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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-10-1996 Meeting I I I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ROOM - June 10, 1996 3:00 P.M. PRESENT: Hons. Larry E. Sconyers, Mayor; Beard, Chairman; Bridges, Vice-Chairman; H. Brigham and Powell, members; Charles Dillard, Interim Administrator for Operations; Harry Hartley, Asst. Director of Public Works; Lori D'Alessio of the Attorney's Office; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission-Council and Nancy Morawski, Deputy Clerk of Commission-Council. Also Present: George Eskola of WJBF Television and Hon. Jerry Brigham, Commissioner. Mr. Chairman: We have one addition. The Clerk: This concerns a communication from the Asst. Director of Public Works regarding the hiring of employees for the Sanitation Department. Mr. Powell: I move we add this to the agenda. Mr. Bridges: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. The Committee first considered the approval of the designation of a funding source regarding the purchase of two passenger vans for inmate crews. Mr. Chairman: The Commission sent this back to us to determine what type of funding we could get for this. Mr. Dillard: We had looked at several areas, including some buses or old vans we might have. However, due to the condition and age of this equipment, it would cost a lot to get this equipment functional to be placed into service and we felt it would not be feasible to do it. We could probably get the vans cheaper if we purchase them through the State contract. Mr. Chairman: We have a problem with the pickup of debris and heavy trash in the urban area. We need to get the inmates working with Mr. Hartley on a daily basis to get the areas cleaned up. I think we still may have to hire some additional help as well to deal with the problem. r Mr. Bridges: Maybe we could subcontract some of this out to get it done more quickly. Mr. Hartley: I have the equipment to work 55 people. Right now I'm at 29. We have three types of garbage to pick up: the household garbage and recyclables, the leaves and limbs and the bucket trash such as couches, mattresses and things that people just throw on the street. It is totally impossible with the number of people we have. I'm working some inmates now from RCCI but they must stay together as a group with a guard and work in only one area. We have nine routes to cover and need the people I to handle all the areas. Mr. Powell: I would like to see us look at the possibility of hiring some temporary employees. I could not support the funding of purchasing vans for the inmates to ride in. Mr. Dillard: We would need CDL drivers for the trucks. Mr. Hartley: Some of the landfill people are helping also with the bucket trash but I need some dependable people who will be able to work on a regular basis. Mr. McKie: We could do some of those people on a temporary basis and make appropriate cuts somewhere else in the consolidated budget in our mid-year review. Mr. Hartley: We need to keep the inmates that we are getting now from RCCI. We are budgeted for 38 people at this time. Mr. Bridges: You would probably be able to pay for the temps from your budget since you were reduced on employees. I'll make a motion we allow Mr. Hartley to hire 18 temporary employees including six with the CDL licenses and that we I continue to use the Landfill people and community service people on the weekends if at all possible and that we make every effort to bring him back up to staff at 38 people and charge this to his budget. Mr. Powell: I'll second that motion. I would suggest that you also send this back to the Engineering Services Committee and let all these gentlemen get together and we'll form a sub- committee with Mr. Dillard, Mr. Hartley, Mr. Gooding and others to see if we can come up with a plan of action on a permanent basis. Mr. Chairman: Would you accept that as an amendment? Mr. Bridges: Sure. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission-Council NWM I