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?. Veto - Page 2 It is interesting to note tha.t Mr. Soloman will probably transcribe more Board of Control meeting minutes in addition to his other duties at a salary of $31,387 than the Clerk of Council will transcribe Council meeting minutes - her salary is on the order of $39,395. My current secretary worked as a part time employee in the Clerk of Commissions' office from Sept. 7, 1999 through Oct. 15, 2040. He became full time on Oct. 16, 2000 as the Assistant Clerk of Commissions at a rate of $9.99/hour. Including length of service increase he received an increase to $10.82 per hour effective Jan. l, 2001. On Jan. 1, 2002, he received a cost of living increase to 12.08 per hour or $25,126 per year. Ordinance No. 2001-02 removed any connections to the bargaining Secretary I and Secretary II salary ranges. The range for a Secretary I was set at a minimum of $27,889 with no service time with the city to $35,846 maximum for 2002. Section 4 of Ord. No. 2001-02 is clear that the salary for the position of a Sec. I or a Sec. II shall be set by the Mayor, Director and/or Division Leader as long as it is in the range as established by the legislature. One can deba.te tha.t the monies paid for an employee is for the position, not the employee. The position pay is established by the legislative body and the individual for a position is selected by the administration. As to the type, quantity and quality of work performance of an employee, the employee's supervisor is the judge. On Jan. 7, 2002, I decided to hire Mr. Shaun Soloman in the pasition of a Sec. 1 secretary in the Mayor's office and placed him in roughly the middle of the range at $31,387. This salary for Mr. Soloman was clearly set forth within the range indicated in Ordinance No. 2001-02 and in Ord. No 2002-59 (passed by Council on May 21, 2002 and approved by the Mayor on May 22, 2002. The salary of $31,3$7 was clearly set foMh in the line item presentation to Council in 2002 and no objection hy any Council member was made at that time. I am confident that Mr. Soloman more than fulfills the requirements of a Secretarial position. He has roughly 1 year and 11 months of full time earperience working within the administration. His computer knowledge, work ethic, ability to quickly learn and adapt to multiple tasks and displayed preservation of the confidentially of the position justifies the contracted salary figure of $31,387 approved by Council. I am enraged that Council would even consider breaking a contract with an employee on a sole basis, let alone taking action to do so eight months into the year as with Mr. Soloman. Note tha.t Council didn't reduce the salary, not even by a single penny, of any other non-bargaining employee being paid out of general fund moneys. If Council