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Council approves veterans and health transfers, accepts small fire-safety grant and renews local licenses
Summary
The council approved a $24,000 transfer to cover overtime in the veterans office, a $130,000 transfer to contract for school nurses, accepted a $9,800 fire-safety education grant, and approved several business and lodging licenses.
The Everett City Council approved several administrative orders and routine items that will affect departmental operations and local businesses.
Item 2: The council approved an order transferring $24,000 from the veterans benefit allowance to the veterans salary account to cover additional hours worked while the director was on leave. Director Coleman explained the transfer covers overtime and temporary coverage; the council approved the transfer by roll call (10 yeas, 0 nays). Item 12, a resolution requesting the veteran services director detail office hours and memorial plaque installations, was referred back to the sponsor for follow-up.
Item 4: Council approved a transfer of $130,000 from health department salaries to the professional services account to continue using an outside staffing company to cover school nurse vacancies while permanent hires are sought. The health director said the department has 22 funded school nurse positions and currently 12 are filled, with 10 vacancies; the city has been using outside staffing (referred to in discussion as "Contaldo" or "Cataldo") to maintain coverage. The director said any funds eventually needed to pay filled salaries would be transferred back if positions are filled.
Item 3: The council voted to accept and expend a $9,800 grant from the Department of Fire Services (Executive Office of Public Safety) to provide fire and life-safety education to school-age students and seniors.
Licenses: The council granted a new Class 2 motor vehicle dealer license for RD Auto Repair at 88 East Elm Street after confirming application paperwork, and renewed lodging house licenses for the Bill Moore House (76 North Street) and the Hancock Hotel (19 Hancock Street).
Votes on these items were recorded by roll call; where tallies were read into the record the orders passed by unanimous or near-unanimous margins as noted in the meeting transcript.
