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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-01-10 Government Operations Committee Minutes , Government Operations Committee , lanuary 10, 2006 � Minutes Council Attendance: Greene, Farrington, Hawes � Staff Attendance: Barrett, Farrar, Dubois, Hamer, Winslow, Gastia, Higgins CONSENT AGENDA ! A motion was made and seconded to approve the Consent Agenda. � 1. Ambulance Service Billing Agreement — Bangor Fire Department and Indian Township Health Center � This agreement will provide ambulance billing services to the Indian Township � Health Center. The agreement is similar to seven other contracts currently in place with various communities and services, and it has been reviewed and approved by the Legal Department. A copy of the agreement is attached. , Committee approvaf is recommended. 2. Request for License to Utilize Parking Lot at Cascade Park � The general contractors for the Waterworks renovation project, Nickerson and O'Day, have requested to use up to twenty parking spaces at Cascade Park for ' their employees through April. As the City neither uses nor maintains the lot during the winter, there will be no conflict with other parking needs. Nickerson and 0'Day will plow the lot and provide standard insurance and indemnification. , A copy of the license is attached and Committee approval is recommended. REGULAR AGENDA , 3. Request to Standardize Oath of Office Language for Newly Elected City Council � and School Committee Members Currently, the Oath of Office language for City Council and School Committee � members is different. The City Council language was updated last year, while the School Committee language has remained unchanged for several years. A request to consider standardizing the oaths has been made, and information, ' including the current oath for each group, was provided to the Committee. City Clerk Dubois spoke about standardizing and incorporating the language into the City ordinances. Responding to Farrington, Hamer said the School Committee , administers the School Department and he isn't sure that the Council can change � I � � ' the school's oath without changing the Charter. Also, the School Committee is not duty bound to enforce the laws of the Ciry. Hamer said that some language � could be standardized to cover both but they should be exactly the same. Barrett said there is nothing in the Charter or Ordinances that specify the oath. Hamer said there is generally nothing in State Law. Farrington said that the � School Committee would have to make their own changes based upon the delegation of powers to the school department and to the City. Farrington indicated he is comfortable with the City's Oath. The language indicating the � Council promises to 'uphold the Charter and the laws of the Ciry' needs to remain in place. Hamer said if the Oath were in the Code, it would be binding. If the Oath is codified, it would need to be changed. Responding to Hawes, Dubois felt � there should be some consistency between the two Oaths. At the moment, it is left to the City Clerk's discretion. Hawes felt the Clerk should check with the � School Committee concerning their Oath. Hawes did not want to get into the School's Oath. In summary, Committee Chair Greene indicated that the City Clerk would go to the School Committee to see if they would like to modernize ' their current Oath. Dubois asked if the Committee wanted to incorporate their Oath into the Code. Greene said there was no motion to do so. Farrington saw no reason to include it in the Code as the Council does not have jurisdiction over � the School Department, other than budget. Hamer said it is good to review the language from time to time for its appropriateness. He did not recommend placing the Oath in the City Code but rather having the Oath established by � policy. Hawes was unclear as to the purpose of placing the Oath in the Code. Barrett clarified that it does not have to be in the Code. Dubois indicated that Portland's is in their ordinances so it is standardized, Lewiston's is in their t Charter, and Waterville is in neither to it is left to the City Clerk's discretion. Farrington made a motion that the Oath be left as is and recommend that the ' School Committee do the same. The motion was seconded and voted. 4. Council Resolve 06-053 Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for Acce�t , And Appropriate $328,739 in Funds as a Part of the Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Proaram � Resolve 06-053 will authorize the City to apply for, accept, and appropriate $328,739 in funds as part of the FY2005 Homeland Security Grant program. This grant will provide funding to install bi-directional amplifiers to allow all first � responders within the confines of EMMC and the Bangor Mall to communicate with dispatch and other units and to procure software that is capable of supporting mobile data terminals and their operating systems. A motion was � made and seconded to recommend approval to full Council. 5. Council Resolve 06-054 Authorizing the City Manager to Acceot and Appropriate , $445.000 in Funds as Part of the Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Securitv Grant Program r ', � i i Resolve 06-054 will authorize the city to accept and appropriate $445,000 as part of the FY2005 Homeland Security Grant program. This grant will provide funding l to develop and implement a reliable mobile data terminal system and to support our ongoing multi phase efforts to install a reliable system of inter-operable voice and data communications for public safety. A motion was made and seconded to � recommend approval to full Council. 6. Further Consideration of a Reauest to Consider an Off-Leash Dog Park � This item was postponed. � The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. � , � r � � � � '� � � � r /