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Home My WebLink About03-13-2002 Meeting I ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES COMMITIEE COMMITTEE ROOM - March 13,2002 1:00 P. M. PRESENT: Hons. Bob Young, Mayor; Kuhlke, Co-Chairman; Hankerson and Cheek, members; George Kolb, Administrator; Jim Wall, Attorney; Brenda Byrd-Pelaez, Human Resources Director; Lena Bonner, Clerk of Commission. ABSENT: Hon. Beard, Chairman. Also Present: Heidi Coryell of The Augusta Chronicle, Stacey Eidson of The Metropolitan Spirit, George EskoIa ofWJBF Television, Dominique Benns ofWRDW Television, other members of news media and Hons. Boyles and Williams, Commissioners. 1. Request approval to hire EMA Administrative Assistant at mid-point salary range. Mr. Cheek: I move to approve. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. After a short discussion; the motion was adopted unanimously. I 2. Request the City Commission authorize the Mayor to IDe AmeriCorps VISTA project grant application and to accept said grant when approved. Mr. Cheek: I move to approve. Mr. Hankerson: Second. Motion adopted unanimously. 4. Approve renewal of Public Official Liability Coverage. Mr. Cheek: I move to approve. Mr. Kuhlke: Second. Motion adopted llnanimously. 3. Discuss status of city and departments safety programs. (Requested by Commissioner Cheek) I Mr. Cheek: What is the current plan we have in place for reducing injuries and costs to the City? Mr. Kolb: Weare in the process of doing an assessment of the entire organization. This is a program we are looking at and we are gathering information now. We would like to implement a continuous improvement program where we can look at statistics from year to year, make an assessment of how well we did and then look at ways of doing things even better. I Ms. Pelaez gave a short presentation about the information they are in the process of gathering for the program. Mr. Cheek: I want to make a motion that we mandate a required 10% reduction, and this goes to our department heads, in the number of on-the-job injuries that occur for the year 2002 as compared to 2001. Mr. KuhIke: I second that motion. Motion adopted unanimously. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Lena J. Bonner Clerk of Commission nwm I I 2 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGENDA COMMITIEE ROOM-March 13,2002 I:OOP.M. I. Request approval to hire EMA Administrative Assistant at mid-point salary range. 2. Request the City Commission authorize the Mayor to file AmeriCorps VISTA project grant application and to accept said grant when approved. 3. Discuss status of city and departments safety programs. (Requested by Commissioner Cheek) 4. Approve renewal of Public Official Liability Coverage.