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<br /> <br />MINUTES OF UNIVERSITY CITY COUNCIL <br />SPECIAL/STUDY SESSION <br />City Hall, second floor conference room <br />6801 Delmar Blvd <br />Immediately after the adjournment of the Regular Council session <br />May 13, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br />A Special Session of the City Council of University City held in City Hall, fifth floor, May 13, <br />2013. Mayor Shelley Welsch called the meeting to order at 8:23 p.m. In addition to Mayor <br />Welsch the following members of Council were present: <br /> <br />Mr. Stephen Kraft <br />Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. <br />Mr. Byron Price <br />Ms. Paulette Carr <br />Mr. Terry Crow <br />Mr. Michael Glickert <br /> <br />Also in attendance was City Manager Lehman Walker. <br /> <br />Mr. Walker noted that for the past couple of years the Council has had study sessions from <br />various departments for members of Council to weigh in with any additions or deletions to <br />the proposed budget. He said the document he passed out to Council was essentially a <br />summary of the larger budget document. Mr. Walker stated there was not anything new. <br />He said Councilmember Carr suggested consolidation of all the Professional Services <br />expenditures as well as any significant changes to the budget. He noted the purpose of <br />the meeting was for Council to instruct him on proposed changes. Mr. Walker stated they <br />have gone through the public process, had several public meetings on the budget in each <br />ward, and had the legislatively required Public Hearing. He said what he has not received <br />suggestions from the Council in terms of things they would like to see either added to the <br />budget, deleted from the budget or any proposed changes. Mr. Walker said he had a <br />discussion with Councilmember Price, who asked if the fire cadet program be reinstituted <br />at a yearly cost of $25,000, which was done. He said he was looking for direction from <br />Council for other areas they would like to see the City add, delete, or change so the City <br />can proceed with producing the final budget document for Council’s consideration. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert asked about the present position of job allocation and resources, if some of <br />the City Clerk’s responsibilities are being assisted by the City Manager’s Secretary. Mr. <br />Walker noted that it is in transition because of difficulty in filing the position and hoped that <br />it would be filled in the next month or so. He stated the plan has always been for the City <br />Manager’s Secretary to work with the City Clerk and assist her. Mr. Glickert asked what <br />the most significant change was from last year’s budget to this year's proposed budget. <br /> <br />Mr. Walker said it would be in the area of Public Works and Parks in working with bringing- <br />up the infrastructure to standard. He said overall, staff brought in a budget with a <br />projected surplus and has been able to do that by hiring well-qualified staff members. Mr. <br />Walker agreed with Mr. Wilson in that the City has taken a harder look at the numbers. He <br />also said the consolidation of Public Works and Parks has saved money with respect to <br />personnel cost. Mr. Walker stated that in 2008, all of the departments were directed to <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> <br />