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Home My WebLink About04/29/2008 Special Council Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: APRIL 29, 2008 PLACE AND DATE Marana Municipal Complex, 2nd Floor Executive Board Room, Apri129, 2008 A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL By Mayor Honea at 6:08 p.m. COUNCIL Ed Honea Mayor Herb Kai Vice Mayor Russell Clanagan Council Member Patti Comerford Council Member Carol McGorray Council Member Jon Post Council Member Roxanne Ziegler Council Member STAFF Mike Reuwsaat Town Manager Gilbert Davidson Deputy Town Manager Deb Thalasitis Assistant Town Manager Frank Cassidy Town Attorney Jocelyn Bronson Town Clerk Present Present Present Present /Excused at 9:28 PM Present /Excused at 9:28 PM Present /Excused at 9:00 PM Present Present Present Present Present Present B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Mayor Honea led the pledge of allegiance. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion: Approve, Moved by Council Member Post, second by Council Member McGorray. Approved unanimously. D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC None. E. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/POSSIBLE ACTION 1. Resolution No. 2008-57: Relating to the Police Department; providing for the appointment of Terry Tometich as Interim Chief of Police; and declaring an emergency Mike Reuwsaat presented this item to Council. Mr. Reuwsaat recommended the appointment of Terry Tometich as Interim Chief of Police due to the retirement of Chief Richard Vidaurri. Mr. Tometich is a Marana resident who after 31 years of police service retired from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Mr. Tometich addressed Council and told them he was honored that they chose him for the position. The appointment will be effective Apri130, 2008. MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: APRIL 29, 2008 Council Member Ziegler asked if Mr. Tometich would be able to apply for the fizll- timepermanent position of Chief of Police. Mr. Reuwsaat responded that it would be Mr. Tometich's decision to apply for the position once the search process is started. Council Member Clanagan stated that he had some concerns with this process but after speaking with Mr. Reuwsaat and Mr. Tometich he is voting aye on this item. Motion: Approve, Moved by Council Member McGorray, second by Council Member Comerford Approved unanimously. Mayor Hones welcomed Mr. Tometich to the Town. Mr. Reuwsaat welcomed Mr. Tometich aboard and added that he is looking forward to his presence and the value that he brings to the organization at an important time. 2. Presentation: Fiscal Year 2008-2009 revenue projections and Manager's recommended supplemental requests Mike Reuwsaat and Erik Montague presented this item to Council. Mr. Reuwsaat stated that he is extremely pleased with the Department Heads proposing both 5% and 10% budget cuts should the base budgets need to be cut. Mr. Montague gave a PowerPoint presentation. Copies of the presentation are available for viewing at the Town Clerk's Office. The adoption of the tentative budget will be on May 20. The final budget is set to be adopted on June 17. The next budget study session will be held May 6. After general questions from Council of the items, Council thanked Mr. Montague for his work. No action taken. 3. Discussion/Direction/Action based on executive session relating to 11~Larana Town Magistrate James West NOTE: This item will follow the executive session for item F.3. Frank Cassidy addressed Council stating: "Mr. Mayor, in the executive session some information was presented to you about alleged retaliatory conduct by Judge West last week against a court employee, and the Judge had suspected this court employee of participating in the investigation that ended up leading to the Judge's reprimand from the Arizona Commission on Judicial Conduct this February. Based on the information presented, what is the Council's desire?" Motion: Moved by Council Member Ziegler: I make a motion that we remove Judge West immediately for cause. The motion was seconded by Council Member Clanagan. Approved 6-0. (Council Member Post was excused during the executive session due to a family emergency.) 2 MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: APRIL 29, 2008 F. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Motion: Adjourn to Executive Session, Moved by Council Member Post, Seconded by Ziegler. (Council adjourned to executive session for Item F.3) Council started executive session at 8: I4 P.M. Council returned to public session at 9:27 P.M. Motion: Adjourn to Executive Session, Moved by Vice Mayor Kai, second by Council Member Clanagan. (Council adjourned to executive session for Item F.2) Council started executive session at 9:28 P.M. Council returned to public session at 9:53 P.M. 1. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(3), Council may ask for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning any matter listed on this agenda. 2. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3),(4) and (7), discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town's attorneys and discussion and to consider its position and instruct the Town Manager and staff concerning the lawsuit entitled Town of Marana v. Pima County/Pima County v. Marana (consolidated), Maricopa County Superior Court No. CV2008-001131. No action taken. 3. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(1), (3) and (4) for discussion or consideration of employment, assignment, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, salaries, disciplining or other appropriate personnel action relating to Marana Town Magistrate James West, and legal advice and direction to the Town's representatives relating to same. See item E.3, above. G. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the mayor's discretion of what items to place on the agenda, if three or more council members request an item to be placed on the agenda, it must be placed upon the agenda for the second regular town council meeting after the date of the request (Marana Town Code, Title 2, Chapter 2-4, Section 2-4-2 B) MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MARANA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX DATE: APRIL 29, 2008 H. ADJOURNMENT Motion: Adjourn, Moved by Council Member Clanagan, second by Vice Mayor Kai, passed by a vote of 4-0. (Council Member Post having been excused during the first executive session due to a family emergency and Council Members McGorray and Comerford having been excused prior to the second executive session. Meeting adjourned at 9:54 P.M. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on April 29, 2008. I further certify that a quorum was present. ,~®y~~~~~~ti~~~~ 1~~ ~pF '~ -lyn C. onson Town Clerk ~ 4 •` ~ ~,~' ~ = ~= GQ~000 rF ° A ~ ~~'''11~~77 A~ T~ ~ ® If'1~~"~Y. ~ "'~ '~'I~®~/,Z r~g~~,,,,~ 4