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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/05639 NOVEMBER 1, 2005 At a Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners, held in the Commission Chambers of City Hall at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2005, Mayor Paxton presided, and upon call of the roll by the Assistant City Clerk, the following answered to their names: Commissioners Coleman, Sirk, Smith, and Mayor Paxton (4). Commissioner Guess arrived late (1) - (after the Pledge of Allegiance). ADDITIONS/DELETIONS City Manager, Jim Zumwalt, asked that item II.0 on the agenda, Briefing on Cable TV Franchise i Negotiations, be deleted due to the Cable Authority Chairman being out of town. This item will be brought back before the Commission when the Chairman is available to attend the meeting. Several citizens completed a Public Comments Sheet asking to speak on the issue of Sunday Alcohol Sales. Mayor Paxton allowed each citizen to speak prior to reading the motion on Sunday Restaurant Alcohol Sales. Elaine Spaulding, President of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce presented each Commissioner with, a letter of support, from the Chamber, for Sunday Restaurant Alcohol Sales. Mayor Paxton and each Commissioner stated their position on the subject and then Mayor Paxton asked for the vote to be taken. ORDINANCE — ADOPTION Commissioner Sirk offered motion, seconded by Commissioner Smith, that the Board of Commissioners adopt an ordinance entitled, "ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE I, SECTION 6-4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH ENTITLED "OPERATING HOURS FOR RETAIL PREMISES" AND AMENDING ARTICLE II, SECTION 6-40 ENTITLED "FEES", TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINE AND MALT BEVERAGES BY THE DRINK ON SUNDAYS AND IMPOSING AN ANNUAL LICENSE FEE OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) FOR THE SALE OF DISTILLED SPIRITS AND WINE AND AN ANNUAL LICENSE FEE OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($150.00) FOR THE SALE OF MALT BEVERAGES BY THE DRINK ON SUNDAYS AND AMENDING ARTICLE II, SECTION 6-35 ENTITLED "REVOCATION; SUSPENSION" TO INSERT SUCH AMOUNT IN LIEU OF SUSPENSION." This ordinance may be summarized as follows: WHEREAS, pursuant to KRS 244.290(4), the legislative body of a City of the second class in which the sale of distilled spirits and wine is permitted, may, by ordinance, permit the sale of distilled spirits and wine by the drink on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until a closing hour to be established by the Board of Commissioners at hotels, motels, and restaurants which have dining facilities with a minimum seating capacity of one hundred (100) people at tables and which receive at least fifty percent (50%) or more of their gross annual income from their dining facilities from the sale of food; and WHEREAS, pursuant to KRS 244.480(3), the legislative body of a city of the second class may, by ordinance, permit the sale of malt beverages on Sunday, and establish the times in which malt beverages may be sold. By such authority, this ordinance authorizes the sale of distilled spirits, wine, and malt beverages by the drink on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. by duly licensed hotels, motels, and restaurants, subject to the following conditions: (a) The hotel, motel, or restaurant shall have dining facilities with a minimum seating capacity of 100 people at tables; (b) At least fifty percent (50%) of the gross annual income realized from the dining facilities is received from the sale of food; (c) The licensee shall apply for and receive a special Sunday sales license and pay a Sunday sales license fee. This ordinance also establishes a Sunday sales license and a licensee fee of $150.00 for the sale of distilled spirits and wine and for the sale of malt beverages on Sundays, and establishes such license fee amounts to be paid in lieu of suspension for any violation with regard to Sunday sales of alcohol. Adopted on call of the roll, yeas, Commissioners Sirk, Smith and Mayor Paxton (3). Nays, Commissioners Coleman and Guess (2). ORD. #2005-11-7028; BK 30; PG 640 NOVEMBER 1, 2005 WORKSHOP IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECT DEPOSIT REPORT Sam Lady, Controller in the Finance Department, briefed the Commission on the process to implement Direct Deposit for employees' payroll checks. He explained staff will ask for Commission approval to mandate that all employees must participate in Direct Deposit. He also asked for approval to proceed with RFP's from area financial institutions on how to handle employees that may be "non -bankable" and what the cost to the City will be. All Commissioners thought this is a good idea and asked Mr. Lady to proceed with the implementation of Direct Deposit. Commissioner Coleman asked Mr. Lady to see if it is possible to allow employees the choice of whether or not to participate, i.e., how labor intensive will it be for the Finance Department, will the City incur extra costs, etc. Mayor Paxton asked Mr. Lady to move forward with implementing Direct Deposit as quickly as possible. Mr. Lady did state that he hoped to have this process completed and all payroll checks going to direct deposit by March 2006. ISSUES REVIEW IN PREPARATION FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Mayor Paxton asked each Commissioner to listen closely to the City Manager's presentation and to be thinking about how they want to proceed with the collective bargaining negotiations. All three contracts will expire June 30, 2006. During the month of November, the unions must notify the City, and the City must notify the unions, if they want to enter into negotiations. City Manager, Jim Zumwalt, presented a power point presentation to the Commission detailing items that the Commissioners might want to change in each of the three contracts, the pros and cons of negotiating versus deciding not to negotiate, and the problems that occurred during the last negotiations. Upon completion of Mr. Zumwalt's presentation, Commissioner Coleman distributed a memo to the Commissioners that outlined his concerns with the City Manager's recommendation of not renewing the three union contracts. Mayor stated this item will be on the agenda for the next workshop. CITY MANAGER REPORT ❖ Calendar Items ❖ Expressed appreciation to the Finance Department for their hard work with the Tax Amnesty Program. Mayor asked Commissioners to attend the groundbreaking ceremony on November 17th at 8:30 a.m. for Ingram Barge. Ingram is the single largest towing company in the country. The Governor will also be attending. COMMISSIONER CONCERNS Commissioner Coleman has been receiving complaints regarding the new leaf pick-up policy. Mayor Paxton asked all Commissioners to refer these calls to Earnie Via, Public Works Director. PUBLIC COMMENTS Brian Kopischke, new President of the FOP Bargaining Unit, introduced himself and the FOP Bargaining Unit representatives to the Commission and stated he is looking forward to working with the Commission on the upcoming negotiations. He also gave a brief description of the FOP Bargaining Unit and how they differ from the AFSCME and IAFF unions. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. ADOPTED: November 8 , 2005 MiL, Assistant City Clerk