2009-05-18 Regular Council Meeting Agenda

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The second Civil Service Board meeting was held last week, but the lawyer was not present and the questions are still not answered, so we have no recommendation as yet The next Civil Service Board meeting is set for the fall and is not meeting quarterly,, so the current process causes undue delays City Charter requires a public hearing once the Board has voted on a recommendation 1. What is your understanding of the procedures for a public hearing? 2. The City Attorney is on retainer, so can I meet with him and then he can consult the special attorney if necessary to get the answers to the questions raised?” As a University City resident she urged fiscal responsibility. Gregory Pace, 7171 Westmoreland Mr. Pace recommended the City consider moving from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan with a City match.This takes the risks away from the City. Judy Baum, 1126 Wilson Ave. Ms. Baum stated that the City originally came to the residents concerning the buy- out. MSD recently put in new sewer lines to take care of run off from Hanley and now will dump into the creek increasing the flooding risk. Elsie Glickert, 6712 Etzel Ms. Glickert wanted the record to show that she is not dealing with personalities but budget positions as they reflect salaries, pensions and the history of these positions. We have positions that we did not have when we had many more people living in University City. Ms. Glickert’s recommendation for budget cuts was: Elimination of the Assistant City Manager as when the City had a population of 51,250 it did not have this position. U.City’s population now is around 39,000 Why the need for Assistant Chief of Police or Assistant Fire Chief? We now have four Lieutenants, which previously were Sergeants; three Battalion Chiefs, which were previously Captains all of which are cosmetic titles with higher pay. Recommend the Police Department Bureau of Services be administered by a civilian as St. Louis County. Keep uniform officers on the street not in the office Directors should live in University City according the City ordinance Park Department administration could be better utilized at the Rec. Center. Refuse Department could save $10,000 a year with roll out carts and once a week pick up in alleys Establish secretarial pools instead of many individual secretaries Edward McCarthy, 7101 Princeton Ave. Mr. McCarthy suggestions The citizens, City Council, City Manger and the department heads get together for a budget discussion. Presentation of budget data show revenue matched with expenses, as permit fees matched with expenses and Centennial Commons revenue matched with expenses.