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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR
NOVEMBER 9, 1989
1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Chairperson Riste.
Members Present: Riste, Meyer, Sprute, Mayer.
Members Absent: Ruberto (arrived at 8: 10 P.M.)
Also Present: Director Henricks.
2. MOTION by Sprute, second by Mayer to approve the minutes of the October 12,
1989 meeting. APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
3. MOTION by Sprute, second by Mayer to amend the minutes of October 26,1989 to
indicate the absence of Meyer and to approve the minutes as corrected. APIF, MOTION
CARRIED.
4. The Director reviewed the progress of projects in progress. Farmington Green
should be considered in presenting the proposal for the location of the Lottery
headquarters for Farmington. The purchase agreement for land necessary for the
industrial center has not been signed as of yet. Mr. Murphy has indicated his
agreement verbally, however, the agreement is not signed. The HRA and EMC Development
Limited Partnership have signed the necessary development documents.
5. The next item on the agenda was the budget. The establishment of a salary level
for the Director was resolved by the Commission requesting Mr. Mayer to provide in-
formation on City salary structure (Comparable Worth) and the Director to provide
the following comparisons from various cities:
a. salary of HRA Director/EDC Director;
b. years in the position;
C. educational requirements;
d. size of cities (3,000 to 10,000) ; and
e. staffing, if any.
It was decided that the next meeting would be held at 6:00 P.M. on December 14, 1989
and that these findings would be discussed. The 1990 Budget was further reviewed
and the following changes were made:
a. salary reduced to $36,000 and benefits changed;
b. postage reduced to $100.00;
C. auto reimbursement reduced to $350;
d. printing/publications reduced to $1,500;
e. schools reduced to $1,100;
f. promotions reduced to $1,500;
g. O.H. reimbursement increased to $14,400.
MOTION by Meyer, second by Mayer to approve the budget with the noted changes.
APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
6. Chairperson Riste reviewed the Star City program and suggested that the Futures
Committee should be responsible for the business retention unit of Star City. Riste
also noted that lights for downtown were being handled by the Beautification Committee.
There has been an arts coalition formed in Farmington that would like to design the
industrial center sign in the future.
7. MOTION by Sprute, second by Meyer to adjourn the meeting at 9:15 P.M. . APIF,
MOTION CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
Gerald Henricks
EDC Director