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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL MAY 14, 2003 AGGRESSIVE CONTROL METIIODS FOR TILE COUNCIL'S REVIEW F012 IMPI EMENTATION IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS" The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Pahey. Ayes (4) Blesener, Fahey, LaValle, Montour. Nays (t) Anderson. Resolution declared adopted. ACCOUNTING The Council reviewed the City Admiuist~~ator's recommendation dated SUPERVISOR April 25, 2003 relative to the Accounting Supewisor position. Fahey POSITION indicated that he was comfortable with the recommendation, and felt that the additional week of vacation was a retention issue. The Council discussed the issue of department head status versus exempt status, and the consensus was that the Accounting Supervisor position should have exempt status. Mr. Pahey introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOI UTION NO. 20(13-5-I02 - RECLASSIFYING TII'E ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR POSITION AT EA'F.MPT STATUS' AND PROVIDING FOR TILE ADDITIONAL WEEK OF VACATION ON A DISCRETIONARYI3ASIS TIED TO PERFORMANCE FOR THAT POSIT lON SIMILAR TO TILE SYSTEM ]N Pl_ACE FOR DEPARTMF.'NI' IIF,AD.S The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by LaValle. Ayes (4) Fahey, LaValle, Montour, Anderson. Nays (l) Blesener. Resolution declared adopted. The City Administrator indicated that he will bring back an employment agreement for Council consideration. Blesener reported that he did not have au issue with exempt status for the Accounting Supervisor position. His concern is that approximately 40% of the City's staff is provided an extra week of vacation over the established vacation schedule in the Personnel Policy. Blesener indicated that it is not unusual to expect salaried employees work some extra hours over 40 per wcel<. However, if there are some department heads that work au inordinate number of hours afi~er 40, then he felt the employee should be given the extra week of vacation without tying it to performance. Blesener felt the City's vacation schedule should be adhered to, but suggested that perhaps it was Yime to revisit the vacation schedule. Fahey stated that given the Accounting Supervisor's level of experience and expertise, he was comfortable with moving her forward on the