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Council Minutes of 2/3/2004 more committee meeting before February 17 to discuss what the committee believed would be the best possible team of strengths and weaknesses. However, it was the desire of the majority to simply have aCommittee-of--the-Whole at 7;15 p.m. on February 17. Each member of Council will write down their four choices. The top four vote-getters will be appointed to the commission. Applications will still be accepted until the end of this week. • The committee completed the discussion of Ordinance 2004-4, an ordinance to repeal Ordinance 92-151 which would in effect abolish the Division of Electronic Data Processing, the positions of Commissioner and Network Specialist and create a new position of Electronic Data Processing Technician. The committee decided to change the title of the new position to Network Administrator. The committee requested that the legislation be amended to reflect that and also that the individual be placed under the direction of the Personnel & Administrative Director rather than the Finance Director. Councilwoman Kasler made a friendly amendment to Councilman Limpert's report with regard to the assignment of Ordinance 2004-4 to committee. She did raise the issue of whether or not it should be in Intra-Governmental or Finance, but she then asked that no changes be made and the discussion not continue in the absence of the President of Council who makes that decision as to placement in committee. She did not think it was appropriate to reassign anything without the President of Council being present. Councilman Limpert agreed to the amendment. Councilwoman Kasler, chairperson of the Finance Committee: 1) The meeting of the Finance Committee was held on January 27. Present were chairperson Kasler, members Gareau and Limpert; Councilmen Nashar, Miller, Dailey; the Mayor, directors of Finance, Safety and Personnel, the Fire Chief and the City Engineer. Agenda items were as follows: • Ordinance 2004-5, an ordinance establishing the rates of compensation for the newly created position of Electronic Data Processing Technician, or otherwise re- establishing those rates for various administrative and legislative personnel for 2004 and 2005. First, an amendment was made to change the title in the ordinance to Network Administrator and to entitle the department Information Systems. The annual salary proposed would change the range within the present ordinance from $16,125-$35,446 to an appropriate figure. The Finance and Personnel directors discussed some possibilities based on similar positions in other cities. The present assistant who will now be filling the new position is making $30,900. It was recommended that he receive some raise for the increased responsibilities, but starting him still at the lower end of the new range, with a 6-month review of performance. He will be Microsoft Certified, which is a one-year process, and he will be certified within the next 6 months. (As Chairperson Kasler was called away from the committee meeting and Councilman Gareau took over as chair, she requested that Councilman Gareau complete the committee report.) 5