final passage."
Councilmember Meyer the motion. Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. Motion adopted.
Human Resources Director Brenda Sutherland reported Ordinance #9268 was the salary
ordinance setting the wages for the upcoming fiscal year. Explained was the wages that had been
previously agreed to by the City Council when labor agreements were entered into.
Motion by Meyer, second by Dugan to approve Ordinance #9268 on second and final reading.
Motion by Gilbert to amend the main motion to leave non-union sick leave hours at 960. Motion
died due to a lack of a second.
Discussion was held regarding sick leave buyout, sick leave hours accrued and comparability for
non-union employees.
City Clerk: Ordinance #9268 on second reading. All those in favor of the passage of this
ordinance on second reading, answer roll call vote. Upon roll call vote, Councilmember's Meyer,
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Niemann, Carney, Dugan, Ramsey, Zapata, Nickerson, and Gericke voted aye. Councilmember
Gilbert voted no. Motion adopted.
City Clerk: Ordinance #9268 on final passage. All those in favor of the passage of this ordinance
on final passage, answer roll call vote. Upon roll call vote, Councilmember's Meyer, Niemann,
Carney, Dugan, Ramsey, Zapata, Nickerson, and Gericke voted aye. Councilmember Gilbert
voted no. Motion adopted.
Mayor Hornady: By reason of the roll call votes on first reading and then upon final passage,
Ordinance #9268 is declared to be lawfully adopted upon publication as required by law.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m.
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RaNae Edwards
City Clerk