City Council Minutes 10-26-2020 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, October 26, 2020 — 5 p.m.
North Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Brian Stumpf, Bill Fair, Jim Davidson, Charlotte Gabler, Lloyd Hilgart
Absent: None
Others: City staff. Jeff O'Neill, Rachel Leonard, Angela Schumann, Ron Hackenmueller,
Sarah Rathlisberger, Tracy Ergen, Ann Mosack, Tricia Handorff, Sara Cahill and
Jennifer Schreiber
1. Call to Order
Mayor Brian Stumpf called the special meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
2. 4 p.m. Monticello Community Center Operations
Rachel Leonard, Communication & Special Projects Coordinator, presented information
regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and associated impact on the Monticello Community
Center. At the Council workshop on October 9, staff was directed to review additional
options to reduce costs and adapt facility operations assuming long-term, ongoing
impacts from COVID-19.
Staff presented three options that would help reduce losses at the MCC while maintaining
an adequate service level. The three options were: 1) Reduce hours for exempt staff to 32
hours per week; 2) Reduce hours for exempt staff and eliminate Aquatic Supervisor, and
3) Eliminate the Community Center Director position. The most significant cost saving is
achieved by eliminating the Community Center Director position, a savings of $96,960.
Staff recommended this option but noted all options presented can be implemented.
Discussion ensued among City Council. It was noted that the MCC supervisors Tricia
Handorff and Sara Cahill are currently handling the day-to-day operations. Although a
difficult decision, Councilmembers concurred with the recommendation of staff to
eliminate the Community Center Director position. Community Center Director Ann
Mosack agreed that the best decision is to keep the exempt employees full time and to
eliminate her position for budgetary reasons related to the ongoing pandemic.
Councilmember Fair moved to eliminate the Community Center Director position
following the personnel policy regarding a severance package of a 30 -day transition
period and 30 -day severance pay as is standard procedure. Councilmember
Davidson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
3. 5 p.m. CMRP Engagement Workshop
The Central Mississippi River Regional Planning Partnership (CMRP) held a Round 2 in-
person engagement session at the Monticello Community Center. All Councilmembers
were invited to attend this event from 5 — 6 p.m., before their regular meeting.
4. Adjournment
By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 6 p.m.
City Council Special Meeting Minutes October 26, 2020
Recorder: Jennifer Schreiber
Approved:
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City Council Special Meeting Minutes October 26, 2020