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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09272006 ~ --": ~~ HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND SEBASTIAN CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,2006 -7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA 1. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Council Member Coy led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Reverend Ellie Lea, First Presbyterian Church of Sebastian gave the invocation. 4. ROLL CALL City Council Present: Mayor Brian Burkeen Council Member Andrea Coy Council Member Nathan McCollum Council Member Sal Neglia Council Member AI Paternoster Staff Present: City Manager, AI Minner City Attorney, Rich Stringer City Clerk, Sally Maio Human Resources Director, Debra Krueger Police Chief, Jim Davis Deputy City Clerk, Jeanette Williams MIS Systems Analyst, Barbara Brooke Parks Superintendent, Chris McCarthy Regular City Council Meeting September 27,2006 Page Two 1-6 7-25 06.146 27-36 06.147 37-40 5. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS (ADDITIONS AND/OR DELETIONS) Items not on the written agenda may be added only upon a unanimous vote of City Council members (R-05-26) On MOTION by Mr. McCollum and SECOND by Mr. Neglia the agenda was approved on a voice vote 5-0. 6. PROCLAMATIONS. ANNOUNCEMENTS. PRESENTATIONS A. Certificates HonorinQ Kathleen Kowanic and Familv and Officer Tom Poore- Labor Dav Sea Turtle Rescue Attempt Mayor Burkeen requested Mr. Paternoster to present the certificates and commended the Kowanic family and Officer Tom Poore for their efforts to try to save a sea turtle. Indian River Shores Officer Chris Vann who was not present was also commended for his role in the rescue. 7. CONSENT AGENDA All items on the consent agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of consent agenda items unless a member of City Council so requests; in which event, the item will be removed and acted upon separately. If a member of the public wishes to provide input on a consent agenda item, he/she should request a Council Member to remove the item for discussion prior to start of the meeting or by raising hislher hand to be recognized. A. Approval of Minutes - 917/06 Special Meeting B. Approval of Minutes - 9/13/06 Regular Meeting C. Authorize the Purchase of One Chevrolet Trail Blazer 4x4 from Alan Jay Chevrolet, Inc. in the Amount of $26,916.00 for Police Dept. Boat Based on Florida Sheriff's State Contract #04-12-0823 (PD Transmittal, Bid Award Info) D. Approve Marine Resource Council Brown Bag Lunch Educational Sessions at Riverview Park Pavilion on 9/26/06,10/27/06,11/24/06,12/29/06,1/26/07, 2/23/07 & 3/30/07 - Waive All Fee For Use of Pavilion (Parks Transmittal, Letter, Application) Mr. Neglia removed item C. On a MOTION by Ms. Coy, and SECOND by Mr. Neglia, consent agenda items A, B and D were approved on a voice vote of 5-0. Item C Mr. Neglia asked why a V8 engine was needed. 2 Regular City Council Meeting September 27,2006 Page Three The Chief of Police responded that it was most appropriate for hauling the boat up the ramp. On MOTION by Mr. Neglia and SECOND by Ms. Coy item c was approved on a roll call vote of 5-0. 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS 06.024 41-60 A. Construction Board - Four Positions (City Clerk Transmittal, Code, Applications, List, Ad) i. Interview Unless Waived, and Submit Nominations for the following: -Regular Member, Contractor Position to expire 9/30/09 -Regular Member, Contractor Position to expire 9/30/09 -Regular Member, Engineer/Architect Position to expire 9/30/09 -Regular Member, Plumber Position to expire 9/30/09 The City Clerk noted Mr. Morris had verbally requested this week to be considered for reappointment to his regular member contractor position. City Council interviewed Mr. Widup and Mr. Hosey. On MOTION by Mr. Neglia and SECOND by Mr. Paternoster, appointments were made as follows: Mr. Garland appointed to regular plumber position, Mr. Widup to Engineer/Architect position, Jim Morris to Regular Contractor position, and Mr. Hosey moved up to Regular Contractor position, with all terms to expire 9/30/09 on a voice vote of 5-0. 9. PUBLIC HEARING - none 10. INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC Item that has occurred or was discovered within the previous six months which is not otherwise on the agenda None. 11. OLD BUSINESS 06.148 A. Police Department StaffinQ (No Backup) Chief Davis said he would agree with Council's recommendation for one full time officer at this time and two full time officers to start in March. Mr. Paternoster cited articles from the Hometown News and today's Press Journal regarding new crimes in Sebastian and Indian River County, demonstrating the need for more officers. 3 Regular City Council Meeting September 27,2006 Page Four The City Attorney recommended Council direct staff to come back with a resolution to amend the adopted budget, but the City Manager said he felt comfortable with a motion to direct him to move the personnel numbers within the budget and perhaps report it in the first quarter budget amendment. On MOTION by Ms. Coy and SECOND by Mr. Paternoster, Council approved the Police Department staffing requirements for next year's budget to hire one new full time police officer on October 1, 2006 and hire two new full time police officers in March 2007 on a roll call vote of 5-0. 06.149 61-75 B. GUY Cormier- Water Line Installation Lien Reduction Request (City ManaQer Transmittal & Miscellaneous) The City Manager said Mr. Cormier was not present and briefly updated Council on the issue whereby he was requesting a reduction of the lien interest. He said this is the last of 200 liens to be paid. He said this item was placed on this agenda based on the Cormier's request, and he will take action as Council sees fit. In response to Mayor Burkeen, the City Manager reported that no other liens were reduced. In response to Ms. Coy, the City Manager said the address was obtained from the Property Appraiser's Office. The City Attorney said the letters were returned because the Cormier's did not change their address. Ms. Coy said it was her inclination to turn down the request to reduce the interest. Mr. Neglia read from correspondence sent to the Cormiers. The City Attorney said a mass mailing was done to delinquent payees at that time and all but this one paid up. Mr. Neglia then read from a letter from the County, which states that he does not have access to the waterline. The City Attorney explained the attempted installation of the meter and an existing easement to reach the meter. Mr. Paternoster said Mr. Cormier said he would be unable to be here for this meeting, noted there was no indication of registered mailings, and noted there are some circumstances that might be considered to give him a little bit of a break. On MOTION by Mr. McCollum, and SECOND by Ms. Coy, the Cormier request was denied on a roll call vote of 5-0. 4 Regular City Council Meeting September 27,2006 Page Five 06.085 77-83 C. Sebastian Sharks Football Lease (September 13, 2006 Backup) The City Attorney distributed two revised pages (one and two) of the five-year use agreement (see attached), citing his reasons for changing the old Barber Street Sports Complex leases to use agreements. He reviewed some of the provisions of the agreement. Chuck Scala, Vice President Sebastian Sharks, thanked Council. The City Attorney said the Little League and Soccer leases are outdated and will be brought back as use agreements in the near future. Mr. Paternoster requested that they be required to provide the insurance policy to the City. Mr. Scala said they have never carried insurance on the building. Mr. Paternoster asked if there was an unfortunate accident, could the City be held liable. The City Attorney advised the building is covered by the City's casualty policy. The City Manager stated the indemnity clause will protect the City from their use of the City's facility. Because the soccer and baseball agreements will soon come before Council, Ms. Coy asked that the City be consistent with the insurance requirement. The City Attorney advised that language referencing insurance of the concession stand be eliminated but the Sharks shall still carry liability insurance. On MOTION by Ms. Coy, and SECOND by Mr. Paternoster, the Sebastian Sharks Use Agreement was approved, as revised as follows: Paragraph V. Insurance - remove first two sentences on page 1 and 2 provided by the City Attorney on a roll call vote of 5-0. 12. NEW BUSINESS 06.150 85-127 A. Authorize Execution of Collective BarQaininQ AQreement Between the City of Sebastian & the Communication Workers of American, Local 3180 (HR Transmittal. Contract ChanQes) The City Attorney reviewed the proposed agreement provisions. Bucky Gerber, Vice President, Communication Workers of America, Local 3180 (CWA) , said although the CWA supported the proposed agreement, its members voted down the agreement today and stated reasons for the denial, cited that the increases requested for 95 employees would amount to $12,000 and the CWA questioned how Council quickly gave seven crossing guards increases that totaled $12,000 with little discussion. He said Management had told the CWA that Council had a problem with promoting existing employees and this sends a bad message to the employees. He cited other government entities where employees received higher COLA and merit increases than what is proposed for Sebastian employees. 5 Regular City Council Meeting September 27,2006 Page Six Ms. Coy asked him what other entity provides 40 hours of compensation for working 37.5 hours. Mr. Gerber said this was a gift from a previous Council and the City Manager said the 2.5 hours was provided as bargained for previously and it is fair game to negotiate. Mr. Gerber said if Council wanted that provision back, they would have to bargain for it, noting when the City needs help, it calls its employees. He said the union came way down from its original proposal but the City did not, and reminded Council that the Clambake is coming. Mr. Neglia stated he resented the Clambake threat and that Mr. Gerber is not negotiating properly. Linda Lohsl, 17 year City employee, asked when she works for the Clambake, should she be putting down 37.5 hours rather than 40 on her time sheet; and spoke on behalf of the skateboard attendants, tennis court attendants, and golf course attendants, all part-time employees who should be treated the same as the crossing guards. She said she was not representing CWA when she spoke on the part-time temporaries. Nancy Veidt said the reason the temporary employee issue was in the contract was because the employees are not treated fairly as some employees and have not received a raise in three years. Steven Jennings said the 37.5-hour workweek is based on the fact that most of its employees don't take an hour lunch or take breaks because they are dedicated. He said long-term employees work hard for the City, and the majority of the outsourced rear-ditch work is being done with City backhoes, and the City could hire 25 City employees for less money they are paying for the outsourced ditch work. The City Manager explained about two weeks ago management tentatively agreed to a contract, which was brought to the bargaining unit and turned down. He said tonight is Council's opportunity to review the contract. He said if the contract was ratified, a resolution would have been drawn up and the contract signed; however now it will go back to the table to pinpoint specific issues. If an impasse was reached, a special magistrate could be brought in to mitigate, then brought to Council but the magistrate was declined by both parties. He said again, because management initiated the impasse, both parties should go back to the table and if an agreement cannot be reached, it will come back to Council to impose a contract. He concluded the outcome will be reported to Council. Mr. McCollum noted crossing guards had not received a raise for seven years, and read from a September 25, 2006 memo provided to Council prior to this meeting at his request by the City Manager which details the City Manager's responses to Mr. McCollum's questions relative to employee issues (see attached). He said nothing was offered to management by the CWA during bargaining, that employees are paid for 40 hours and only have to work 37.5 hours. He said the two issues Council objected to were including part-time employees in the bargaining unit and that only collective bargaining unit employees can be considered for in- 6 Regular City Council Meeting September 27, 2006 Page Seven house openings. He said the union negotiating team agreed with everything but these two issues. He said there is an application process for the temporary employees to join the union through the Public Employee Relations Commission and if there isn't enough time for in-house employees to apply for an upgraded position, perhaps that could be addressed by management. Ms. Coy said she has no doubt that the City has some of the finest employees but Council has worked hard to maintain their benefits, and asked Mr. Gerber to review his presentation at a later time and look at his body language. She said Council is still willing to negotiate. Mayor Burkeen said the City Manager has a marching order to go back to the table. The City Manager began to discuss the history of this negotiation and Mr. Paternoster called a point of order citing the bargaining should not be conducted at the dais. Mayor Burkeen called recess at 8:45 p.m. and reconvened the regular meeting at 8:55 p.m. All members were present. 06.151 129-132 B. First ReadinQ of Ordinance No. 0-06-19 - AddinQ Additional $200 to Council Expense Account - Set Public HearinQ for October 11, 2006 (Citv Clerk Transmittal. 0-06-19) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, AMENDING CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, REGARDING COUNCIL EXPENSE AND CITY TRAVEL POLICIES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Attorney read the title of the Ordinance. Mr. McCollum suggested in an effort to keep Council consistent with what Charter Officers receive for a car allowance, the expense account should total $300. a month for each member. Mr. Paternoster asked if this would affect other travel reimbursements. The City Attorney stated that he and the City Manager do not receive travel reimbursements because of their car allowance; however, Mr. McCollum said Council should still receive reimbursement if they use their own vehicle beyond 75 miles. On MOTION by Mr. McCollum and SECOND by Mr. Neglia, Ordinance No. 0-06-19 was adopted as amended to add $250 to the existing $50 expense account on a roll call vote of 4-1. (Burkeen-nay) 13. CITY ATTORNEY MATTERS 06.096 A. Appoint Special Master 7 Regular City Council Meeting September 27,2006 Page Eight The City Attorney recommended David Hancock and requested approval to send him a letter inviting him to be the Special Master at $100 per hour with ability to terminate at will. The City Attorney said he did not advertise but spread the word through the local bar. Mr. McCollum asked why the letter was not provided to Council in its packet if it was dated September 14th. Mr. Paternoster agreed that he would like to have seen this in the packet, and suggested Mr. Hancock be invited to attend a Council meeting to be interviewed. The City Attorney said the Special Master is appointed by the Council, but is administered through his office; and would not work under the Growth Management Director because Growth Management brings the cases forward; noting he had solicited ten people and received only this resume. Mr. Paternoster recommended advertising in the newspaper. The rest of the Council agreed, and the City Attorney suggested the Bar News. He was given a sixty-day timetable. 14. CITY MANAGER MATTERS None. 15. CITY CLERK MATTERS 06.152 133-134 A. Report - Adiustment of Duplication Costs for DVDs, CDs, VHS and Audiotapes (Memo) There were no objections to the new rates of $5.00 for DVD and CD, $3.00 for audiotape, and $10.00 for videotape copies. 16. CITY COUNCIL MATTERS A. Ms. COY Ms. Coy invited anyone interested to contact her regarding the "Walk to Remember" for Alzheimer's B. Mr. Paternoster Mr. Paternoster stated he had been in contact with several heavy equipment leasing companies that lease for two years at a time, send out mechanics for repair service, bring replacement equipment, which may be considerably cheaper than buying new equipment. He directed the City Manager to check into this possibility. City Council agreed to have the City Manager look into it. 8 Regular City Council Meeting September 27,2006 Page Nine He also recommended creating a standard operating procedure manual for Code Enforcement. The City Manager said he was willing to look into it, noting the officers are driven by the Code and react to current issues, which change frequently. C. Mr. NeQlia In response to Mr. Neglia, Mr. Paternoster reported some of the heavy equipment lessors are local, within a fifty-mile radius. Mr. Neglia thanked the City Manager for the light on the fishing pier. He suggested a Council team for the "Walk to Remember." He asked if private businesses can advertise on our local channel 25 and was informed the adopted public broadcasting policy prohibits such advertising. 06.153 i. Indian River LeaQue of Cities Mr. Neglia said the Council of Public Officials originally wanted an Indian River League of Cities but is now interested in a Treasure Coast League of Cities, noting it does not include Palm Beach County. The other members of Council said they would be interested in an Indian River County League of Cities but not a regional League of Cities. The City Manager explained regional Leagues which are helpful for lobbying issues and focus on regional issues, and the Council of Public Officials decided that an Indian River County League would be too small and have no clout. Mayor McCollum said our county's issues would get lost in Martin and St. Lucie County voting blocs. Mr. Paternoster agreed with Mr. McCollum. Mayor Burkeen said for $300 per month, Sebastian would be represented. Ms. Coy said she would like a copy of Mr. Neglia's packet he referred to. A MOTION was made by Mr. Paternoster to table this, SECONDED by Ms. Coy failed on a roll call vote of 3-2. (McColl Neg Burkeen-nay) A MOTION was made by Mr. McCollum to not apply to the Treasure Coast League of Cities with a SECOND by Ms. Coy passed on a roll call vote of 3-2. (Mr. Neglia, Mr. Burkeen- nay) 9 Regular City Council Meeting September 27, 2006 Page Ten D. Mr. McCollum Mr. McCollum reported that he will be in Tallahassee for the October 11th meeting due to his employment and plans to lobby for derelict vessel and PSAP grant funding. Because he will miss the adoption hearing of the charter amendment ordinances, Mr. McCollum recommended that the council salary ordinance state, "Council's annual salary will be increased by the annual COLA increase offered to every employee." E. Mavor Burkeen The Mayor reported that Sebastian River High School contacted the City Manager's office for advertisement support and was turned down. The City Manager was directed to look into their request. Mr. McCollum requested a written update on the PSAP from Mr. Neglia who is a member of the Emergency Services Advisory Committee. Mr. Paternoster noted that Council often reviews a lot of things with conceptual drawings and perhaps high school students with computers could provide design concepts as a community project. The City Manager offered to look into it. Ms. Coy suggested also checking with the Indian River Community College to have students provide drawings. 17. Being no further business, the Regular Meeting adjourned at 9:43 Approved at the October 11, 2006 Regular City Council Meeting. ~:2:L- Brian Burkeen, Mayor 10 USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY AND SEBASTIAN SHARKS YOUTH FOOTBALL IN AND FOR CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises herein, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the CITY OF SEBASTIAN, a Florida municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "CITY", and the SEBASTIAN RIVER SHARKS YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEERLEADING ASSOCIATION, INC., a non-profit Florida corporation, hereinafter referred to as "SHARKS", agree to be legally bound as follows: I. USE OF PREMISES From the date of execution hereof through December 31, 2010, SHARKS shall be allowed the use of Fields 1,2 and 3 of the southern portion of the Barber Street Sports Complex as shown in the schematic attached hereto as Exhibit I, as well as the use of the Concession Stand Building identified in said Exhibit, in accordance with the terms set forth herein, for the purpose of operating a youth football league. The areas subject to this use agreement shall hereinafter be called the "Premises" . SHARKS shall not commit or permit the commission of any acts on the Premises, nor use nor permit the use of the premises in any way that: (a) violates or conflicts with any law, statute, ordinance, or governmental rule or regulation, whether now in force or hereinafter enacted, governing the premises; or (b) constitutes the commission of waste on the premises or the commission or maintenance of a nuisance. SHARKS shall be entitled to ancillary use of public parking and recreational facilities within the Barber Street Sports Complex on the same terms as all other members of the public. II. RESERVATION FOR EXCLUSIVE USE The rights granted SHARKS herein relate to use of public facilities and do not in any way constitute possession of the Premises by SHARKS. At all times CITY retains all rights of control and access to facilities subject to this agreement. A. In-Season Usage From June 1 through December 31 of each year, SHARKS shall have exclusive use of Field 1 and the concession portion of the Concession Stand Building. However, if it does not interfere with a scheduled game of SHARKS, upon fifteen (15) days written notice, CITY shall be entitled to use of the concession facilities on a short-term basis for special events. Fields 2 and 3 shall be reserved for the exclusive use of SHARKS on Saturdays until one hour after home games, and from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays. SHARKS shall be entitled to retain all earnings from operation of the concession stand, and shall comply with all applicable laws, orders and regulations prescribed by any lawful authority having jurisdiction over the operations of the concession stand. In the event SHARKS is unable operate said concession stand in accordance with all such regulatory requirements, or for any other reason ceases to operate the same, CITY shall be entitled to otherwise provide for operation of the concession stand and SHARKS shall have no further interest therein. B. OfT-Season Usage From January 1 through May 31 of each year, no less than twenty (20) days prior to the beginning of each month that SHARKS intend to use any portion of the Premises for organized activities, it shall submit a schedule of the dates and times during the upcoming month that it reasonably believes the exclusive use of the fields and meeting rooms will be needed for the ~ efficient operation of the league. Until the time passes for the submission of said schedule request, CITY agrees that it will not schedule other uses for these facilities. CITY shall review the request and within one week either approve the submitted times or confer with SHARKS as to any modifications thereto. Priority will be given to the reasonable needs of the SHARKS, however, the ultimate decision as to scheduling exclusive use shall rest in the sole discretion of CITY. The Premises shall be reserved for the exclusive use of SHARKS at the times determined hereunder. Nothing herein shall prohibit SHARKS from requesting use of these shared facilities at any time under the same process in place for other organizations. C. Y ear- Round Usage CITY will designate an area within the area of the Premises in which SHARKS may place a structure for exclusive storage of equipment. Until and unless said structure is placed, the City Manager may designate areas within the Concession Building for storage upon such terms as he determines is in the public interest. Further, SHARKS are not required to remove the equipment utilized within the Concession Area during the off-season. Ill. ASSIGNMENT SHARKS may not assign, or otherwise transfer any right or interest in this Agreement without the prior express written consent of CITY. IV. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS CITY shall generally maintain the Premises in a good, clean, and safe condition to the accepted standards maintained for City park facilities. SHARKS shall have responsibility for preparation of the field for league play, including lining of the play area as well as any mowing, etc., desired above general park use standards. SHARKS shall be responsible for replacement of light bulbs for the scoreboards and the interior of the concession area during the season, as well as the repair and maintenance of food storage and preparation equipment within the concession area. Following periods of use, SHARKS shall leave the Premises locked and secured, in good clean condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear and damage by the elements excepted. SHARKS shall leave the restrooms clean and orderly, and supplied with toilet paper and all other necessary sanitary items. Garbage and waste shall be gathered, bagged and left in receptacles provided at the Premises. All equipment shall be put away in an orderly fashion. SHARKS shall be responsible for repair of any damage occasioned by the use of the Premises beyond reasonable wear and tear. V. INSURANCE SHARKS shall, at all times it makes any use of the Concession Stand Building, at its sole cost and expense, procure and keep in effect such standard policies of property casualty, fire and extended coverage insurance in an amount equivalent to the appraised value of the Concession Stand Building. Upon request, the SHARKS shall provide to the CITY a certificate of such insurance with evidence of the payment of the premium therefore. The CITY shall have no obligation to keep the buildings and improvements on the Premises insured nor shall the CITY have any obligation to insure any personal property used in connection with the Premises. In the event that the SHARKS's use and occupancy of the Premises causes any increase in the premium for any property casualty or fire insurance maintained by CITY on the Premises or any portion thereof, SHARKS shall reimburse CITY for the amount of said increase within thirty days of notice of the same. TO: FROM: RE: DATE: Members of the Sebastian City Council AI Minner, City Manager MCCOLLUM QUESTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 27TH MEETING Monday, September 25, 2006 Below is the response to the question Councilmember McCollum asked in reference to the Regular Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, September 2ih. 1. NUMBER OF HOUR DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 37.5 HOURS AND 40 HOURS ANNUALLY. 10,400 hours not worked, but paid by the City of Sebastian. This number is calculated in the following fashion: 2.5 Hours Per Week x 52 Weeks x 80 CWA Employees = 10,400 Hours 2. ANNUAL COST OF 37.5 HOURS TO 40 HOURS. At an average CWA wage of $15 per hour, the cost to pay a short work week equals $156,000. The formulas is as follows: 2.5 Hours x $15.00 Per Hour x 52 Weeks x 80 Employees = $156,000 3. ACTUAL COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT INCREASE THIS YEAR. BENEFIT LEVEL FY06 FY07 INCREASE Employee $373.71 $440.98 $67.27 Employee + Spouse $773.58 $912.82 $139.24 Employee + Child $702.57 $829.03 $126.46 Family $1,186.53 $1400.11 $213.58 The insurance benefit increased 18%. FYI- approximately 31 of 80 CWA employees participates in some form of the dependent care coverage. Hence 61 % of CWA employees are not affected by changed in the dependant care program. Overall 49% of total employees participate in the dependant care program. 4. TOTAL COST OF HEALTH INSURANCE. The FY 06 actual cost for all employees equaled $858,602 (This number was just available because we recently paid our September 20006 premium ending the fiscal year). FY 07 budgets $1,126,000 for the same benefits for all employees. This is an increase of $267,398 or 31%. You will note that the City is planning a 31 % increase while the rate only increased 18%. The reasons for the difference are due to employee fluctuations. In other words, during FY 06 some positions were not filled, turn-over occurred where full benefits did not start, or employees left employment. Hence these occurrences account for the FY 06 figures coming below budget. Likewise, it can be assumed that the FY 07 number is inflated. In good budget preparation, however, the City must prepare for the highest cost and new positions (3 for FY 07). 5. AMOUNT OF SOCIAL SECURITY PAID BY CITY FOR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 37.5 AND 40 HOURS $11,934. To calculate this number see question #2 and multiply by 7.65%. 6. NUMBER OF ACTUAL CWA EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE LEFT FOR BETTER PAY/JOBS. I have had the information on this topic for several weeks now. While I have not received any public information requests concerning turn-over, or any like topic, I was holding this information in the event we went to impasse. As a managerial editorial, the CWA has consistently hammered management about the perceived poor turn-over ratio. However, as you will see by the numbers, turn-over for the City of Sebastian falls directly into acceptable standards per 2004 data from the US Department of Labor. This is what our study shows: FISCAL YEAR 2004 2005 2006 PERCENT TURN OVER FULL TIME EMPLOYEES 6.4% 17.7% 11.8% SEBASTIAN 3-YEAR AVERAGE 11.97% US DEPT LABOR 2004 TURN.OVER RATIO FOR GOVERNMENT 14.7% Further when breaking down the data for Full-Time employees for the last three years here is what we find: FY 2004 - 9 Full-Time employees left the City. 6 WERE CWA. Of the 6, 4 were dispatchers, 1 was the Assistant Golf Pro and 1 was a Maintenance Worker. Of the total 6 CWA employees that left 3 COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEAVING FOR HIGHER SALARIES; however, these positions were as a golf pro and dispatcher. FY 2005 - 26 Full-Time Employees left the City. 16 WERE CWA. Of the 16, 6 were dispatchers, 1 was a Building Inspector, 8 were Maintenance Workers and 1 was a Golf Course Starter. Of the 16 CWA employees that left 8 COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEAVING FOR HIGHER SALARIES; however, of these positions 4 were in the building department and 4 were public works. FY 2006 -18 Full-Time Employees left he City. 10 WERE CWA. Of the 10, 5 were maintenance workers, 3 were dispatchers, 1 was account clerk, 1 was a building inspector. Of these 1 0 ONLY 1 COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS LEAVING FOR HIGH WAGES. In short over the last three years, the data shows that 12 CWA employees left for higher wages and a total of 32 CWA employees left. Of these employees, dispatchers account for the most turnover. Further, 20 CWA employees left employment over the last three years due to termination, death, or another cause other than money. Also keep in mind, that our total turn over ratio includes management and PBA. Thanks Nathan McCollum