Finance Committee - 11/15/2017 Page 5
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO RECOMMEND FINAL PASSAGE OF R-17-143
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
This is the resolution Mr. Barbera was addressing. We currently have David Fredette, City Treasurer, as our
representative on the Board, as well as Alderman Caron. Alderman Caron can probably explain it better than I.
But the lease agreement provides that someone cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. We would like
to leave Mr. Fredette at two terms. We would like to leave him on the Board. And therefore, we’d like amend
the lease to enable someone who has experience to stay with that organization.
Alderman Caron
| think when the lease agreement was put together, | don’t think the Mayor had a four-year term. If you have
someone that the Mayor’s office puts in place, they should be able to at least be there throughout that term.
And if the Mayor wants them — it doesn’t affect anything. And if you look at it, not everybody being on the
Senior Center Board, for some people it isn’t important, but for others it is. | think that’s what Mr. Barbera was
trying to implement — that if you get good people on the board, you want to keep them there.
Mayor Donchess
| don’t really see the reason why a limitation would really be there. It’s three consecutive two-year terms. But
we’d like to delete that so Mr. Fredette can continue to serve.
Alderman Clemons
| agree. | don’t think the term limits on boards like this make any sense at all. If you get good people in a
position, you need to keep them there. | agree with this 100 percent.
MOTION CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES — None
TABLED IN COMMITTEE
Communications
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO TAKE FROM THE TABLE THE COMMUNICATION REGARDING
THE PURCHASE OF 2 REPLACEMENT TRADE VEHICLES AND PORTABLE COMPRESSOR
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of Two Replacement Trades Vehicles and Portable Compressor (Value: $114,394)
e Tabled — 10/18/2017
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE
THE PURCHASE FROM GRAPPONE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN THE AMOUNT OF $114,394. FUNDS
ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 191, SCHOOL; CERF
Alderman Caron
| think this was tabled. | was trying to look at my notes. Just to verify the year of the trade-in vehicles.
