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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 7/12/2019 City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 Glendale ARI Z O N A Meeting Minutes Friday, July 12, 2019 10:00 A.M. Special Voting Meeting Council Chambers City Council Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner CALL TO ORDER Mayor Weiers called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Absent: Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Also Present: Kevin Phelps, City Manager James Gruber, Deputy City Attorney Julie K. Bower, City Clerk PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE NEW BUSINESS 1. REVIEW RECOMMENDATION OF COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMISSION Presented by: Julie K. Bower, City Clerk Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Bower said the Council Compensation Commission's report and recommendation was distributed to Council. Staff was requesting direction for the acceptance, modification or rejection of the recommendation. She said Commission members were present to answer questions. Commission Chair Diane McCarthy said the Commission held two meetings and explained the process used to determine the unanimous recommendation. She noted there had not been a Council salary increase since 2006. Commission Member Vern Crow said members had conducted additional research for discussion during the meetings. He thanked the staff liaisons, City Clerk Julie Bower and Deputy City Attorney James Gruber, for their assistance. He supported the recommendation. Commission Member Jack Rose agreed with the other members' comments. He appreciated the assistance provided by the City Clerk because it was important to collect the proper information for discussion. He supported the final recommendation. Commission Member Tom Traw thanked Council for its work in the City. He said the salary formula would allow for continued salary adjustments in the future and it was easy for the voters to understand. Commission Member John Crow said the objective of the Commission was for the outcome to be consistent, efficient and fair. He believed the new formula was consistent, the adjustments were efficient and tying it to the median household income and median salary of City employees was fair. City Council Meeting Minutes -July 12, 2019 Page 2 of 5 A motion was made by Councilmember Ian Hugh, seconded by Vice Mayor Joyce Clark to accept the recommendation of the Council Compensation Commission. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Other: Councilmember Jamie Aldama (ABSENT) Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff(ABSENT) Councilmember Bart Turner (ABSENT) Passed RESOLUTIONS 2. RESOLUTION NO. R19-81 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMISSION, AND REFERRING A PROPOSED GLENDALE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION AT A SPECIAL ELECTION. Presented by: Julie K. Bower, City Clerk Ms. Bower read the resolution by title. Ms. Bower said in order for the question to appear on the ballot of the November 5, 2019 election, it must be referred to begin the process. Mayor Weiers asked if the question was not referred during the meeting, then the item could not appear on the November 5, 2019 ballot. Ms. Bower said that was correct. Mayor Weiers said it would be moved into the spring election. Ms. Bower agreed. Mayor Weiers said there was not a rush but to meet the Maricopa County deadline, Council was required to meet and refer the question for the next election. Ms. Bower said the deadline for the ballot layout was approaching quickly. Councilmember Malnar asked if there was an item related to updating the City Charter regarding the date of primaries. Ms. Bower said it was the next item on the agenda. A motion was made by Councilmember Ian Hugh, seconded by Vice Mayor Joyce Clark to adopt Resolution No. R19-81. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark City Council Meeting Minutes -July 12, 2019 Page 3 of 5 Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Other: Councilmember Jamie Aldama (ABSENT) Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff(ABSENT) Councilmember Bart Turner (ABSENT) Passed 3. RESOLUTION NO. R19-82 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA REFERRING A PROPOSED GLENDALE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJECTION AT A SPECIAL ELECTION. Presented by: Julie K. Bower, City Clerk Ms. Bower read the resolution by title. Ms. Bower said recent legislation changed the primary election date to the first Tuesday in November, which conflicted with the date in the Charter. The referred question would amend the Charter to align with current State law and any future changes to State law. Mayor Weiers asked if the item was to comply or conform to the State. Ms. Bower confirmed it was to conform with State law. Councilmember Malnar clarified primary elections were held in August, not November as Ms. Bower had stated earlier. Ms. Bower confirmed primary elections were held in August. A motion was made by Councilmember Ray Malnar, seconded by Councilmember Ian Hugh to adopt Resolution No. R19-82. Mayor Weiers said the City did not want to be opposing or conflicting with State law. The vote in a primary election had the potential to be extremely close. The City did not want a challenge based on the conflicting primary dates. The vote on the motion was: AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Other: Councilmember Jamie Aldama (ABSENT) Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff(ABSENT) Councilmember Bart Turner (ABSENT) Passed City Council Meeting Minutes-July 12, 2019 Page 4 of 5 4. RESOLUTION NO. R19-83 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MARICOPA COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT FOR ELECTION SERVICES. Presented by: Julie K. Bower, City Clerk Ms. Bower read the resolution by title. Ms. Bower explained the item would authorize the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Maricopa County to conduct the election. Mayor Weiers confirmed that there were also school district questions on the ballot. Ms. Bower said that was correct. Several school districts within the City had questions on the ballot and the cost would be shared with other participants. Ms. Bower said 2019 was a non-election year for Glendale and there was no allocated funding in the Clerk's budget. Future action would be required to provide funding for the election. A motion was made by Vice Mayor Joyce Clark, seconded by Councilmember Ian Hugh to adopt Resolution No. R19-83. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Other: Councilmember Jamie Aldama (ABSENT) Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff(ABSENT) Councilmember Bart Turner (ABSENT) Passed Mayor Weiers and Vice Mayor Clark thanked the members of the Council Compensation Commission. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weiers adjourned the meeting at 10:24 a.m. I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Glendale City Council of Glendale, Arizona, held on the 12th day of July, 2019. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 14th day of August, 2019. 0 #0 111 Jul'- - . Bower, MMC, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes-July 12, 2019 Page 5 of 5