HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - June 24, 1970 - CCAZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970
The City Council of the City of Azusa met in adjourned
regular session at the above time and place.
Mayor Jens J. Solem called the meeting to order.
Present at Roll Call: Councilmen: Rubio, Decker, Snyder
Clark, Solem
Also Present: Accounting Director Cooney, Recreation
Director Dangleis, City Clerk Klarr
The Accounting Director Cooney substituted for Acting
City Administrator Sandwick, who was on vacation.
Recreation Director Dangleis gave a verbal report,
as requested by Council on June 15, 1970, explaining
the Agreements annually entered into between the City
and the Azusa Unified School District, the City and County,
and the City and the Azusa Youth Program.
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The Accounting Director reported he had received
inquiries from the Personnel Department asking if the
special election for the 24th District, to be held on
June 30, 1970, wou7,1 be considered as a valid City
holiday due to the election. He further reported that
the City Attorney was of the opinion that that day was
not a valid holiday, however, employees affected by
the election could be allowed some time off to vote.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman
Snyder and unanimously carried that it be left to the
discretion of the Department Head to allow up to 1
hour off, for employees to vote if, in his estimation,
the situation warranted it.
The Accounting Director informed Council that, for
several reasons, several budget requests already
approved must be reconsidered. The requests to be re. -
considered are as follows:
City Council
account
5010 object 440
City Promotion
account
5100 object 260
Water Department
account
6000 object 6.756
Light Department
account
7000
It was recommended that $600 be added to City Promotion
budget request (account 5100) for the San Gabriel Valley
Hot Line Committee as approved by Council at a prior
meeting.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder
and unanimously carried to add $600 to object 260, in
the City Promotion budget request (account 5100).
It was recommended that $5,600 be placed into the City
'Council budget for contingency to cover possible salary
increases and fringe benefits occasioned by the re-
organization of the City structure.
Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker
and unanimously carried to add to ob ect 440 of the City
Council budget request (account 5010 the amount of
$5,600 for the purpose of a contingency fund to cover
possible salary and fringe benefit increases, due to
reorganization of the City structure.
8:00 P.M.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Rpt. frm. Rec.
Dir. explaining
agreements btwn.
Cty., Az.Unif.
Sch.Dist., Cty.
& Cnty.,& Cty.
&Az. Youth Pgm.
Rpt. re: special
elec. 6/30/70,
employees affect
ed by elec. may
have 1 hr. off
at the discrec-
tion of Dept.
Head
Several Bgts.
to be re-
considered
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It was recommended that 3,600 be deleted from Water
budget request (account 000) object 6.756, as the project
of updating maps and records will be done by the Engineering
Department.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker
and unanimously carried to decrease object 6.756 by $3,600.
It was recommended that the amount of $12,100 be deleted
from the total water budget representing the amount
budgeted for vehicle depreciation allowance. That amount
was not placed in any one object account, rather it was
spread over all object accounts.
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark
and unanimously carried to decrease the total water
budget (account 6000), as amended, by the amount of
$12,100.
It was recommended that the amount of $7,000 be deleted
from the total light budget as representing vehicle de-
preciation allowance.
Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Snyder
and unanimously carried to decrease the total light budget
(account 7000) by the amount of $7,000.
The Accounting Director presented the following budget
requests for Council consideration:
Insurance Account 5131
City Refunds Account 5140
Land Acquisition Account 5165
City Dues, Memberships Account 5170
Switchboard Account 5190
Tax Collection Account 5195
Safety Account 5212
Waste Collection Account 5350
Signal Lights Account 5380
Health Account 5410
Sick Leave Account 5560
Stores. Account 5730
Sanitary Sewers Account 5740
Central Garage Account 5750
Multilith Account 5780
The Accounting Director reported on the progress regard-
Rpt. re:
ing quotations for insurance. He stated that there has
Insurance
not been enough time to receive quotations. The present
Quotations
insurance carrier has informed the City of an increase in
preminums which would amount to $8,958 more than the
budget request. He recommended that the budget request
for Insurance (object 5131) be increased by this amount.
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio
and unanimously carried to increase the budget request
for Insurance (account 5131) by $8,958.
The Accounting Director recommended that $3,000 be
Recomm. frm.
appropriated to the sick leave fund as a contingency to
Acct.Dir. that
provide for retirement of employees who would receive a
$3,000 be ap-
pay back on sick leave.
plied to sick
leave fund (as
Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker
a contingency)
and unanimously carried to appropriate $3,000 to the sick
leave fund (account 5560).
Budget request for City Refunds (account 5140) was
Cty. Refunds
presented.
Budget
(5140)
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio
and unanimously carried that the budget request of City
Refunds (account 5140) be approved as submitted.
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Budget request for Land Acquisition was presented, Land Acquisi-
(account 5165) with the recommendation that the $25,000 tion Budget
requested be deleted. (5165)
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker
and unanimously carried to delete $25,000 from budget
request of Land Acquisition (account 5165), and that
the $25,000 appropriated to this account for this year
9Pbe carried forward.
he budget request for City's Dues, Memberships etc. Cty's. Dues.
(account 5170) was presented. Memberships
etc. Budget
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman (5170)
Snyder and unanimously married to approve budget request
for City Dues and Memberships etc. (account 5170) as
submitted.
Budget request for
Switchboard (account
5190) was
Switchboard
presented, with the
recommendation that
$5,000 be
Budget
reduced from object
206.
(account 5195) was
(5190)
Moved by Councilman
Clark, seconded by
Councilman Rubio
and unanimously carried
to redum object
206 by
seconded by Councilman Snyder
$5,000.
�oved
nd unanimously carried to
approve as submitted.
approved
Moved by Councilman Decker,
seconded by Councilman Rubio
presented. It was noted that under the agreement
and unanimously carried to
approve budget request for
(5350)
Switchboard (account 5190)
as amended.
past two years. It was recommended that the budgeted
Budget request for Tax Collection
(account 5195) was
Tax Collection
presented.
Budget
for Waste Collection (account 5350) with the increase.
(5195)
by Councilman Clark,
seconded by Councilman Snyder
presented.
�oved
nd unanimously carried to
approve as submitted.
approved
Budget request for Mayor's
Safety Committee (account
Mayor's Safety
5212) was presented.
ignal Lights (account 5380) as submitted.
Committee
udget request for Health (account 5410) was presented.
Health Budget
Budget
Moved by Councilman Clark,
seconded by Councilman Decker
(5212)
and unanimously carried to
approve as submitted.
approved
Budget request for Waste Collection (account 5350) was
Waste Collection
presented. It was noted that under the agreement
Budget
between the contractor and the City, the contractor
(5350)
has requested a cost of living increase spanning the
past two years. It was recommended that the budgeted
approved
amount for this account be increased to $144,298.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder
and unanimously carried to approve the budget request
for Waste Collection (account 5350) with the increase.
Budget request for Signal Lights (account 5380) was
Signal Lights
presented.
Budget
(53 0)
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Snyder
nd unanimously carried to approve budget request for
approved
ignal Lights (account 5380) as submitted.
udget request for Health (account 5410) was presented.
Health Budget
(5410)
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker
and unanimously carried that budget request for Health
approved
(account 5410) be approved as submitted.
Budget request for Stores (account 5730) was presented.
Stores Budget
(5730)
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio
and unanimously carried to approve the budget request
approved
for Stores (account 5730) as submitted.
AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970
Budget request for Sanitary Sewers (account 5740) was
presented.
Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Clark and
unanimously carried to approve request of Sanitary Sewers.
(account 5740) as submitted,
Budget request for Central Garage (account 5750) was
Fresented, with the recommendation that the amount of
800 be deleted from object 200 as a duplication of the
mount already budgeted in account 5090, object 200.
Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Snyder
and unanimously carried to delete $800 from object 200.
Moved by Councilmar Decker; --led by Counc37ma^ Rubio
and unanimously carriea t�_ approve budget request for
Central Garage (account 5750) as amended.
Budget request for Multilith
with the recommendation that
abeyance.
(account 5780) was presented
object 440 be held in
Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Sndyer
and unanimously carried to approve budget request for
Multilith (account 5780) with object 440 held in abeyance.
The Council -econsidered the amount allowed for overtime
in the Fire Department budget request (account 5220).
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark
and unanimously carried to increase the overtime amount
llowed in budget request for Fire Department (account 5225)
o $30,000.
he Accounting Director presented a written memo from the
City Attorney regarding legality of increasing the salary
of the City Treasurer, and the City Clerk. The memo con-
tained information regarding State Attorney General, and
Court Constructs relative to this matter.
A further report from the City Attorney was presented,
in which he stated that if he were to continue
as City Attorney, it would necessitate an increase in
the budget request for Legal (account 5060) by $1,080.
However if tbp City engaged Mr. George Wakefield, a
member of the same firm, there would be no increase.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker
and unanimously carried to accept the recommendation of
City Attorney Terzian to assign Mr. George Wakefield to
the City of Azusa, as of July 1, 1970.
The following recommendations was presented from the
Personnel Board:
1. That the salary recommendation of Urban Assoc-
iates report No. 3, with certain exceptions sub-
mitted by the Personnel Board, be adopted.
2. That the Personnel Rules & Regulations govern-
ing the pay back of sick leave upon retirement be
amended to increase the percentage from 25% to 50%,
and add the reason for such a pay back, of death of
the employee after having obtained permanent status.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker
and unanimously carried to approve an amendment to the
Rules and Regulations regarding sick leave pay back;
increasing the amount of the percentage from 25% to 30%
and adding the reason of death of the employee after
having obtained permanent status.
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San. Sewers
Budget
(5740)
approved
Central
Garage Budget
(5750)
approved as
amended
Multilith
Budget
(5780)
approved
Recomm. frm.
Cty.Atty. to
appoint Mr.
George Wakefield
as new City
Atty.effec.7/1/7
Per.Bd.recomm.
to amend R&R
re: sick leave
pay back
approved as
amended
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A memo was submitted from the Personnel Board which Memo from Per.
reflected the request made from the Azusa Police and Fire Bd, on requests
Association in which they asked for the following: frm. Az.Pol. &
Fire Assn.
1. An education incentive pay amounting to $1.00
per college unit, to a maximum of $35, per month;
and 5% salary increase upon the attainment of
an AA Degree with the 5% increase taking the place
of the $35 maximum.
2. Payback of one half of all sick leave accumlated
upon retirement or termination of employee instead
of the present one fourth payback.
No action taken by Council.
The Accounting Director presented the matter of revenue
increases necessary and expenditure cuts in Capital items
held in abeyance necessary in order to balance the budget.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder
and unanimously carried that the necessary Resolution be
prepared to increase the water rates as necessary to
increase revenes by $40,000.
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Rubio Appvl.of a
and unanimously carried to approve a mineral depletion mineral
tax to be levied on rock quarries for the excavation, depletion tax
mining and processing of rock and wand, and direct City (Rock Quarries)
Attorney to prepare necessary Ordinance.
Moved by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Clark
Cty. Atty. to
and unanimously carried to have City Attorney prepare
prepare necsry.
Resolution, to increase the rubbish rates from
Res. increase
1ecessary
1.50 to $2.00 per month.
of Rubbish rates
Moved by Councilman Rubio, seconded by Councilman Decker
All capitol
and unanimously carried to delete all capital held in
deleted ex -
abeyance, with the exception of $150,000 for the reservoir,
cept for Res -
and $15,000 for the Engineering Study on the Electric
ervoir & Sub -
Substation.
station stdy.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Decker
and unanimously carried to accept the Personnel Board
recommendation regarding salaries with the job titles
remaining the same as presently existing, except in cases
of re-classification.
The City Clerk presented the request from Recreation Req. from.Rec.
Director Dangleis for authorization to attend the Institute Dir. to attend
on "Principles of Park Maintenance for the Administrator", institute to
to be held November 8-13, 1970, at Asilomar, California, be held 11/8-13,
with expenses of $180. This matter had been tabled to 1970, at Asil-
budget discussions from June 15, 1970 meeting. omar, Calif
Moved by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Clark
and unanimously carried to remoe this item from the table.
t
ved by Councilman Snyder, seconded by Councilman Clark
at this request be granted, with accountable expenses
f to exceed $180. The motion was passed by the following
vote of Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Decker, Snyder, Clark, Solem
NOES: Councilmen-. Rubio
ABSENT: Councilmen: Acne
AZUSA AUDITORIUM AZUSA, CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1970
The Mayor presented the matter of the recommended author-
ization of a change order for alternate B, in the amount of
$1,393• This matter had been continued from the adjourned
meeting of June 17, 1970. In the interim time, it was
ascertained that this is a necessary addition to the work
on the new Police Facility, and recommended it be authorized.
Moved by Councilman Decker, seconded by Councilman Clark
nd unanimously carried by Roll Call that the change
rder in the amount of $1,393 be approved.
he City Council discussed the appointment of City
Administrator, and the salary for this position.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Rubio
and unanimously carried by Roll Call that Robert K.
Sandwick be appointed as City Administrator, at a salary
of $22,500 per year, <- 9 -Ad /ygo.
Moved by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Snyder
and unanimously carried to adjourn to Monday, June 29, 1970,
8:00 p.m. in the Azusa Auditorium.
Time of Adjournment 12°16 a.m.
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City Clerk 4 L
Next Resolution 5749
Next Ordinance 994
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Recomm. for
auth. of chng.
order for A1t.B
for addn'l. wk.
on new Pol.
Facil. Bldg.
Appointment
of Robert K.
Sandwick as
City Adm.