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Summary Minutes:Special City Commission Meeting September 17,2013 Sunny Isles Beach.Florida <br /> First Budget Hearing <br /> a work product by a person that is going to do the work, and now we are getting caught in the <br /> detail as to whether that person is an"employee" or an "outside Consultant". The same end <br /> product is going to be delivered to us by that same person, and so we are already walking a <br /> fine line because we are using that person either way. It is the City Attorney's opinion that <br /> person should be an independent contractor and the City Attorney is certainly entitled to his <br /> opinion. However,the way he reads the memo from Joe Centorino is if Ms. Dannheisser goes <br /> through the steps of resigning from her position and her current developer,and acknowledges <br /> that she has no more representation for them from that day forward that also fell under the <br /> scope of where Mr. Centorino said then she could be an employee. I do not like the fact that <br /> we are debating this here and that is why he keeps suggesting that the City Attorney and City <br /> Manager needs to work this out. But at the same time he thinks they are getting the flavor that <br /> maybe we have a divided opinion on the Commission as to which way it should go. <br /> Commissioner Gatto said her feeling is our intent today is to approve the dollars,however it is <br /> carved up later on,and Mayor Edelcup said he agrees,the dollars are not going to change and <br /> the person is not going to change. It is the label that person winds up with that is up to debate <br /> and that is not really our debate. Mayor Edelcup said to Commissioner Levin if she wants to <br /> keep it on the floor, she is entitled to make that motion. Commissioner Levin said she thinks <br /> it should be reclassified if necessary at the appropriate time. She said this is her first budget <br /> meeting and she looked at this and raised the issue because she thought it was appropriate <br /> because of the way it is shown in the budget. Mayor Edelcup said let's see if we can draft a <br /> solution to this that depending upon the final outcome of how this person is hired,that we will <br /> classify the dollars to match the form of employment that is offered this person. <br /> Finance Director Curts-Whann said the second hearing is on September 26,2013 and she does <br /> not believe this will be resolved by then and so she thinks the budget should stand and an <br /> amendment should be processed if the decision changes. City Manager Russo said he doesn't <br /> think the money will make a bit of difference because he just said here on record that we will <br /> do it either way. Mayor Edelcup said the only thing the Commission is asking for is if at the <br /> end she gets hired as a Consultant instead of being in 5120 regular salaries, it will go to the <br /> outside Consultant account. City Manager Russo said we will do whatever the proper <br /> technical way is. <br /> Vice Mayor Aelion moved and Commissioner Levin seconded a motion to approve the <br /> proposed ordinance on first reading. The motion was approved by a roll call vote of 5-0 <br /> in favor. Second reading,public hearing will be held on Thursday,September 26,2013, <br /> at 7:00 p.m. <br /> Vote: Commissioner Gatto yes <br /> Commissioner Levin yes <br /> Commissioner Scholl yes <br /> Vice Mayor Aelion yes <br /> Mayor Edelcup yes <br /> 7 <br />