{"id":6816,"date":"2011-11-29T13:17:13","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T19:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=6816"},"modified":"2011-11-29T13:17:13","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T19:17:13","slug":"florissant-makes-budget-adjustments-400-bonus-for-city-employees-out-overtime-for-police-public-works-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=6816","title":{"rendered":"Florissant Makes Budget Adjustments: $400 bonus for city employees Out, overtime for police, public works In"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Carol Arnett<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Florissant City Council played both Scrooge and Santa Monday, as they voted to remove a one-time pay adjustment of $400 per employee from the budget in order to have money for overtime pay. The police and public works department wanted the overtime, while the one-time pay adjustment before Christmas would have gone to every employee.<\/p>\n

Public works often pays overtime in bad weather in order to keep the streets plowed. The police department uses overtime when officers are called into court, and for special events that require more police presence.<\/p>\n

Councilman Mark Schmidt said that the original budget had \u201crealistic numbers for overtime, but council members decided to slash them in half.\u201d He said this would lead to department heads coming back to the council for more money later in the year.<\/p>\n

Councilwoman Karen McKay noted that the city has been hard hit financially in the last few years. \u201cThe council must review the budget monthly,\u201d she said. She asked the administration to look at new ways of managing overtime, such as flex time. \u201cWe\u2019ve done it the same way since 1963,\u201d she said. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s time to change.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councilman Ben Hernandez said that if there were unforeseen incidents, such as bad weather, the department heads could come to the council and request more money. \u201cI would never let the safety of the residents be in jeopardy,\u201d he said. \u201cThe council will approve if necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho are we fooling?\u201d Councilman Pat Stinnett asked. \u201cWe\u2019re going back constantly every year to add overtime.\u201d He said that this budget reflects an accurate amount based on previous years.<\/p>\n

Council President Keith English said that he had seen overtime being spent when it shouldn\u2019t have been. \u201cCutting the overtime budget is the smart thing to do,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t have a problem with the administration coming back to the council if they need more overtime funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Schmidt then noted that although the overtime was cut, the pay adjustment would cost the city $147,000. He suggested an amendment to restore the overtime and retract the pay adjustment. The amendment failed, with only Stinnett, John Grib and Joe Eagan joining Schmidt in voting yes.<\/p>\n

Schmidt then moved to retract the pay adjustment without changing the overtime budgeted. This time, the amendment passed, with Stinnett, Schmidt, Grib, Eagan and Keith Schildroth voting yes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t manufacture money,\u201d Eagan said. \u201cAs much as I\u2019d like to give employees a bonus, we need to keep our streets plowed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Councilman Tim Lee said he regretted not being able to give the employee a bonus, or pay adjustment. He noted that part-time employees would have received the adjustment, and noted that they did not receive the latest pay raise.<\/p>\n

Lee noted that the budget process was a give and take between council members and between council members and the administration, and said that everyone had to compromise. \u201cI didn\u2019t agree on some things in the budget, but I supported it anyway,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s too bad we can\u2019t do something for the employees before Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n

English said he was \u201cappalled\u201d at the action. \u201cOvertime goes to police and public works,\u201d he said, \u201cBut a bonus would go to the ladies downstairs, the court workers, all employees. To take Christmas bonuses away from hardworking full and part-time employees, I\u2019m appalled.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the meeting, Mayor Tom Schneider said that the city would do the best it could to live within the budget. As far as the adjustment, Schneider said, \u201cwe may need the money if we have a hard winter. No doubt we\u2019ll need it for the police. There\u2019s just not enough overtime in the budget.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Carol Arnett The Florissant City Council played both Scrooge and Santa Monday, as they voted to remove a one-time pay adjustment of $400 per employee from the budget in order to have money for overtime pay. 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