Board of Commissioners

MINUTES of SPECIAL MEETING of the BOARD of COMMISSIONERS of the CITY of BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY held APRIL 11, 2006 The Board of Commissioners of the City of Bowling Green, Kentucky met in special session in the Commission Chamber of City Hall, Bowling Green, Kentucky at 4:00 p.m. on April 11, 2006. Mayor Elaine N. Walker called the meeting to order. City Clerk Katie Schaller called the roll, and thef ol lowing me mberswe repr esent : Commi sso inerBr i an “Sl i m” Na sh,Commi s sione rDe lane Simpson, Commissioner Brian K. Strow, Commissioner Mark D. Alcott and Mayor Elaine N. Walker. Absent: none. There was a full quorum of the Board of Commissioners. REMOVE FROM TABLE Motion was made by Nash and seconded by Simpson to remove Ordinance No. BG2006 –10 from the table for discussion and consideration of first reading. With no discussion, a roll call vote was taken. ROLL CALL: Voting Yea: Nash, Simpson, Strow, Alcott and Walker Voting Nay: None Motion to remove Ordinance No. BG2006 –10 from the table for consideration at this time was approved by unanimous vote. ORDINANCE NO. BG2006 –10 (First Reading) ORDINANCE RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION/PAY SCHEDULE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CLASSIFICATION/PAY SCHEDULES FOR PROTECTIVE/SWORN AND GENERAL CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 Title and summary of Ordinance No. BG2006 - 10 was read by City Clerk Katie Schaller. Comm. Nash indicated it was his intent to amend the ordinance to substitute the Safety Schedule with adi ff ere ntmode lr ef erredt oa s“Sa mpl eK,”whi chpr ovideda10-step plan with $1,000 between steps. Comm. Strow commented about the compromise developed for the Safety Schedule. Mayor Wa lkerc omme nteda boutt hes tuc r tur eof“Sa mpl eK, ”whi chr educ edthe number of available steps to eight for the top four pay grades. Fi reCa ptai nChr i sAl dersone xpr ese s dconc ernwit h“Sa mpleK”a nde ndor sed“Sa mpl eG”a s the model that had the support of the Fire personnel. Advanced Police Officer Shawn Helbig speaking onbe hal fofPo li cepe rsonnels t ate dtha ttheydi dnotha veanys eri ousi s sue swi th“SampleK. ” Once all discussion concluded, motion was made by Nash and seconded by Alcott to amend Ordinance No. BG2006 –10 to replace the Safety Schedule with the mode lref e rre dtoa s“Sa mpl eK” and to keep the General Schedule as submitted. Mayor Walker asked for additional discussion, and with none, a roll call vote was taken. ROLL CALL: Voting Yea: Nash, Simpson, Strow, Alcott and Walker *Note: Minutes are a summary of the discussions; a video tape of this entire meeting is maintained by the Office of City Clerk. (Minutes-Board of Commissioners-April 11, 2006) Voting Nay: None Motion to amend Ordinance No. BG2006 - 10 was approved by unanimous vote. Motion was made by Alcott and seconded by Nash for first reading of said Ordinance as amended. Mayor Walker asked for additional discussion, and with none, a roll call vote was taken. ROLL CALL: Voting Yea: Nash, Simpson, Strow, Alcott and Walker Voting Nay: None First reading of Ordinance No. BG2006 - 10 as amended was approved by unanimous vote. WORK SESSION City Manager Kevin D. DeFebbo presented his recommendations to change the Health Insurance program, which included (1) a sharing of the total costs of the health insurance plan between the City and its employees split 80/20; (2) the establishment of a Health Stabilization Fund; (3) the establishment of an employee/management health insurance committee to report each year to the Board of Commissioners regarding the overall viability of the plan; (4) a requirement that all employees pay a premium under a three-tiered structure; and (5) the establishment of a wellness and prevention program. In comparison to other Kentucky cities, Comm. Strow recommended an increase in the employee premium amount and to allow a phase-in of those premium increases over four years. In addition, Comm. Alcott recommended a four-tiered premium structure. The rewa sd iscussionr e gardingt heabi li tyt ooffe ra n“opt -out ”progr am.TheBoa rdagr eedto allowmor et i met or e sea rcht he“opt -ou t ”c once ,a pt ndaskedt hatitbebr oughtba ckf orc ons ide rat ion following the adoption of the budget. ADJOURNMENT This being a special meeting and with no further business to come before the Board of Commissioners, at approximately 5:50 p.m., Mayor Walker declared this meeting adjourned. ADOPTED: ______________________________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________________________ Mayor, Chairman of Board of Commissioners ATTEST: ______________________________________________ City Clerk Minutes prepared by City Clerk Katie Schaller 2