Special Meeting
February 23, 2006 at 4:30 pm
DRAFT MINUTES
Members: Ron VanDee, Chairman; John Troy, Vice Chairman; Sean Clark, Danny Ross, Dan Tagliente, Newel Willcox
Others Present: Marilyn E. Brown, Chairman of the Legislature; Scott Schrader, County Administrator; Merwin Armstrong, Legislator; Kay Breed, Legislator; Mike McKee, Legislator; John Steger, Legislator; Carol Tytler, Legislator; Tom Williams; Katrina Spicer, Secretary to Administration; Angie Wyatt, Secretary to County Administrator; and Eric Mulvihill, WXHC
Absent: John Daniels
Mr. Van Dee called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m.
RESOLUTIONS:
1.
Re-Appointment of County Administrator – Mr. Troy moved
adoption; seconded by Mr. Tagliente. Mr.
Tagliente informed those present that Chairman Brown had the results from the
evaluations of Mr. Schrader. Mr.
Van Dee stated that the results were on Legislators desks in Legislative
Chambers. Ms. Tytler inquired about
the review of the County Administrator’s evaluation by his subordinate, County
Auditor. Mr. Schrader discussed
briefly the relationship between himself and the County Auditor. Mr. Van Dee further discussed that relationship.
Committee members discussed the salary of the County Administrator.
Mr. Van Dee stated that the County Administrator had not had a raise in
over three years. Ms. Tytler
inquired about how the Budget and Finance Committee tied the raise for Mr.
Schrader to the CPI. Mr. Van Dee
further discussed the raise and that it is normally done like that.
Mr. Schrader discussed the fact that the Management Comp Plan in the
years to come will subsequently mirror the CPI and he did add that the past few
years this was not done. Ms. Tytler
discussed that she was addressing her question to Budget & Finance and it
was not Mr. Schrader’s responsibility to respond. Mr. Willcox discussed that discussed management employees.
Ms. Tytler inquired about why the raise was tied to the CPI.
Chairman Brown discussed the fact that the raise for the County
Administrator is not tied to Management Comp Plan.
She further added that he was hired at $70,000 and with this
re-appointment and raise he will be brought to $77,000.
Additionally, Chairman Brown discussed the raise being approximately 3 ½
% and went on to discuss that some other County employees make more than the
County Administrator. Mr. Willcox
discussed his concerns that if the County Administrator has a raise based on the
CPI then the rest of the Management Team will want the same.
Chairman Brown stated that Mr. Schrader is not part of the Management
Team; he is the County Administrator. Mr.
Van Dee discussed that this resolution should have been done six months ago.
Mr. Williams made a suggestion that the salary and raises not be tied to
the CPI. He went on to suggest that
the salary of the County Administrator be tied to the top of the top grade in
the Management Comp Plan and give the County Administrator the same benefit of
the raises of management employees. Mr.
Williams stated that this would give rationale to the salary. Chairman Brown discussed salaries of some Department Heads.
Mr. Tagliente stated that he would like to move on.
Mr. Tagliente called for a vote. Mr. Van Dee, Mr. Troy, Mr. Clark, Mr. Ross and Mr. Tagliente voted in
favor; Mr. Willcox was opposed; Mr. Daniels was not in attendance; resolution
adopted.
The meeting adjourned at 4:40 pm.