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SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
CITY OF RIVERSIDE
SEPTEMBER 8, 1998
The Board of Aldermen for the City of Riverside met in special
session on Tuesday, September 8, 1998, at 7:30 p.m. in the Board
room at City Hall, 4500 NW High Drive, Riverside, MO.
Those present were: Mayor Ed Rule, Aldermen Ron Super, Brenda
Tetera, Pamela Darata, Betty Burch, Ray Beard, and George Flaws.
Also present was Ann Daniels, City Administrator, and Secretary Pro
Tem for this meeting.
Alderman Burch distributed a letter from Kurt Eckard, Assistant Cub
Pack Leader, requesting use of the two meeting rooms at the
Community Center on the first and third Monday nights from 7:00 -
9:00 p.m. with no fee being charged.
Following a brief discussion, a motion was made by Alderman Burch,
seconded by Alderman Beard, that Cub Scout Pack #330 be allowed to
use the two meeting rooms in the Community and the first and third
Monday nights from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with no fee being charged.
The vote was as follows:
Aye: Super, Darata, Burch, Beard, and Flaws
Abstain: Teters
The motion carried.
A request had been received from the Park Hill South High School
Administration for off-duty Riverside officers to work as security
for athletic and other school-related activities, with the School
District paying the officers directly at a flat rate of $17.50 per
hour with a three hour minimum. They further requested that the
officers be in uniform and carry their weapons.
Ann Daniels, City Administrator, distributed a memo from John
Vering, Steve Crystal's associate, recapping the secondary
employment policy established by MOPSRM, the City's insurance
carrier. The policy continues to require that city employees
cannot wear city uniforms nor use city owned equipment for any
secondary employment because MOPERM will deny insurance coverage
both for the employee and for the City should any incident occur
during such secondary employment.
Two alternatives were discussed: The off-duty officers could be
placed in a pool and "assigned" to work at the High School events
with all overtime salaries, as well as fringe benefits, being
billed to the School District. Since the officers would be "off-
duty" for the regular hours of the Department of Public Safety,
they would have to be paid overtime. The School District has not
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been open to this suggestion due to the greater costs, during prior
discussions.
The second alternative would be to assign Officer Michael Costanzo,
the School Resource Officer, to work the events and restructure his
hours on duty at the school during school hours to compensate,
equally, for the hours he worked at the special events.
A motion was made by Alderman Burch, seconded by Alderman Teters,
that School Resource Officer Costanzo be allowed to have a "re-
assignment of duties" which would allow him to work special events
at the High School with no overtime to be allowed and insurance
coverage provided by MOPERM through the City, if this meets the
needs of the School District.
The vote was as follows:
Aye: Aldermen Flaws, Beard, Burch, Darata, Teters, and
Super
Nay: None
The motion carried.
The Board discussed the problems with the insurance coverage
provided by MOPERM and asked the City Administrator to advertise
for bids for the City's insurance coverage in early January so a
decision concerning renewing the policy or changing carriers could
be made prior to the beginning of the next Policy year.
A discussion was held concerning issues on the completion of the
E.H. Young Riverfront Park. Ann Daniels will address these issues
with the Architect and Contractor to see they are resolved.
The meeting recessed at 7:40 p.m. for a workshop meeting to
interview candidates for the Design of the new City Hall.
Following the completion of the interviews, a motion was made by
Alderman Burch, seconded by Alderman Darata, that an ordinance be
drawn authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with the firm
of WRS Architects to provide design and engineering for the new
City Hall facility. The vote was as follows:
Aye: Aldermen Burch and Darata
Nay: Aldermen Super, Teters, Beard, and Flaws
The motion failed.
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A motion was made by Alderman Beard, seconded by Alderman Super,
that an ordinance be drawn authorizing the Mayor to enter into a
contract with the firm of Hoefer Wysocki Architects to desiga and
engineer the new City Hall facility. The vote was as follows:
Aye: Aldermen Beard, Flaws, Tetera, and Super
Nay: Aldermen Burch and Darata
The motion carried and the ordinance will be presented at the
meeting on September 15. 1998.
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Ann Daniels, Secretary Pro Tem
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