HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-25-10 City Administration Committee Meeting Agenda
CITY ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Wednesday, August 28, 2010
7:00 PM
COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AGENDA
1. Chairperson Greeting & Opening Statement
2. Announcements
3. Agenda Review and Amendments
4. Approval of Minutes
5. Statements from the Public
6. Employee Comments
7. Common Council Response
8. Workforce Diversity Committee
9. Safety Committee
10. Youth Bureau
10.1 Request to Amend Personnel Roster – Resolution
11. Department of Public Works
11.1 Request for Funds for Stewart Park Small Pavilion - Resolution
12. Attorney’s Office
12.1 Amendment of City Charter, Section C-33 (Acting Mayor and Alternate Acting
Mayor) – Proposed Local Law
12.2 Acquisition of Water Main Easement - Possible Executive Session Discussion;
Proposed Resolution (to be provided)
13. Human Resources
13.1 Director’s Report
14. Finance/Controller’s Office
14.1 Controller’s Report
15. Reports
15.1 Mayor’s Report
15.2 Sub-Committee Updates
15.3 Council Members’ Announcements
15.4 Next Month’s Meeting: September 29, 2010
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10. Youth Bureau
.1 Request to Amend 2010 Youth Bureau Roster
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Youth Bureau has requested permission to amend the 2010 personnel
roster, decreasing the hours of a currently vacant Recreation Program Leader from 35 hours per
week to 30 hours per week effective September 2, 2010, and
WHEREAS this change will result in a savings of about $1900.00 during the remainder of 2010
and a savings of about $7600.00 during 2011, and
WHEREAS, the proposed reduction of hours reflects an effort on the part of the Recreation
Support Services Program and the Ithaca Youth Bureau to assist in cost saving measures during
this fiscally challenging time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby amends the 2010 Youth Bureau roster as follows:
Decrease the hours of one Recreation Program leader from 35 hours per week to 30 hours
per week effective September 2, 2010.
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11. Department of Public Works
.1 Request for Funds for Stewart Park Small Pavilion
WHEREAS, the small pavilion (Tea House) at Stewart Park is currently in a state of disrepair,
and
WHEREAS, DPW staff have estimated approximately $4,000 in funds will be needed to perform
the following:
Material Testing,
Construction Materials for Shoring,
Independent Evaluation of the Building and
Alternative Programs of Demolition, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
and,
WHEREAS, the City has established Capital Reserve #11 Parks and Recreation with $200,000,
which can be used to provide said funding for the small pavilion at Stewart Park; now, therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council hereby authorizes the use of an amount not to exceed
$4,000 from Capital Reserve #11 Parks and recreation to provide necessary testing, construction
materials and evaluation of the small pavilion at Stewart Park.
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12. Attorney’s Office
.1 Amendment of City Charter, Section C-33 (Acting Mayor and Alternate Acting Mayor)
– Proposed Local Law
WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Ithaca, in Section C-33, currently provides for the annual
election by the Common Council of an Acting Mayor and Alternate Acting Mayor, to act in the
Mayor’s stead in the event of her or his absence, incapacity or unavailability; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council has determined that, due to the importance of the working
relationship and need for continuity of direction between the Mayor and the Acting Mayor or
Alternate Acting Mayor, it is most sensible and efficient for the Mayor to select the Acting
Mayor and Alternate Acting Mayor, on an annual basis, such that the process is comparable to
the Mayor’s selection of the chairpersons of Council’s standing committees (and other, special
committees); and
WHEREAS, such a change in the selection process for Acting Mayor and Alternate Acting
Mayor represents a transfer of the power to make that selection from Common Council to the
Mayor, and, as such, is subject to a mandatory referendum, pursuant to Section 23.2.f of the
Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, to be conducted at the next general
election (in this case, on November 2, 2010) provided it is not less than 60 days from the
adoption hereof, or at a special election not less than 60 days from such adoption; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council has determined that certain other improvements should be
made to the language of Section C-33 of the City Charter, which changes are set forth below;
now therefore
Local Law ___-2010
BE IT ENACTED by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1:
Section C-33 of the Charter of the City of Ithaca is hereby amended (subject to mandatory
referendum by the electors of the City) to read as follows.
[Language to be deleted is stricken; language to be added is bolded and underlined.]
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§C-33. Acting Mayor; Alternate Acting Mayor.
A. By the time of the first regular Common Council meeting of each year, the Mayor
shall appoint a member of the Council to serve (when needed) as Acting Mayor until
the next such annual appointment or replacement by the Mayor. In the Mayor’s
absence or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Mayor, the Acting Mayor
shall preside at meetings where the Mayor would normally preside, if there is no
other provision for another officer to preside at that meeting in the Mayor’s
absence. In case the event that the Mayor shall be is unable to perform the other duties
of the Mayor’s office, in consequence of due to sickness or absence and unavailability,
sickness or incapacitation, or resignation, removal or death, or if there shall be a
vacancy in the office, at the first meeting in each year or as soon thereafter as may be
practicable, the Common Council shall appoint one of its members to preside at the
meetings, and the presiding officer thus chosen the Acting Mayor shall be vested with
all the powers and perform all the duties of the Mayor of the City, - except as provided
specified in §C-33A(1), herein – until the Mayor shall resume the duties of the office or
the until any vacancy in the office of Mayor shall be filled for the unexpired term, by
election according to law. The Acting Mayor shall not be authorized to make
appointments, to remove City officers from their positions or to cast a veto, unless
the Mayor is absent or incapacitated for more than 30 days. (1) The Acting Mayor
shall not be vested with the voting powers of the Mayor as described in Section C-30, but
shall instead exercise the voting rights afforded Council members other than the Mayor.
The officer so appointed shall be styled “Acting Mayor” and shall sign all necessary
papers with his/ or her name, adding thereto the words “Acting Mayor.”
B. The Common Council Mayor may shall in the same manner and for the same term
appoint another of its members of the Common Council as Alternate Acting Mayor, to
which person shall assume the powers and perform all the duties of the Mayor in the
same manner and fashion as the Acting Mayor, whenever the Acting Mayor is required to
assume such the powers and duties of the Mayor’s office but is unable to do so in
consequence as a result of sickness or absence from the City and unavailability,
sickness or incapacitation, or resignation, removal or death.
C. In the event of the failure of the Mayor to appoint an Acting Mayor or Alternate
Acting Mayor, as provided for above, the Common Council may do so, which
appointment(s) shall stand until the first Council meeting of the following year.
Section 2. Severability.
Severability is intended throughout and within the provisions of this local law. If any section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this local law is held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then that decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion.
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Section 3. Mandatory Referendum.
This Local Law shall be submitted to a referendum at the next general election, on November 2,
2010.
Section 4. Effective Date.
This Local Law shall take effect after it is approved by the electorate at the next general election
and is subsequently filed in the office of the Secretary of State.