1987-06-17 CC MinutesCITY OF FARMERS BRANCH
CITY COUNCIL
EMERGENCY MEETING
FARMERS BRANCH MANSKE LIBRARY
13613 WEBB CHAPEL ROAD
JUNE 17, 1987
7:00 P.M.
The following members of the City Council were present:
Mayor John Dodd
Mayor Pro Tem: Bob Phelps
Councilmembers: Dave Blair
John Dunagan
Calla Davis
Herb Weidinger
OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT WERE:
City Attorney John Boyle
City Manager Candidate Richard Escalante
Assistant to City Manager Ruth Ann Parish
Mayor Dodd opened the meeting and announced that the Council members
would go into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters. Article
6252-17, Section 2 of the open meeting law provides that such item as
Personnel Matters may be discussed in closed session. The meeting
will reconvene into open session after the item has been discussed
in the Executive Session.
I. EXECUTIVE SESSION.
A. DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS.
1. DISCUSS APPOINTMENT FOR CITY MANAGER POSITION.
A discussion was held.
THE COUNCIL RECONVENED INTO OPEN SESSION.
Mayor Dodd explained that the meeting was
and that during the Executive Session Mr.
called into the room to discuss and work
for the City Manager position. Mayor Pro
Escalante worked together on the terms of
is now ready to consider those terms.
Mayor Dodd asked City Attorney John Boyle
back into open session
Escalante had been
out the terms of agreement
Tem Phelps and Mr.
agreement and the Council
to outline the terms.
Vol. 52. Page 74.
Mr. Boyle stated that as discussed a letter would be prepared from
the Council to Mr. Escalante for his review, consideration and
approval that outlined the terms of the proposal for the position
of City Manager with the City of Farmers Branch.
The principle items placed in the letter are as follows:
1. Annual Salary - Commencing August 1, 1987 at a rate
of $68,000.00 per year, with a six (6) month review
of that salary and at that time upon satisfaction of
the Council of satisfactory performance an increase
in that salary would be considered up to 4.5% or a
total of $71,000.00.
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2. Automobile allowance of $500.00 per month.
3. Relocation Expenses - divided up into two basis:
(a) City would pay for reimbursement to Mr. Escalante
for the moving of all personal belongings and the
placing of those personal belongings into a house
upon purchase and would include temporary storage
if necessary, for those items up to a maximum of
ninety (90) days.
(b) City would also pay in the amount of $5,000.00
to cover any temporary housing, payment of points
on the purchase of a home and all other expenses
related to relocation.
4. Vacation/Leave time would be based upon initially to cover
relocation time and moving time during the calendar year
of 1987. There would be five (5) days that would be
allotted to cover the actual time in making the move,
if necessary. In vacation time, there would be two
weeks initially allotted and allocated to Mr. Escalante,
then after that the standard city policy shall apply.
5. Sick Leave - There would be an initial five (5) working
days allotted and from that point on the standard city
policy shall apply.
6. Professional Development - Provisions would be made for
professional development, such as ICMA fees, state and
regional City Managers Association fees. All such fees
for professional development are to be reasonable. The
City Council encourages the participation by the City
Manager in those organizations as the budget permits for
reasonable expenses for committee meetings and other
expenses for professional development.
7. General Expenses would be handled on same basis as the
City Council handles theirs where there is an audit
committee of the City Council to review those expenses
as they incur.
Vol. 52, Page 75.
8. Severance Pay - There would be up to a maximum of
six (6) months severance pay less any accumulated
sick leave up to that time. Mr. Escalante would agree
in the letter to devote his full energy and time to
the city under that position and would not engage in
any outside or other employment unless authorized in
advance by the City Council; and, that Mr. Escalante
would agree in event of termination in his standpoint
to give the city up to forty-five (45) days notice of
intent to resign.
Mr. Boyle stated that all other standard city policies and procedures
would be incorporated in the letter.
After some discussion of clarification of stipulations to be in the
letter of agreement, Councilwoman Davis made the motion to hire
Richard Escalante as the City Manager of the City of Farmers Branch
starting August 1, 1987. Councilmembers Blair, Dunagan, Phelps,
Weidinger and Mayor Dodd seconded the motion. All voted "aye".
A motion by Councilman Phelps, a second by Councilman Weidinger, all
voting "aye", instructed the City Attorney to prepare the letter of
agreement as outlined for signature of the Mayor.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion by Councilman Weidinger, a second by Councilman Dunagan,
all ^ti ye", adjourned the meeting of June 17, 1987 at 9:00 P.M..
Jahn "Dodd
ayor
Ci y Secretary°
Vol. 52, Page 76.