Council reviews supplemental City Hall policies and agrees to restart facility walk‑throughs

Denison City Council reviewed a draft supplemental City Hall Building department policy and discussed whether the city should bring each department’s supplemental policy to council individually by resolution or bundle them into a single resolution once all supplements are complete. Staff said public works is nearly finished and parks and recreation work has begun; Chair asked council to email any specific concerns before the next meeting.

Personnel provisions: Council members questioned comp‑time accrual language in the draft. A member asked for clarification on which City Hall employees would accrue comp time over a 37.5‑hour threshold and suggested the city should clarify whether comp time should accrue only after 40 hours. Staff noted different positions have 37.5‑hour or 40‑hour schedules and that specific schedules are set by supervisors.

Facility inspections: The Chair proposed restoring facility walk‑throughs and suggested a more feasible approach — scheduling liaison appointments with individual council members and department heads rather than trying quarterly Saturday walk‑throughs that require everyone’s attendance. Council agreed to coordinate walk‑throughs with existing safety meetings and permitted two council members to perform inspections without convening a special meeting when possible.

Next steps: Staff will bring public works and City Hall resolutions to the next meeting for review and will coordinate liaison walk‑through schedules with safety meetings. No formal resolutions or votes were recorded in the transcript.