Longevity and Mileage discussions to continue tonight

Tonight at 6:00 p.m. is the Community Development meeting, which will be immediately followed by the Finance Committee where the longevity and mileage ordinance issues will be discussed further. If you are interested to hear the discussion or would like to participate, the meetings are held in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall.

SR 57 Questions

I was recently asked by some residents to respond to several questions, then post them on the web site. These questions and the responses are posted below:

1. They've heard that there were 10 change orders on the Rt. 57 project - what were they and how much $$ do they represent;

Attached is a copy of Funding Details presented to Council Finance Committee. The details show all approved and possible future Change orders. Change order no. 2 & 3 are for the Joint Repairs. [see Documents section for the attachment].

2. Who verifies that the money that is appropriated is used where it is supposed to be used (i.e. if the mulch was an additional $43k, how much mulch was purchased, from whom, etc.);

Each item of work is specified in the contract as per ODOT standards and requirements. The mulch quantity is additional quantity actually used for the project. K.E. McCartney is our construction manager on this project. They take all the measurements for the project. The project is under FHWA oversight and is monitored by ODOT and FHWA. The inspector from ODOT regularly visits the site for monitoring. All measurements and payments have to go through ODOT and FHWA. The mulch is part of contract and is bought by Shelly’s sub-contractor for the project..

3. Who is doing the landscaping along Rt. 57 and how did they get selected;

Shelly Company hired Down to Earth Landscaping from Garfield Hts. It is up to Shelly Company to hire their sub-contractors..

4. What type of light bulbs will be used in the new lights along Rt. 57 (energy efficient, regular, etc.);

Conventional 240 Volt, Type II, 250 Watt, Metal Halide will be used for this project to meet ODOT 2005 specifications..

5. It appeared that 2 new tractors were being used along Rt. 57 for mowing - where did those come from and how much did they cost?

Shelly’s sub-contractor CJ Zak of Richfield was using new tractors for erosion control. They own the equipments. They are not required to provide or buy new equipments for the project..

Spring Valley Update

Spring Valley's liquor license transfer from the old entity to the new one has been approved. The "Caddie Shack" will soon be open to the public, in addition to the existing banquet facility that seats approximately 400 people, according to owner Bob Corna. Development of the golf course continues and plans to commence residential construction on the high ground are underway.

Longevity Pay and Mileage Allowances paid to City employees to be discussed at Finance Committee meeting, June 8

City Council's Finance Committee will meet on June 8, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers to discuss the longevity pay and mileage allowances currently being paid to city employees, including elected officials.

165.13 LONGEVITY COMPENSATION.
(a) Longevity compensation shall be limited to full-time employees and shall be computed from the first day of full-time employment with the City and length of service.

(b) After completing one full year of continuous employment with the City, the employee shall be given an additional one percent wage.

(c) The one percent increment will continue each year until the employee reaches the maximum amount of twenty percent. Thereafter, the benefit will remain at twenty percent as long as the employee remains on the City payroll in a full-time capacity.

(d) An employee is allowed one interruption of such continuous service, but only if that interruption is for less than 200 days. An interruption of 450 days or more means that longevity starts from the day the employee returns to the payroll. If less than 200 days, the days missed will be counted towards an employee's longevity, while the days missed between 200 and 449 days will not be counted towards longevity, but will be subtracted from such employee's total longevity time.

(Ord. 89-6. Passed 1-3-89.)



165.15 MILEAGE ALLOWANCE.
(a) When a City employee is required to drive his or her personal automobile for any Municipal business, he or she shall be given an allowance at the current business standard mileage rate allowed by the Internal Revenue Service for business purposes under Internal Revenue Code Section 162.
(Ord. 97-300. Passed 12-15-97.)
(b) If the travel pertains to a meeting, conference or convention out of town, the allowance shall be to and from the site of activity as computed by the American Automobile Association, Ohio Motorist's Association.
(c) Turnpike tolls and parking fees shall be considered an additional expense and shall be reimbursed upon presentation of a receipt.
(d) The City Auditor may adopt procedures pertaining to the payment of and reimbursement for expenses incurred by employees.
(e) A travel allowance for automobile expenses is established for the Mayor. Said travel allowance shall be calculated on the basis of 15,000 miles annually at a mileage allowance rate of thirty seven and one-half cents ($0.375) per mile or at the mileage allowance rate provided for City employees in division (a) of this section, whichever is greater. One twelfth of said allowance for each year, as determined hereunder, shall be paid to the Mayor on the date of the first regular City pay of each calendar month effective, January 20, 2004. Said allowance will be in lieu of the City providing the Mayor a vehicle.
(Ord. 90-298. Passed 12-3-90; Ord. 2004-2. Passed 1-20-04; Ord. 2004-8. Passed 2-2-04.)