The Nov. 4 city council meeting was dominated by a discussion of an urgency just-cause eviction ordinance, which the council ultimately approved—and we covered in depth in this article. This city council recap will cover everything else that happened in that meeting, including first-quarter budget updates on the General Fund and the city’s Water and Sewer Funds. This recap is not going to be a thrill-a-minute, but there are some interesting details, including a spontaneous, full-throated suggestion (not on the agenda, therefore not official) to make Mary Gourley the actual city manager.
Mayor Stephen Zollman, Councilmember Sandra Maurer and Councilmember Phill Carter were present for the Nov. 4 Sebastopol City Council meeting. Vice Mayor Jill McLewis attended via Zoom. Councilmember Neysa Hinton was absent.
Consent Calendar
The consent calendar consists of items that are routine in nature or don’t require additional discussion, often because they’ve been discussed extensively at a previous council meeting.
In addition to approving the minutes of earlier meetings, the council unanimously approved the following:
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The conversion of the administrative technician classification to a I (entry-level)/II (journey-level) classification series. The salary range for an Administrative Technician I is 10% below that of an Administrative Technician II. According to the staff report, “This change will enable the City to offer a pathway to entry into this robust and challenging classification, the roles for which span multiple departments and functions, providing opportunities for career development for both current and future City employees.”
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Approval of amendment to Pay Rates and Ranges Schedule. The city is required to post a publicly available pay schedule. Recent changes—including changes to the admin tech position discussed above and a 2% cost-of-living increase for the accountant/analyst, public works supervisor, and administrative services officer, previously approved by the City Council on June 17—necessitated this amendment. See the schedule here.
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Amendment to the composition and membership qualifications of the Enterprise Funds Oversight Committee. The council approved reducing the number of people on the committee from six to five and broadened the eligibility for those with accounting experience to join the committee even if they reside outside the city limits. (See the full staff report here.) The council also OK’d the seating of the committee without council interviews.
Regular Agenda
FIRST QUARTER UPDATE ON THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS…