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Olmsted Falls council debates directors' attendance and overtime pay for evening meetings
Summary
Council members discussed whether department directors and chiefs should attend evening council meetings given overtime/comp-time costs, while some members proposed written numerical reports and quarterly in-person attendance instead.
Council President Garry Thompson and Mayor Chad Gluss led a discussion at the March 24 work session on whether department directors and chiefs should routinely attend evening council meetings, noting the city pays overtime when they do. "If they come in for one hour they get paid for four," Thompson said, describing a comp-time/overtime practice that prompted members to weigh costs against the benefits of face time with staff.
Councilman Brett Iafigliola urged a turn toward standardized, data-driven reports rather than routine attendance, suggesting the police department "could report on crime and statistics in the last two weeks" and the service department provide updates on current projects. Several members — including Councilwomen Megan Coy and Jacklyn Bartkowski — said quarterly in-person attendance, with written or packet reports for other meetings, would balance oversight and fiscal responsibility. Mayor Chad Gluss said he would raise council members' suggestions with department directors and chiefs to determine what consistent reporting might look like.
