5.9. SR 05-10-1999 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I have talked to Jim Brimeyer, The Brimeyer Group, regarding this issue and he concurs that a certain amount of compensation is appropriate. The question you must ask in determining an appropriate level is..."What would you have paid the individuals involved at the start if you knew they were going to be operating for six months or a year without a department head?" The city has saved a significant amount of money while the departments operated without department heads and, if anything, the proposed amounts are low considering the additional responsibility and length of time without a department head. The following one time payments are recommended: Scott Harlicker $3,000 Steve Wensman $2,225 Debbie Huebner $1,500 Steve Tillmann $3,000 Brent Behrns $1,500 Work at the liquor store included taking over the management of ordering product, pricing product, maintaining daily accounting records, managing inventory, supervising employees (limited activity), and doing appropriate marketing including the monthly flyer. In the planning department this included the scheduling of public hearings and agenda items on a monthly basis, attendance at extra meetings and staff meetings, developing and conducting staff review meetings for development proposals and being the department spokesperson. I don't want anyone to think that either department was left stranded, as there was always resources available to assist them including myself, the city engineer, the building/zoning administrator, the finance director, etc. Nonetheless, upon close review of both departments, the above -noted individuals merit compensation according to the relationship outlined in the above figures.