HomeMy WebLinkAbout102307-special_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of a special teleconference meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands
held on October 23, 2007, at 9:00 A.M. PST at the following locations: Hilton
Burlington Hotel, Room 433, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, Vermont, and
Joslyn Senior Center, 21 Grant Street, Redlands, California.
PRESENT Jon Harrison, Mayor
Pat Gilbreath, Mayor Pro Tem
Gilberto Gil, Councilmember
Mick Gallagher, Councilmember
Pete Aguilar, Councilmember
ABSENT None
STAFF N. Enrique Martinez, City Manager; Daniel J. McHugh, City Attorney; Lorrie
Poyzer, City Clerk; Teresa Ballinger, Assistant City Clerk; Michael Reynolds,
City Treasurer; Clete Hyman, Deputy Police Chief; Jim Drabinski, Fire Chief;
Tina Kundig, Finance Director and Acting Administrative Services Director;
Gary G. Phelps, Municipal Utilities Director; Jeffrey L. Shaw, Community
Development Director; Kurt Smith, Chief Information Officer; Gary Van Dorst,
Quality of Life Interim Director
Mayor Harrison participated in this meeting by teleconference; Mayor Pro Tern
Gilbreath called the meeting to order.
NEW BUSINESS
City Treasurer Operations - On Thursday, October 18, 2007, the District
Attorney served a search warrant on the City Treasurer's office. In light of the
current investigation regarding cash controls in his office, City Treasurer
Reynolds submitted an e-mail on that date to City Attorney McHugh directing
that the City Manager be empowered to hire temporary replacement staffing for
the City Treasurer's office and that current Treasurer's staff be reassigned to
other departments for the duration of the current investigation. Discussion
among Councilmembers, City Treasurer Reynolds, City Manager Martinez and
City Attorney McHugh ensued. Councilmember Aguilar moved to
acknowledge receipt of the City Treasurer's letter authorizing temporary
replacement staffing, authorized the City Manager to perform additional duties
relating to Treasurer operations; and directed the City Manager to implement a
plan for replacement staffing. The motion was seconded by Councilmember
Gallagher and further discussion ensued. By roll call vote, this motion was
unanimously approved. Councilmembers and staff held a discussion regarding
special auditor services. Councilmember Gilbreath moved to authorize the City
Manager to solicit competitive bids for agreed upon procedures for a one-time
review of all cash transactions, focusing specifically independently on the City
Treasurer and Finance Department operations, and to allow the City Manager to
expand the review to other departments as he wishes. Motion seconded by
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Councilmember Aguilar. During the discussion that followed, the City Council
briefly recessed at 9:37 A.M. PST when the telephone connection with Mayor
Harrison was disconnected. When the teleconference resumed,
Councilmembers continued their discussion regarding the motion. By roll call
vote, the motion was unanimously approved.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None forthcoming.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council meeting adjourned at
9:45 A.M. PST.
City Clerk
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