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<br />UNIVERSITY CITY COUNCIL <br />STUDY SESSION <br />th <br />5 Floor of City Hall <br />6801 Delmar <br />June 9, 2014 <br />5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />th <br />The City Council Study Session held in the Council Chamber, 5 floor of City Hall, on Monday, June <br />9, 2014. Mayor Shelley Welsch called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. In addition to the Mayor the <br />following members of the Council were present: <br /> <br />Mr. Rod Jennings <br />Dr. Paulette Carr <br />Mr. Stephen Kraft <br />Mr. Terry Crow <br />Mr. Michael Glickert <br />Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. <br /> <br />Also in attendance was the City Manager Lehman Walker. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch asked if there were any changes to the upcoming agenda. <br /> <br />Mr. Jennings stated that he would like to nominate Bwayne Smotherson for appointment to the Arts <br />& Letters Commission. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe stated he would make a motion to amend the agenda by removing Resolutions 2014-20, <br />2014-21, 2014-22, 2014-23, 2014-24 and 2014-25. <br /> <br />Dr. Carr stated that she would be making an objection to this motion during the regular session. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch requested that the dates for the Study and Regular Session Minutes be amended to <br />thth <br />read May 27 instead of May 24. <br /> <br />____________________________ <br /> <br />Next item on the agenda was a discussion of the budget overview for Legislative and Administrative <br />services, which includes the Finance Department, City Manager’s Office and Information <br />Technology. <br /> <br />Director of Finance Tina Charumilind presented a summary of the 2015 budget for selected <br />departments. <br /> <br />LEGISLATIVE SERVICES <br />Ms. Charumilind stated that the total budget for this department is $225,000, which represents an <br />increase of five percent. <br /> <br />Personnel Services <br />Ms. Charumilind stated that Contractual Services and Personnel Services composed 45 percent of <br />the total budget. Personnel Services increased by six percent due to the proposed salary increase <br />for the City Clerk and the pension contribution. <br /> <br />Ms. Charumilind stated that the Pension Board recommended a change in the amortization of <br />unfunded accrued liabilities from 30 years to 15 years which will increase the City’s contribution by <br />approximately $112,000. <br /> <br /> <br />