Lake City Report - April 30, 2010
Bonds and
city pay plan top the list
Columbia County, FL (Posted May 01, 2010 08:00 am)
by City Manager Wendell Johnson and
staff
From City Manager Wendell Johnson
City Bond Issues
City Manager Johnson:
I encourage the public to attend all budget
meetings and city council meetings. We have
staff available to answer your questions and
Lake City values your contribution.
A recommendation for the award of contracts
for financial services is on the agenda for
Council consideration May 3, 2010.
The City’s Financial Consultant and
representatives from two financial institutions
will provide an overview of their financing
proposals and answer questions.
The recommendation will include local bank
refunding of a Series 2000 Sales Tax Revenue
Bond and Investment Services Firm refinancing of
Series 1998 and Series 2000 Utility Bonds.
The two financing proposals will result in
$2,000,000 in revenue for General Fund Capital
Project needs and $18,000,000 in revenue to fund
the Kicklighter Road Waste Water Treatment
Plant.
Pay Plan
The Employee Classification and Pay Plan was
distributed to Council for initial review and
consideration on March 29, 2010.
The final version will be on the agenda for
Council consideration on May 3, 2010.
The purpose of the Plan is to provide a
systematic arrangement and inventory of City
manpower authorizations by grouping them into
classes indicative of the duties and
responsibilities of each class of work.
This grouping of authorizations into a single
document is referred to as The Manning Document.
If approved by the Council, the Plan will
become effective June 1, 2010.
Kicklighter Waste Water Treatment Plan
The groundwater modeling is proceeding as
planned and is currently 80% complete.
The funding package is expected to be in place
by mid July 2010. The Request for Qualifications
(RFQ) for engineering services to prepare the
final plant design has been published and
proposals will be taken through May 13, 2010.
A recommendation for Council consideration of an
Engineering Design Services contract is
projected for June 7, 2010.
Fleet Services.
The City Council accepted a proposal to utilize
Enterprise Fleet Services on April 19, 2010.
The Master Lease Agreement is being prepared and
a decision will be made on May 17th regarding
the implementation schedule.
The first year of implementation will involve 35
general purpose vehicles which should be in
service during July 2010.
Project and Activities Report
The May report will be finalized and posted on
line by May 5th.
The City Staff Report is available in pdf format
here.
