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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Workshop Packet 05.03.2022 AGENDA CITY OF LAUREL CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP TUESDAY, MAY 03, 2022 6:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS Public Input: Citizens may address the Council regarding any item of City business that is not on tonight’s agenda. The duration for an individual speaking under Public Input is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the Council will not take action on any item not on the agenda. If a citizen would like to speak or comment regarding an item that is on tonight’s agenda, we ask that you wait until the agenda item is presented to the Council by the Mayor and the public is asked to comment by the Mayor. Once again, each speaker is limited to three minutes. Be advised, if a discussion item has an upcoming public hearing, we would request members of the public to reserve your comments until the public hearing. At the public hearing, the City Council will establish an official record that will include all of your comments, testimony and written evidence. The City Council will base its decision on the record created during the public hearing. Any comments provided tonight will not be included in the recor d or considered by the City Council. General Items 1. Appointment of Randy Hand to the Laurel Airport Authority for a five-year term ending June 30, 2027. 2. Appointment of Phyllis Bromgard to the Tree Board for a three-year term ending June 30, 2025. 3. Appointment of Richard Herr to the Cemetery Commission for a two-year term ending June 30, 2024. 4. Appointment of Rick Musson to the Cemetery Commission for a two-year term ending June 30, 2024. 5. Appointment of Wallace Hall to the Cemetery Commission for a two-year term ending June 30, 2024. Executive Review 6. Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Authorizing The Removal Of City Council Member Emilie Eaton From All City Accounts And Adding City Council President Heidi Sparks To All Such Accounts. 7. Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Setting The Salary Of The City Court Judge Effective July 1, 2022 To January 1, 2026. Council Issues Other Items Attendance at Upcoming Council Meeting Announcements The City makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in this meeting. Persons needing accommodation must notify the City Clerk’s Office to make needed arrangements. To make your request known, please call 406 -628-7431, Ext. 2, or write to City Clerk, PO Box 10, Laurel, MT 59044, or present your request at City Hall, 115 West First Street, Laurel, Montana. DATES TO REMEMBER 1 File Attachments for Item: 1. Appointment of Randy Hand to the Laurel Airport Authority for a five-year term ending June 30, 2027. 2 3 File Attachments for Item: 2. Appointment of Phyllis Bromgard to the Tree Board for a three-year term ending June 30, 2025.  4 5 File Attachments for Item: 3. Appointment of Richard Herr to the Cemetery Commission for a two-year term ending June 30, 2024.  6 7 File Attachments for Item: 4. Appointment of Rick Musson to the Cemetery Commission for a two-year term ending June 30, 2024.  8 9 File Attachments for Item: 5. Appointment of Wallace Hall to the Cemetery Commission for a two-year term ending June 30, 2024.  10 11 File Attachments for Item: 6. Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Authorizing The Removal Of City Council Member Emilie Eaton From All City Accounts And Adding City Council President Heidi Sparks To All Such Accounts. 12 R22-____ Approve Removal of Former Acting Mayor Emilie Eaton and Adding City Council President Heidi Sparks to All City Accounts RESOLUTION NO. R22-_____ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE REMOVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER EMILIE EATON FROM ALL CITY ACCOUNTS AND ADDING CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HEIDI SPARKS TO ALL SUCH ACCOUNTS. WHEREAS, City Council Member Emilie Eaton was formerly Acting Mayor; and WHEREAS, City Council Member Emilie Eaton is no longer Acting Mayor; and WHEREAS, Dave Waggoner is Mayor of the City of Laurel, duly-elected; and WHEREAS, Heidi Sparks is now City Council President for the City of Laurel; and WHEREAS, the change in City Council and Mayor necessitates that Former Mayor and now-acting City Council Member Emilie Eaton be removed from all City accounts, while adding City Council President Heidi Sparks to all City accounts, effective upon passage of this Resolution. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana that the Mayor is hereby authorized to remove Former Acting Mayor and now-acting City Council Member Emilie Eaton from all City accounts, and add City Council President Heidi Sparks to all City accounts. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the _____ day of May, 2022, by Council Member ________________. PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel the _____ day of May, 2022. APPROVED by the Mayor the _____ day of May, 2022. CITY OF LAUREL ___________________________ Dave Waggoner, Mayor 13 R22-____ Approve Removal of Former Acting Mayor Emilie Eaton and Adding City Council President Heidi Sparks to All City Accounts ATTEST: _______________________________ Kelly Strecker, Clerk-Treasurer APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________ Michele L. Braukmann, Civil City Attorney 14 File Attachments for Item: 7. Resolution - A Resolution Of The City Council Setting The Salary Of The City Court Judge Effective July 1, 2022 To January 1, 2026. 15 R22-____ Approve City of Laurel City Judge Salary Increase Effective July 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026 RESOLUTION NO. R22-_____ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CITY COURT JUDGE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022 TO JANUARY 1, 2026. WHEREAS, the City of Laurel City Council previously adopted R15-51, which set the City Court Judge’s salary pursuant to an adopted scale to provide both certainty and fairness to the City and elected City Court Judge; and WHEREAS, the City of Laurel City Council thereafter adopted R17-71, which set the City Court Judge’s salary for the four-year term of January 2018 to January 2022; and WHEREAS, R17-71 specified that the City Council would set the City Court Judge’s salary for the four-year term of January 2022 to January 2026 through the budget process for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and every four years thereafter; and WHEREAS, the City of Laurel set the City Court Judge’s salary for January 2022 forward through the budget process for Fiscal Year 2021-2022; and WHEREAS, the City Court Judge’s salary has been paid since January 2022 in accordance with the budget approval for Fiscal Year 2021-2022; and WHEREAS, since the City Court Judge’s salary was set for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 forward, the City Court Judge has requested a salary increase; and WHEREAS, the Mayor has the authority to recommend and the City Council has the authority to approve, pursuant to the Laurel Municipal Code 2.68.100, a change in the salary of the City Court Judge by way of Resolution. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana that the City Court Judge’s salary for the four-year term beginning January 2022 to January 2026 shall be set as follows: 1. Commencing January 1, 2022 to July 1, 2022: The City Court Judge’s salary will remain as was previously set by the City of Laurel through the budget process for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. No retroactive changes will occur with regard to the City Court Judge’s salary. 2. Commencing July 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023: The City Court Judge’s salary shall be increased by Two Percent (2%). This change shall not be retroactive, but shall be in effect from July 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023. 16 R22-____ Approve City of Laurel City Judge Salary Increase Effective July 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026 3. Commencing January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024: The City Court Judge’s salary shall be increased by an additional Two Percent (2%) from the previous partial-year period of July 1, 2022 to January 1, 2023. 4. Commencing January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025: The City Court Judge’s salary shall be increased by an additional Two Percent (2%) from the previous year of January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2024. 5. Commencing January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026: The City Court Judge’s salary shall be increased by an additional Two Percent (2%) from the previous year of January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana that the City Court Judge’s salary for the four-year term beginning January 2026 to January 2030 shall be set through the budget process for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and every four years thereafter; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana that the City Court Judge’s increased salary shall be incorporated into the City of Laurel’s annual General Fund Budget, effective July 1, 2022. Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the _____ day of May, 2022, by Council Member ________________. PASSED and APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Laurel the _____ day of May, 2022. APPROVED by the Mayor the _____ day of May, 2022. CITY OF LAUREL ___________________________ Dave Waggoner, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Kelly Strecker, Clerk-Treasurer 17 R22-____ Approve City of Laurel City Judge Salary Increase Effective July 1, 2022 to January 1, 2026 APPROVED AS TO FORM: ______________________________ Michele L. Braukmann, Civil City Attorney 18 1 9 2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4