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TOWN COUNCIL
MEETING
INFORMATION
TOWN OF MARANA
MEETING DATE: September 5, 2006
AGENDA ITEM:
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TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL
FROM: Regina Fleming, Human Resources Director
AGENDA TITLE: Resolution No. 2006-138: Relating to Administration; approving
and authorizing a monthly allowance for the Town Council for the
use of a personal cell phone and vehicle in lieu of receiving a Town
cell phone and use of a Town vehicle.
DISCUSSION
The following is a proposed allowance to provide a fair and equitable monthly allowance for the
Mayor and Council for the use of a personal cell phone and vehicle while conducting Town
business.
The Town recognizes that the Mayor and Council have need for a cell phone and/or a vehicle at
various times and days throughout the business week, including weekends, to conduct Town
business. Staff analyzed other jurisdictions' cell phone and vehicle policies and looked at costs
of standard cell phone plans to determine a fair amount. An allowance of $80 a month for the
use of a personal cell phone and $100 a month for Council Members, $125 a month for the Vice
Mayor, and $150 a month for the Mayor, for the use of a personal vehicle while conducting
Town business, provides a fair reimbursement of cost and ensures the Town's elected officials
can conduct business in a professional, productive and timely manner. This will become
effective on October 1, 2006.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council adoption.
SUGGESTED MOTION
I move to approve Resolution No. 2006-138.
MARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2006-138
RELATING TO ADMINISTRATION; APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A MONTHLY
ALLOWANCE FOR THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR THE USE OF A PERSONAL CELL
PHONE AND VEHICLE IN LIEU OF RECEIVING A TOWN CELL PHONE AND USE OF A
TOWN VEHICLE; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town recognizes that the Mayor and Council have the need for a cell
phone and vehicle while conducting Town business throughout the week and on weekends; and
WHEREAS, staff finds that $80 per month for the use of a personal cell phone, and $100
per month for Council Members, $125 per month for the Vice Mayor, and $150 per month for
the Mayor for the use of personal vehicles, for conducting official business will be a fair
reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined at its September 5, 2006, meeting that the
proposed allowance presented by staff is fair and equitable.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, as follows:
Section 1. Town Council Members will be granted a monthly allowance of $80 for the
use of personal cell phones in conducting official business, in place of Town cell phones, which
will no longer be provided.
Section 2. Town Council Members will be granted a monthly allowance of $100, the
Vice Mayor $125, and the Mayor $150 for the use of personal vehicles in conducting official
business and will be entitled to the same mileage reimbursement for out of town travel as Town
employees.
Section 3. This resolution becomes effective on October 1,2006.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the town's manager and staff are hereby directed and
authorized to undertake all other and further tasks required or beneficial to carry out the terms,
obligations, and objectives ofthe aforementioned policy.
Resolution 2006-138
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 5th day of September, 2006.
Mayor Ed Honea
ATTEST:
Jocelyn C. Bronson, Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Frank Cassidy, Town Attorney
Resolution 2006-138
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