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Ithaca council authorizes offers for two finance positions, reaffirms purchasing rules after closed session
Summary
Council authorized the City Manager to offer selected candidates the City Treasurer/Finance Director position at $75,000 and the Deputy Treasurer at $50,000 (with a $5,000 hiring window); the council entered a closed session on an employee matter and afterward reaffirmed budget and purchasing procedures. The outgoing City Treasurer was approved for $85/hour assistance if requested.
The City of Ithaca City Council on April 7 authorized the City Manager to offer selected candidates the positions of City Treasurer/Finance Director and Deputy Treasurer and approved salaries for those positions.
By motion moved by Councilperson Rob Endter and seconded by Councilperson Clark Hubbard, the council approved an annual wage of $75,000 for the City Treasurer/Finance Director and $50,000 for the Deputy Treasurer, with an additional $5,000 hiring window to allow flexibility in offers. The motion carried.
Earlier in the meeting Councilperson James Andrew requested a closed session to discuss an employee matter under the Open Meetings Act (cited in the minutes as MCL 15.268(1)(a)); the council voted to enter closed session and later exited at 7:33 p.m. After returning to open session, the council moved to reaffirm that elected officials and staff must adhere to established budget, purchasing and authorization procedures and that prior council approval is required for unbudgeted capital expenditures and asset dispositions.
The council also approved a motion to pay outgoing City Treasurer Luke Klifman $85 per hour for assistance to staff if requested by the City Manager.
The personnel actions were authorized by council vote; the minutes do not include candidate names or further details about the closed-session discussion beyond the statutory citation and the procedural outcome to reaffirm budget controls.
