April 30

City of Bayfield Common Council Minutes of April 30, 2024, 3:00 p.m. Call to Order – Roll Call – Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Dougherty called the meeting to order at 3 p.m. at the Bayfield City Hall followed by roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Bland, Carrier, Cornelius, Fizell and Mayor Dougherty Staff: Foreman Bainbridge, Office Admin Weeks, Treasurer Johnston, Clerk Hoopman, GBWWTPO Burg, and Harbormaster Hays Others: Mary Dougherty, “DP”, and Annalisa Bermel Review/Approve Agenda: Fizell/Bland moved to approve the agenda as presented. Carried. Public Comment and Suggestions from Persons Present on Agenda Items: None. Discussion and Identification of Items for Future Agendas It was noted the highest priority at the moment was to get the City positions filled and to keep operations going. The Mayor noted he would be attending all upcoming committee meetings and plans to give them direction on getting reorganized, their roles, and to talk to them about helping by taking minutes, etc. Review/Approve the Common Council’s Special Meeting Minutes of April 24, 2024 Bland/Carrier made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Carried. Agenda 1. Discuss the replacement of the City Clerk / Zoning Administrator Prior to the meeting Councilors were provided with copies of existing City Job Descriptions. Today they were provided with a recommendation from the Clerk and Treasurer to move toward a new organization structure which includes a Clerk/Treasurer and two deputy clerks. No other proposals were provided. Discussion ensued. Fizell/Cornelius made a motion to move forward with the interim positions and pay rates provided. The motion was withdrawn. Fizell/Cornelius made a motion to move forward with the model that includes two deputies at a rate of $25.59. It was inherent in the motion that Dakota Weeks would become one of the deputies. The other position would be posted immediately, at the same rate (no training period reduction in pay, even though the one-year training period still applies). Roll call vote: Bland-no, Carrier-no, Cornelius- yes, Fizell-yes. Due to a tie, the Mayor voted. He voted yes. Motion carried. Fizell/Cornelius made a motion to hire Dionne Johnston as the Clerk/Treasurer/ZA at the Clerk’s 2024 hourly rate. Discussion. The model will be evaluated frequently to see what is and is not working with changes made as needed. Roll vote: Carrier-no, Cornlius-yes, Fizell-yes and Bland-no. Due to a tie, the Mayor voted. He voted yes. Motion carried. 2. Discuss Short Term Needs / Triage Duties The Mayor has scheduled a staff meeting on Thursday at 8 a.m. 3. Closed Session: The Council did not convene into closed session. Next Mtg(s): • Tuesday, May 14, 2-4 p.m. Board of Review • Tuesday, May 14, 4 p.m. Regular Meeting • June 12, 4:45 p.m. Regular Meeting Adjournment: Cornelius/Fizell moved to adjourn. Carried. (4:27 p.m.) Minutes by Billie L. Hoopman, Clerk