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<br />City of CentervilJe <br />Council Meeting Minutes <br />Jlme 23, 2004 <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney commented that the $2,175.00 1S comparable to surrounding <br />communities. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that this is the Staff recommendation. <br /> <br />VOTE: All in favor. Motion carried unanimonslv. <br /> <br />vm. OLD BUSINESS <br /> <br />1. Recommendation for Hiring Public Works Maintenance Employee (Tabled) <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that he has reviewed the Minutes as taken from the tape <br />and it appears that Council had agreed to go back to the list should the two authorized <br />hires not work out. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that he would recommend going back to the list and <br />fmding out the next highest pointed person on the list and that would be the next eligible <br />person. He then said that if the City is not comfortable with doing that then he would <br />recommend determining whether one employee is enough for now and beginning the <br />process again for a second person ifnecessary. <br /> <br />Council Member Capra indicated she talked to those that did the ranking and two of the <br />people stated that they did not use the points for those they picked for the top five. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft indicated that would be problematic in that the whole process needs <br />to be set up on a pointing system and, if there are comments that they did not rank by <br />points, then there may be a fundamental flaw in how the list was established. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers clarified that the initial breakdown was on a strictly <br />points basis to come up with those that would be interviewed. <br /> <br />Council Member Lee suggested that the four interviewers meet and come to consensus on <br />a single recommendation to Council on whom to hire. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney indicated he would like to take the suggestion of the City Attorney and <br />wait a few months and allow time for the new hire to be trained and then see whether the <br />second person is necessary and start the process over. <br /> <br />Council Member Broussard Vickers commented that it would be easier to take on one <br />new employee at a time in terms of training. <br /> <br />Mayor Sweeney said he feels the City should come up with a clearer and more defuled <br />process for hiring. <br /> <br />City Attorney Hoeft commented that Mr. Lepak had alluded to the fact that the City <br />needs to be careful about coming up with an after the fact rationale for selecting <br /> <br />Page 6 of9 <br />