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June 18, 1979
Mayor' s Conference Room
City Hall - Waterloo, Iowa
The Finance Committee of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, met in the Mayor ' s Con-
ference Room in City Hall at 6 : 30 P .M. , on June 18, 1979 .
Council Member Getty, Chairman, presiding.
On roll call : Dowie, Getty, Roehr, Wilharm.
Chaitiiian Getty called the meeting to order .
Mayor Rooff pointed out that the salary schedule is on the agenda, requesting
a 7% increase across the board, for non-union employees . Discussion followed
in regard to paying department heads according to education and talent needed
for their position, fitting job description with dollar amount, new employees
working up to full pay, proposed salary schedule set up by Karl Hollingsworth
with increases from 7% up to 14%, keeping with President' s guidelines of 7%,
and also mentioned was a program set up 3 years ago, to get our city department
head' s salary up level with other cities .
Moved by Roehr, seconded by Wilharm that the Finance Committee recommended going
with the 7% increase across the board for non-union employees . Motion carried.
Chairman Getty informed the Committee of a request from the City Attorney' s
Office to approve paying for the transcript from the public hearing on Pocket
Billiards Lounge, before July 1, 1979 .
Moved by Roehr, seconded by Dowie to pay for the transcript before July 1, 1979 .
Motion carried.
Water Pollution Control Plant Supervisor, Bruce Bottorff informed the Committee
the difficulty in replacing the operation supervisor. Four people have turned
down the salary of $13, 300 . He said it ' s not enough money for someone with a
degree and experience in a competitive field.
The Finance Committee referred this matter to the Mayor, for him to get together
with Bruce and work something out .
Mayor Rooff brought back the subject of the Police requesting dictaphone equip-
ment, everything looked alright to him, they do have to have it, and it won ' t
be billed till after July 1, 1979 . Approved.
Police Chief Bemisdorfer brought up the request, which was on the agenda, about
the FBI school that Kehoe will attend, and just wanted to inform the Committee
that the request he take a city car is because the Police Department will have
some evidence coming from there , and it would save money to just have Kehoe
bring it with him.
Chairman Getty called for additional business , there was none , and closed the
meeting at 6 : 45 P .M.
Katherine Gibbs, City Clerk
by Jolene DeLorbe, Deputy Clerk