2006-10-09 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting of La Porte City Council

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City Council Regular and Workshop Meeting —October 9, 2006 Page 11 Councilmember Griffiths noted we have already appropriated $83,000.00 and would need and additional $171,000.00. Interim City Manager John Joerns noted that was correct. In addition, he noted to Clark that Councilmember Rigby just noted the agenda was posted to vote or deny the Chapter 172 Board recommendations. Clark Askins noted again he believed those to have already been taken care of with the exception of the incentives. He noted we would just not vote on the second part of the caption. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins noted his plan was to read the caption of the ordinance so it would not include the second part of approving or denying the Chapter 172 changes. However, it would include the deferral and Exhibit A. Councilmember Rigby noted according to the ordinance all we are doing is changing the language in the personnel policy and adding the deferral option. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins noted that was correct. Mayor Ported noted any other action other than the definition would require a budget adjustment. Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins noted they would not be taking any action on anything except what is noted in Exhibit A. Mayor Ported asked the Council if the understood or had any questions Councilmember Griffiths noted that Council still needed to provide direction on retiree freezes and the incentive option. Interim City Manager confirmed that after Council voted on the ordinance, they need to let staff know if they want to move forward the retiree freezing and the incentive package. Mayor Porter informed Council he would entertain a motion. Motion was made by Councilmember Moser to approve ordinance 2781-C as presented by Mr. Swanagan. Second by Councilmember Griffiths The motion carried Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read: Ordinance 2004-2781-C — AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LA PORTE EMPLOYEE POLICIES HANDBOOK BY AMENDING SECTION 9A, "RETIREE MEDICAL COVERAGE"; PROVIDING FOR THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RETIREE MEDICAL COVERAGE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID AMENDMENT CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Mayor Porter made the following comments: I am voting for the ordinance. I have some serious reservations about what we are doing and the financial impact to the City with accounting rules. We are having to deal with funding and the impact on our funding balance. At some point we are going to have to stop