Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 01-14-03 regular Council agenda — reading text

front of the building, to apply to tbe contractor for the motion to direct the City Manager Mr. Carnathan moved to amend and Mr. Dowling accepted related to the architect. Mr. Anderson reimbursement of the additional expense the amendment. the motion, as amended, and it carried unanimously with Carnathan, The Mayor called for the vote on Pullen, Kelley, and Anderson in favor. Baggett, Dowling, Tucker, The Mayor read the resolution by title only. FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE COMMUNITY A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FOR THE CITY OF SECTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. FORT W ALTON BEACH, AND PROVIDING seconded motion and it carried wianimously with Mr. Kelley moved to adopt Res. 02- 31. Mrs. Baggett and Anderson in favor. ' Carnathan, Baggett,Dowling,Tucker, Pullen, Kelley, Consideration of City issues to submit to the Okaloosa County Legislative Delegation. 2002, to receive The City Manager advised the Okaloosa County Legislative Delegation will meet on December 20, Issues suggested b):Staff included the 2003 Florida Legislative session. requests for Local Legislation during 1ange regarding as well as a state statute a) Fire, and Parks and Recreation Departments, projects in the Public Works, annexed. . the requirement for legal descriptions of areas being Beach to the Legislative submitted by the City of Fort Walton Mr. Kelley moved to submit the projects motion and it carried unanimously for 2003. Mrs. Baggett seconded Delegation for consideration for funding in favor. Pullen, Kelley, and Anderson with Carnathan, Baggett, Dowling, Tucker, renewal. Discussion of the City Manager Employment Agreement for the City Manager for the next two years. Mr. Tucker moved not to extend the Employment Agreement Dr. Pullen seconded motion. a new Council will inherit the Mr. Tucker explained the reasons for his motion. He stated that in four months, should have the freedom to and it is his opinion that the next Council decision made tonight for the next 20 months, the event of termination, the Also, he explained in make their decision regarding the City Manager' agreement. s base salary, and he does not want to see the present third of the annual City is obligated to pay the City Manager one- the decision made by the preceding Council regarding the employment Council make that obligation. He mentioned the Council has had to live with. of the City Manager, which present non- election year so the should be amended to be in December of the Mr. Anderson stated he feels the agreement can not the lame-duck Council. He does not know if the employment agreement sitting Council makes the decision, with the City Manager for it should be made by people who have worked be amended, otherwise, he is in agreement at least eight months. been done on the the previous comments, stating a job evaluation has never Dr. Pullen offered his agreement with City Manager and one should be done.  12/1 0/ 02 aO. 9 N'''''''~~''-'' v.~""",^"'<< W",-.; NVJYW''.:. W'~~ XH.~"" V^~.........~.... NV.V<'.'?<;. t;-'~~~' 3 >>::", ~ , ~~." ~ ~ >? ; x-. J'~ .'\'~'~ % s~ (Do....S'( v.~......;.<.~" ~ :~-' h~ ~ m ~ ~:, 0!$:~1~: r. ~ f."-' t :/,~ : "}) Vi."'^""~"'".. '~:::~ ~ ~. ."~x.;.. I. i;....~...~~~.........,.~">........................... ~ ~~ ~ ~ ,~?~* W......:""""".~" v'.....~ v.<.."..... l""............ renewed unless ' either party to the The City Manager exp1ainedevery two years his contract is automatically other that it does not wish to extend it, and notice must be 120 clays prior to the Agreement gives noticertothe termination date of April 30. He advised because of the political nature of the position, any individual who works as City Manager will want a severance package as protection since Council can terminate the Manager at any time. The City Manager continued review. He advised the salary review is done at that the time for an evaluation would be in March during his salary him d~ thelas( dhave that time because the sitting Council are the ones who have worked with evaluatehini Yearortwo. 1lIJ. of what his. has been. A newly elected Council . would have nothing to on. knowledge performance is evaluated twice a month during Mr. Kelley advised he will not support the motion, stating the City Manager that a severance package is the fair and right thing to have. He also stated the City Mam\ger meetings, and feels the majority of Council members follows the direction of the majority of Council, so therefore he is doing the job want him to do. to evaluate the performance of the Mrs. Baggett also feels bi- monthly Council meetings are adequate opportunities City Manager, and unless there are adequate reasons to do so, she will not support the motion. have not been responded to and he has been Mr. Anderson advised he has brought items up to the City Manager that disappointed in his perfonnance on those matters. a new Council at one time would be Mr. Carnathan stated his feeling that to have a new city manager and detrimental to the City, and that the City Manager is performing his job exactly as the majority of Council is directing him to do. which would not mean the City Mr. Tucker informed his intention of the motion is to let the contract expire, without a contract. Council feels that would not be a Manager would be terminated; rather, he would be working