Council approves pension multiplier change and offers contract to consultant

The governing body moved several administrative items during its Feb. 18 work session, including approval of a revision to a pension plan formula and a decision to offer a contract to the McKinley Group.

On a pension-related agenda item described in the materials as a "non management pension ordinance" (also referred to as "management pension questions" in discussion), an unidentified speaker summarized a negotiated change and said, "we changed it from a 1 a 1.2% multiplier to a 2%." After discussion, the body called a vote. A roll-call-style sequence recorded members' responses and a final count of seven in favor with one absence was reported.

Members also debated whether to proceed with the McKinley Group under the existing contract or to issue a broader request for proposals. Speakers noted the existing McKinley arrangement and discussed advertising challenges; one speaker stated the existing contract represented "about $30,000 for the year." Speaker 2 moved to offer the contract to the McKinley Group; the motion was seconded and members voted. The facilitator reported the same numerical outcome for administrative items: seven votes in favor and one absence.

The transcript does not record contract terms beyond the referenced approximate annual figure, nor does it show a finalized multi-year amendment; members discussed preferring a one-year term with the option to revisit performance and issue an RFP later if unsatisfied.

Next steps recorded in the meeting: administrative items were closed and public works business was scheduled to proceed after the session. No additional budget authorizations or contract signatures were recorded in the transcript.