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Chattanooga City Council Meeting — 08-30-22
B
A
B
A
A
A
D
A
Amen
all
right.
Thank
you,
madam
vice
chair.
I
have
no
special
presentations
this
evening,
we'll
take
a
motion
on
our
minutes
and
motion
to
approve
the
minutes.
Without
objection,
the
minutes
will
stand.
We
have
ordinances
on
final
reading
under
items
planning
a
b
and
c
without
objection
we'll
take
as
a
package.
Madam
clerk,
a
b
and
c.
Please.
B
In
order
to
meet
item
a
and
ordinance
to
amend,
chattanooga
city
code,
part
2,
chapter
38,
zoning
ordinance,
so
esther
is
on
property
located
at
1023,
east
13th
street
from
r3
residential
zone.
The
ugc
urban
general
commercials
on
subject
certain
conditions:
item
b,
an
ordinance
to
amend
chattanooga
city
code;
part
2,
chapter
38;
zoning
ordinance.
So
it's
reasonable
property
located
100
east
13th
street
from
r3
residential
zone.
B
You
during
commercials
on
subject
certain
conditions,
item
c;
an
ordinance
to
amend
chattanooga
city
code,
part
two
chapter:
38,
zoning
awareness,
article,
five,
zoning
regulations,
division,
one
r1
residential
zone,
section,
3844,
height
and
area
regulations;
six
minimum
lock
front;
h7,
minimum
suburban
enfield,
light
frontage
and
setback
and
to
delete
division.
30
urban
infill
light
compatibility
option.
A
B
Item
d,
enormous
closing
and
abandoning
a
portion
of
a
right-of-way
located
in
the
1000
block
of
winstop
street
as
detailed
on
the
attached
maps.
Subject:
certain
conditions,
item
e
enormous
closing
and
abandoning
a
portion
of
a
right-of-way
located
in
the
500
block
of
crewson
street
has
detailed
on
the
attached
maps
of
the
certain
conditions,
item
f,
an
ordinance
closing
and
abandoning
an
unopened
right-of-way
between
77-57
and
77-59.
B
Item
g,
an
ordinance
closing
and
abandoning
a
portion
of
the
a
right-of-way
located
in
the
1600
block
of
rossville
avenue
is
detailed
on
the
attached
amount
of
certain
conditions
item
h,
an
ordinance
closing
and
abandoning
a
portion
of
the
unopened
right-of-way
located
in
the
1500
block
of
east
38th
street.
As
detailed
on
the
attachment
episode
of
certain
conditions
item
I
enormous
closing
and
abandoning
and
open
right
away
located
in
the
6900
block
of
concourse
circle
as
detailed
on
the
attached
map
sub
to
certain
conditions.
A
B
A
A
B
A
B
2025
item
f,
a
resolution
to
confirm
mayor
keller's
appointment
of
thomas
palmer
to
the
foreign
base
call
committee
for
return,
beginning
on
september,
1,
2022
and
ending
on
august
31.
2025
item
g,
a
resolution
to
confirm
your
caller's
appointment,
charles
young,
to
the
board
of
electrical
examiners
for
a
term
beginning
of
september,
1
2022
and
ending
on
august
31.
2026
item
h,
a
resolution
to
confirm
michaela's
reappointment
of
ronald
pendergrass
to
the
board
of
electoral
examiners
for
a
term
beginning
on
september,
1,
2022
and
ending
on
august
31
2026
item.
B
I
a
resolution
to
confirm
michael's
reappointments
of
jane
james
walker,
to
the
board
of
electrical
examiners
for
a
term
beginning
on
september,
1,
2022
and
ending
on
august
31,
2026
item
j,
a
resolution
to
come
to
confirm,
markella's
appointment
of
brenda
g
adamson
to
the
chattanooga
hamilton
county,
regional
planning,
commission
for
a
term
beginning
on
september,
1,
2022
and
ending
on
august
31.
2026.
B
B
A
E
I
just
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
am
really
excited
about
this
slate
of
candidates
for
all
of
our
boards
and
commissions,
and
about
the
next
slate
that
are
coming
next
week.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
on
boards
and
commissions,
and
I
applaud
the
kelly
administration
for
its
commitment
to
to
one
chattanooga
and
I'd
love
it
tonight.
If
everybody
anybody
here
is
going
to
be
going
onto
a
board
if
you're
here,
would
you
please
stand?
E
E
A
A
E
A
Tell
you
it's
it's
an
it's
a
it's
a
real
service
to
your
community
and
I
applaud
you
and
thank
everyone
for
doing
it.
Thank
you.
We
have
a
motion
to
approve.
I
do
hear
several
seconds
all
in
favor
say
aye
opposed,
I
don't
think
so.
All
right
appointments
kerry.
Thank
you
item
q.
Madam
clerk.
Please.
B
A
A
B
A
resolution
authorizing
chattanooga
parks
and
outdoors
to
enter
into
a
four-year
contract
with
perfect
nine
inc,
rfp2200
parks
and
recreation
management,
software
and
services
park,
management
and
reservation.
Software
first
year
will
not
exceed
exceed
fifty
thousand
dollars
and
each
subsequent
year
not
to
receive
ten
thousand
dollars
for
a
four-year
turn
to
begin
september.
1
2022.
councilman.
A
B
Seventy
seven
dollars
item:
u
a
resolution
authorizing
the
administrator
for
the
department
of
public
works
to
renew
contract
number
w
two
one:
zero:
zero:
two:
two:
zero
one:
manhole
rehabilitation,
blanket
contract
for
year,
two
of
a
three
year
term
to
video
industrial
services,
inc
of
birmingham
alabama
for
two
hundred;
seventy
thousand
dollars,
plus
a
thirty
thousand
dollar
contingency
for
a
total
amount
of
three
hundred
thousand
dollars.
Councilman.
A
A
G
Yes,
sir
first
item
tonight
is
parks
and
outdoors
new
blanket
contract
for
contracts
for
holiday
course,
halter
cultural,
horticultural.
I
can't
talk
tonight
and
green
infrastructure
on
call
maintenance,
15
bids
were
received
and
the
award
goes
to
the
following
13
vendors.
These
will
be
four
four-year
contracts,
with
a
combined
annual
amount
not
to
exceed
one
million.
G
The
second
item
is
for
the
fire
department.
This
is
a
one-time
purchase
of
six
fire
apparatus
replacements.
This
is
four
pumpers
one
quent
and
one
ladder
as
chief
hyman
described
earlier
today.
This
purchase
utilizes
source,
well,
contract,
113021,
rvg4,
the
vendor
of
spartan
emergency
response,
and
the
amount
is
5
million.
655
000
from
capital
funds.
A
G
The
first
one
is
parks
and
outdoors,
an
rfp
for
concessionaire
services
at
the
summit,
complex
warner
park
and
frost
stadium,
second,
for
the
mayor's
office,
rfp
for
development
and
supportive
services
to
convert
the
airport
in
into
permanent
supportive
housing
and
third
from
the
mayor's
office
rfp
for
community
violence
interruption.
Technical
assistance
rfps
are
necessary
because
competence,
qualifications
and
project
approach
are
more
important
than
price
and
making
a
purchasing
determination
for
these
three
items.
A
H
Thank
you,
mr.
We
did
have
an
ad
hoc
committee
meeting
this
afternoon
on
short-term
vacation
rentals.
We
heard
a
presentation
from
chris
acuff,
our
utc
research
analyst,
and
we
are
planning
on
meeting
again
in
two
weeks
for
some
follow-up
and
hopefully
at
that
time,
begin
talking
about
some
actual
legislative
changes
or
amendments
to
the
ordinance.
Thank
you.
A
A
I
H
I
do
thank
you,
mr
chair.
This
is
from
judge
russell
bean
judge
bean
has
been
our
city
court,
judge,
division,
2
for
the
past
22
years
and
he's
retiring
at
the
end
of
the
month,
and
he
wanted,
or
he
hand,
delivered
a
letter
that
he
asked
that
I
would
read
this
afternoon
to
the
council
and
it's
to
the
chattanooga
city
council,
the
letter
states.
This
is
meant
not
only
for
the
present
city
council
members,
but
also
also
for
those
council
members
who
have
served
for
the
last
22
years.
H
I
wanted
to
personally
thank
each
of
you
for
the
support
you
have
given
me
during
the
time
that
I
have
been
city
judge.
I
feel
as
though
I
have
had
a
good
relationship
with
all
of
the
mayors
I
have
served
with
and
all
of
the
city
council
members,
both
the
mayors
and
the
city
and
the
council
have
been
very
supportive
of
me.
H
A
I
Yes,
sir,
at
the
end
of
every
council
meeting,
the
chair
will
recognize
members
of
the
public
that
wish
to
address
the
council.
Here's
your
rules,
each
speaker
wishing
to
address
the
council
can
be
recognized
only
at
the
microphone
up
front
provided
for
that
purpose.
No
person
can
have
more
than
three
minutes
to
speak
and
the
speaker
may
address
the
council
only
upon
matters
within
the
council's
legislative
and
quasi-judicial
authority
and
not
on
matters
which
are
under
the
authority
of
other
governmental
bodies
or
agencies.
I
You
can't
use
any
vulgar
or
obscene
language
nor
use
the
floor
to
personally
attack
or
personally
denigrate
others
and
address
your
comments
to
the
council
as
a
whole
and
not
make
comments
directed
towards
individual
council
members.
You
can
do
this
one
time
a
day.
The
chair
will
not
permit
disorderly
conduct
or
disrupting
a
public
meeting
which
is
prohibited
under
tennessee
law
and
a
person
commits
an
offense
if
the
person
substantially
obstructs
or
interferes
with
the
meeting
by
physical
action
or
verbal
utterance,
with
the
intent
to
prevent
or
disrupt
a
lawful
meeting
go
ahead.
Sir.
J
J
There
was
something
happening
I
didn't
like,
and
I
showed
up
so
I'm
making
a
commitment
moving
forward
to
show
up
and
encourage
decisions
that
I
think
are
made
in
behalf
of
those
who
are
underrepresented
and
unable
to
attend
meetings
like
this,
whether
it's
because
of
their
state
or
economic
status
or
how
busy
they
are,
and
my
main
mo
and
the
thing
that
interests
me
most
about
the
power
and
authority
in
this
room
is
the
ability
to
make
chattanooga
a
livable,
walkable
and
pedestrian-friendly
community
in
all
of
our
neighborhoods.
I
am
pro-business.
J
I
am
pro-ugc
in
the
votings
and
the
decisions
that
you've
made
to
encourage
business,
but
I
also
think
that
changes
need
to
be
made
to
increase
the
ability
for
people
to
commute
in
other
forms
of
transportation
other
than
the
car
to
reduce
traffic
and
to
make
housing
more
affordable.
I
think
the
most
interesting
parts
of
our
city
are
walkable
spaces
like
the
north
shore
and
st
elmo,
and
the
neighborhoods
with
the
most
potential
are
places
like
glass,
street
and
mcauley
avenue.
J
Yet
the
people
that
can
show
up
here
and
talk
and
make
changes
the
contractors
the
business
people
are
not
the
people
that
are
living
in
those
communities.
Recently,
glass
street
in
that
area
became
a
food
desert.
I
live
in
highland
park
and
even
myself,
if
I
didn't,
have
access
to
a
car
which
the
average
car
payment
right
now
is
700
a
month
nationwide.
K
K
The
pace
about
the
pay
plan
years
ago
I
was
on
that.
I
was
on
that
thing
to
make
the
eig,
for
some
reason,
the
c,
the
city
now
or
the
they
misinterpreting.
What
that
says
for
their
benefits
and
really
what
I'm
talking
about
is
they're
changing
all
of
us
to
bi-weekly
a
lot
of
us
men
and
women.
We
get
paid
every
week,
it's
only
48
of
us,
but
when
it
came
to
us
they
told
us
they
had
to
change
us
because
it
takes
too
much.
K
K
You
got,
I
know
at
least
about
four
people
going
to
retire
this
year
and
mr
burns,
you
remember
when
daisy
medicine
came
back
and
asked
for
this
all
this
money
for
this
new
machine
to
make
things
better,
y'all,
granted
that
this
council
granted
it,
but
now
they
want
to
change
it
all
again,
once
again,
just
to
hurt
48
people
when
we
have
our
bills
and
all
this
stuff
set
up
and
I'm
just
taking
myself,
for
instance,
got
a
new
truck.
Now
I
have
to
go
and
tell
these
people.
K
K
So
I'm
just
asking
you
all!
If
y'all
can
stop
this
to,
let
them
leave
us
leave
us
48
people
alone,
because
every
year
is
dwindling
down
and
if
you
go
by
the
thing
where
it
used
to
be,
it
was
over
400
and
look
at
where
it
said.
Now,
it's
not
going
to
hurt
to
leave
us
in
a
weekly
pay,
because
a
lot
of
us
have
our
bills.
That
way,
and
yes,
they
gave
us
incentive,
and
one
of
them
said
that
y'all
voted
down
tonight
and
you
know
we're
fine
with
that.
L
L
M
M
M
M
N
O
O
Now
all
of
us
got
to
change
everything
that
we
do
in
a
week.
We
got
to
change
everything
I'm
going
on
26
years
myself,
it's
just
like
every
year
we
just
like
we
go
backwards,
everybody
that
I'm
been
there
now
it's
like.
We
take
us
a
year
backwards
every
year,
instead
of
going
forward
and
we
don't
get
half
our
life.
O
O
O
P
You
chair
to
my
understanding,
we
were
told
at
the
3
30
agenda
meeting
that
this
was
something
I
already
worked
out
with
nciu
that
everybody
was
already
in
agreement
about
what
was
taking
place
with
the
pay
changes.
So
I
mean
what
I'm
hearing
is
coming
up
saying.
They
had
no
idea
what
was
going
on.
So
I
guess
on
my
end,
I
would
love
to
see
just
like
how
the
police
union
and
get
with
all
these
other
and
employees,
and
they
came
to
the
table
and
they
worked
it
out.
P
P
D
Q
Q
As
I
want
to
be
very
clear
that
in
addition
to
that,
the
affected
employees
and
brent
correct
me.
If
I'm
wrong,
had
an
opportunity
to
understand
the
depth
of
the
change.
It
was
not
just
a
piece
of
paper.
There
was
a
sort
of
step
through
process
where
we
explained
the
rationale
behind
our
decision.
What
options
were
going
to
be
available,
and
and
and
and
there
was
a
graphic
that
kind
of
walked
folks
through
and
then
there
were
further
discussions,
including
up
until
friday.
Q
G
G
I'll,
just
for
the
record,
I'm
the
one
that
went
and
talked
to
the
employees.
I
went
down
to
the
paul
clark
building.
We
had
two
groups
scheduled
over
two
hours.
We
met
with
all
48
employees,
explained
the
change,
including
some
graphics.
You
know
the
information
that
was
needed
for
them
to
understand
the
change.
G
We
also
gave
each
employee
a
personalized
sheet
of
paper
that
showed
the
choices
to
either
just
delay
and
get
on
the
new
pay
cycle
and
how
much
they
would
get
paid
each
week
and
then
which
weekly
checks
would
be
skipped
to
get
onto
the
site,
the
bi-weekly
cycle
or
the
option
to
advance
pto,
which
would
mean
that
they
would
get
paid
out
for
pto,
which
means
they
would
get
paid
out
for
two
weeks
more
than
what
they
would
normally
get
paid.
If
they
just
continued
on
weekly
pay
or
took
the
delay
and
switched
to
bi-weekly.
G
So
we
provided
all
the
information
we
did,
encourage
for
them
to
speak
to
their
pay
clerk
or
supervisor
to
if
they
had
questions
or
need
to
understand
anything.
We
provided
walk
through
documents
to
the
supervisors,
but
we
did
meet
on
the
22nd
and
we
originally
asked
them
to
turn
in
the
forms
by
that
friday.
So
they
had
the
week
then
we
delayed
it
to
monday.
G
Then
we
delayed
it
to
tuesday
and
then
today
we
delayed
it
to
wednesday
to
try
to.
I
mean,
but
wednesday
is
kind
of
the
deadline
for
us
to
stay
on
the
schedule
in
order
to
get
through
a
pay
conversion
by
the
end
of
the
calendar
year,
which
is
when
pto
resets.
So
I
mean
that's
the
only
clarification
I
would
add.
Q
And
I
just
want
to
finally
add
one
more
point.
You
know
this
administration
has
demonstrated,
and
this
council
has
demonstrated
that
we
care
very
deeply
about
our
employee
base
with
a
historic
investment
into
the
pay
plan
that
saw
some
city
employees
86
increase
in
their
pay.
You
know
the
average
pay
increase
north
of
13.
Q
They
fight
very
hard
for
every
single
issue
and
I
think
they
should
that's
what
unions
ought
to
do
and
I
think
that's
what
you're
seeing
its
job,
it's
demonstrating
its
displeasure
and
we
have
a
fundamental
disagreement,
particular
issue
regarding
some
pay
plan
issues,
or
rather
not
pay
plan,
but
the
the
the
bi-weekly
versus
weekly
pay-
and
you
know
we're
going
to
agree
to
disagree
on
this
particular
issue.
But
I
just
wanted
to
issue
that
clarification.
I'm
sure
jason
may
step
in
and
add
some
additional
context
or
disagree
with
me
on
a
number
of
issues.
Q
R
R
I
have
been
starting
to
go
to
school
at
chat
state
five
days
a
week
from
7
30
to
2
30
every
single
day
I
live
in
hixson.
It's
only
a
like
a
10
minute
drive
from
where
I
live
to
get
to
chat
state.
But
if
I
decide
to
take
the
bus
it
takes
an
hour
because
there
is
not
a
shuttle
from
hixton
to
chat
state.
I
have
to
take
a
bus
downtown
and
then
take
a
transfer
on
amnicola
to
get
to
school.
R
So
I
think
that
that's
a
little
bit
silly
that
there's
not
a
shuttle,
and
maybe
I
should
talk
a
little
bit
more
to
chat
state
about
that.
But
if
we're
trying
to
talk
about
more
accessible
public
transportation,
I
think
that
that's
part
of
it
as
well
as
when
we
are
talking
about
trying
to
be
accessible
to
communities,
there's
a
lot
of
communities
that
still
continually
get
forgotten
about,
and
mostly
most
of
those
communities.
R
Are
poor
communities,
and
so
if
you
try
to
walk
anywhere
anywhere,
just
trying
to
like
walk
from
hixson
and
red
bank
to
go
to
lake
chat,
state
or
anywhere
else,
there
are
no
sidewalks
and
you
have
to
walk
on
the
road.
I
don't
know
how
many
of
you
guys
have
actually
had
to
walk
somewhere,
but
walking
next
to
cars
is
kind
of
terrifying.
R
One
of
the
other
things
that
I
want
to
bring
up
as
well
and
I'll
probably
talk
to
sam
wolf
about
this
afterwards,
but
I
don't
think
that's
thousand
dollars
for
the
homelessness
community
is
enough.
I
think
that
only
giving
100
people
one
year
is
still
not
enough.
I
think
it's
something
and
it's
a
good
place
to
start
not
enough.
So
thank
you.
S
Good
evening
I'm
jason
brown
and
I'm
the
organizer
for
the
city,
employees
union,
so
I'll
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
about.
What's
going
on
with
the
weekly
to
bi-weekly
transition,
it's
true
what
joda
said
we
do
disagree.
We
feel
like
the
only
people
who
were
present
during
the
creation
of
this
eig
between
the
administration.
S
That's
here
now
I
think
brent
may
have
been,
but
our
people
we
they
know
what
that
language
meant,
and
it
was
intended
to
keep
the
people
who
were
currently
at
that
time
being
paid
weekly
to
continue
to
be
paid
times.
Attrition
takes
place
the
city
just
on
that
interpretation,
but
we
have
folks
who
were
at
the
table
at
the
time
that
it
was
discussed
and
it
seems
clear
to
us.
S
S
Asking
employees
who
have
given
a
lot
of
their
lives
to
the
city
and
who,
given
a
few
years
from
now,
probably
the
list,
will
be
less
than
half
of
what
it
is
now
seems
unreasonable
to
us,
and
I
don't
think
it's
asking
too
much
to
for
you
to
consider
not
making
that
change,
and
we
will
continue
to
have
dialogue
with
the
city.
We
do
support
mayor
kelly
and
his
agenda
for
the
most
part,
I'm
not
here
to
re
litigate
the
raises
that
were
given
to
us.
I
think
we've
said.
S
D
Q
We
just
do
not
currently
have
that
capacity
right
now,
due
to
a
weekly
payroll
and
then
the
the
second
piece
is
that
from
a
customer.
Well
that
really
gets
to
it
right.
It
takes
up
more
time
for
our
city
payroll
staff
to
run
a
payroll
as
much
time
as
it
does
for
the
rest
of
the
city
and
then
second
to
free
up
more
of
the
that
time.
For
going
and
providing
better
customer
service
for
our
employees,
frankly,
brent
did
not
miss
anything.
Q
I
think
those
are
the
two
primary
reasons
we're
making
this
change,
and
this
was
a
change
that
this
administration
did
not
identify,
or
this
is
not
an
original
issue
that
we've
identified.
This
goes
back
to
the
littlefield
administration,
where
they've
been
trying
to
make
this
change
for
us
for
some
time,
and
there
were
some
employees
who
were
grandfathered
into
the
process
and
and
kept
you
know
their
weekly
pay.
But
ultimately
we
would
like
to
complete
the
change,
because
it
would
be
a
significant
improvement
for
the
city.
S
It's
true
brent
met
with
a
group
of
folks
affected
by
this.
I
don't
think
our
members
and
employees
left
with
a
good
understanding
of
what
their
options
were,
and
I
know
for
a
fact
that
the
ones
I
talked
to
today
still
don't
have
a
good
understanding
of
what
their
options
are
and,
to
be
frank,
a
lot
of
a
couple
of
the
options
that
we
discussed
may
have
even
occurred
after
that
initial
conversation.
So
we're
just
we're
asking
for
education
outreach
but
simply
we'd
like
you
to
not
do
it
thanks.
T
My
name
is
edward
curtis.
I
live
in
east
lake
on
13th
avenue.
I
got
a
problem
with
the
city
of
chattanooga
water
company
tennessee
american
water.
Coming.
You
know
you
got
a
problem
with
them.
You
try
to
iron
it
out
with
them,
but
you
don't
have
no
local
place
here.
To
talk
to
that,
you
know
you
got
to
go.
You
got
to
call
1-800
in
order
to
get
somebody.
Why
come
you
can't
have
nobody
here?
T
T
I
got
a
water
leak
on
40th
street
that
I've
talked
to
them
three
times.
Well,
miss
curtis.
They
come
out
there
and
paint
the
street
painting,
but
the
guy
ain't
came
out
to
fix
nothing
yet,
and
you
know
it's
not
it's
not
costing
me
anything
because
it's
not
doing
my
water
not
running
my
water
up,
but
somewhere
does
a
leak
on
that
street
and
nobody's
there
to
fix
it.
T
Now.
I've
called
them
three
times.
They
said
they'd
be
out
there
on
saturday
on
september
3rd,
if
they're
not
here
on
september
3rd
I'll,
be
back
here
the
next
week
and
tell
you
about
it,
but
I
think
this
is
ridiculous.
I
mean
big
as
the
city
is
you
got
all
these
people
paying
all
these
water
bills?
You
don't
have
nobody
here
to
represent
us
at
all.
T
A
M
P
P
Is
that
and
I
wish
that
the
same
attitude
was
given
to
our
chief
of
police
when
she
made
the
decision
as
the
chief
of
the
police,
but
instead
we
had
groups
of
people
just
like
we
got
our
employees.
That
said,
we're
dissatisfied
all
hell
broke
loose,
oh
and
all
this
other
stuff,
what
they
were
going
to
say
against
our
chief
of
police,
because
she
felt
she
was
doing
the
right
thing
and
what
she
was
asked
to
do.
P
We
got
the
same
administration
raced
around
to
try
to
mitigate
this
situation
with
the
police,
union
and
employee
groups.
Here
it
is.
We
have
a
similar
situation
with
our
city,
employees
and
a
union
who's
saying
they
have
an
issue,
but
the
sense
of
urgency
isn't
given
to
these
individuals
who
go
who
serve
the
public
too.
Just
like
the
police.
P
P
P
Nothing
has
come,
but
yet
we're
saying
oh,
this
is
the
reason
why
we
want
to
do
it
because,
listen
if
that's
the
case,
we
need
to
overhaul
everything
that
we
do,
because
we
can't
even
hold
the
stuff
accountable
to
the
stuff
that
need
to
be
done
so
now
this
one
time
that
we
out
of
payroll
errors.
Now
we
want
to
give
it
our
undivided
attention
when
we
hadn't
given
undivided
attention
to
all
the
other
issues
within
the
city
of
chattanooga.
This
gonna
be
the
one
thing
this:
the
fight
we
gonna
pick.
U
My
name
is
stacia
smith
and
I
work
in
the
brush
department
and
I
would
like
to
say
the
reason
why
a
lot
of
the
trash
and
the
brush
is
still
on
the
street
and
we
hadn't
picked
it
up
for
one.
We
don't
have
enough
garbage
drivers
so
therefore
they
pulled
the
brush
department
to
drive
the
garbage
truck.
U
So
that's
pulling
us
away
from
our
job
now
they're
folks
changing
their
pay
from
weekly
to
every
week,
but
we
need
to
be
focusing
on
putting
more
bodies
in
these
garbage
trucks
and
in
our
trucks
that
we
have
available.
So
we
can
clean
the
city
up
that
put
us
behind
when
we
get
poor
from
my
job,
we're
doing
two
jobs
for
getting
one
paycheck,
that's
not
fair
to
us
at
all.
That's
why
the
public
is
complaining.
We
have
to
explain
to
them
when
we
come
to
pick
up
their
brush
or
their
trash.
U
U
U
We
can
do
doing
two
jobs
for
one
time
and
we
will
never
catch
up,
but
here
fighting
about
something
when
half
of
these
guys
are
going
to
retire,
they
can
retire
tomorrow,
majority
of
them
if
they
wanted
to,
but
we
need
to
be
focused
on
getting
bodies
and
garbage
is
our
first
priority
where's
the
focus
on
getting
people
in
these
trucks,
so
the
garbage
can
be
picked
up
also
to
brush
in
the
trash.
So
we
can
clean
this
city
that's
more
important.
U
Instead
of
guys
that
can
that
have
to
uproot
their
life,
you
have
some
on
child
support,
that's
going
to
put
them
in
a
rear.
We
got
this
raise,
I'm
the
guys
that
have
been
here
longer.
They
make
two
thousand
dollars
more
than
I
do.
I
understand
they
upset
with
that
about
that.
I
would
too,
because
I
I
haven't
been
here
as
long
as
them,
but
they
work
just
as
hard
and
they
have
given
half
their
life.
U
Their
kids
raised
their
kids
and
everything,
but,
like
wes
said
earlier,
if
I
made
a
hundred
and
some
thousand
dollars,
I
wouldn't
care
either.
That's
not
my
problem.
That's
theirs!
It's
unfair
to
us.
We
always
get
the
in
the
short
end
of
the
stick.
Public
works
always
get
the
short
end
of
the
stick.
They
make
decisions
whether
they
come
to
talk
to
us.
U
V
V
V
Q
Q
But
our
reading
of
the
eig
basically
says
there
are
employees
who
get
paid
bi-weekly
there
are
employees
who
get
paid
weekly
and
employees
who
get
paid
or
who
get
promoted
will
be
converted
to
bi-weekly
in
no
place.
Does
the
egg
say
that
bi-weekly
or
weekly
employees
must
be
paid
weekly
that
the
administration
has
no
right
to
switch
them
over?
It
just
simply
says
that
it
is
outlined
what
the
current
situation
is.
N
Q
So
every
employee,
new
employee
of
the
city
of
chattanooga
is
on
a
bi-weekly
pay
schedule.
There
are
48
employees
currently
who
are
on
a
weekly
pay
schedule.
Many
people
were
converted
in
a
prior
administration
from
weekly
to
bi-weekly.
There
are
48
folks
left
over
and
and
those
48
folks
were
grandfathered
in
you
know.
I
believe
it
was
in
the
littlefield
administration.
Q
N
Okay
and
then
the
my
last
question.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
do
remember
that
we
got
new
equipment
to
make
things
quicker
and
and
payroll
I
mean
there's
not
somebody
with
a
green
visor,
writing
everything's
automated
on
a
computer,
and
so
I'm
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
why
it
takes
as
much
time
for
no
I'm
just.
Let
me
just
get
my
head
clear
as
much
time
for
48
it's.
It's
all
a
computer.
N
G
Payroll
staff,
other
governments,
other
private
businesses,
have
a
higher
ratio
of
payroll
employees
to
employees.
We've
managed
for
a
very
long
time
with
four
people.
However,
with
the
conversion
to
oracle
cloud
with
job
opportunities
available
in
other
departments,
our
payroll
staff
was
down
to
one
person,
and
then
we
had
some
temporary
employees
come
in
we've
since
hired
one.
So
we
have
two
permanent
people
in
payroll,
and
then
we
have
some
temporary
employees
in
people.
The
new
system
is
designed
differently
and
how
it
works.
G
There's
still
issues
with
how
you
know
the
departments
put
time
in
approve
time
and
all
those
things
so
the
payroll
department.
Historically,
and
currently
they
have
to
review
everything
that
comes
in
from
all
the
departments
they
have
to
do.
Edit
checks,
they
have
to
run
certain
reports,
run
certain
files
that
then
get
uploaded
to
the
bank
that
have
to
be
uploaded
to
the
bank
in
a
certain
way.
It's
not
just
push
button
and
you
do
it
and
then
they
also
do.
G
Do
it
no
it's
processed
through
oracle
cloud,
but
but
we
there's
no
way
to
fully
automate
payroll
anywhere
without
people
doing
edit
checks.
Okay,
people
confirming
amounts,
sending
files
to
the
bank,
those
sorts
of
things,
okay,
so
to
process
a
weekly
payroll
once
it
gets
into
the
payroll
department.
It
doesn't
matter
if
it's
one
employee
or
10
000
employees,
it's
the
exact
same
process,
start
to
finish
every
so.
G
If
processing,
a
weekly
payroll,
40
employees
every
week
and
then
every
other
week,
they
also
have
to
process
an
additional
payroll
on
top
of
the
weekly
for
all
the
bi-weekly
employees.
Fire
is
processed
separately.
Police
is
separately
because
of
the
nature
of
the
pay
they
get
paid
completely
differently
and.
G
Are
different:
they
don't
pay
social
security,
those
sorts
of
things.
So
we
have.
We
actually
have
four
payrolls
right
now:
weekly
bi-weekly,
biweekly
fire
and
biweekly
police.
We,
our
preference
and
we
think
it's
most
efficient-
to
have
bi-weekly
civilian
bi-weekly,
fire
bi-weekly
police
that
we
process
every
two
weeks.
The
other
week
would
leave
time
for
customer
service
to
resolve
issues
to
help
employees
with
with
pay
questions,
those
sorts
of
things-
and
we
simply
just
I
mean
just
like
the
speaker
mentioned
earlier.
G
G
G
We
need
more
personnel,
but
we
also,
you
know
believe
in
this
administration
that
we
become
should
become
more
efficient
in
government
and
even
though
it's
hard
and
even
though
people
disagree,
we
really
believe
that
the
best
thing
for
the
city
is
to
make
changes.
That
are
the
hard
changes
that
no
one
else
wanted
to
make
for
the
past
18
years.
N
G
Yes,
we
we
do
not
believe
that
council
approval
is
required
to
do
this.
We
believe
we
have
the
executive
authority
to
do
it.
We
don't
believe
that
the
eig
says
we
can't
have
conversion
to
bi-weekly
payroll.
You
know
the
the
pay
supplement
was
presented
to
council
because
we
did
believe
that
needed
council
approval
if
it
was
to
move
forward.
N
G
In
order
to
review
it,
ask
questions,
make
a
decision
turn
it
in,
so
that
we
can
process
it
in
time,
especially
for
people
that
want
to
advance
payroll
that
is
or
advanced
pto.
That
is
a
we're
not
requiring
anyone
to
advance
pto.
They
don't
lose
it.
They
get
paid
out
for
it
just
like
they
would.
If
they
quit.
You
know
next
week
they
get
paid
out
for
their
pto.
So
if
you
choose
to
have
your
pto
advanced
over
a
six-week
period,
you're
gonna
make
two
weeks
worth
of
pay
more
than
you
would
have.
G
G
For
what
they
would
get
paid
out
for
would
those
hours
would
be
gone,
but
then
they
can
accrue
it
back
over
time,
but
yeah
they
would
be
getting
paid
out
for
pto,
so
those
hours
would
decrease
for
people
that
don't
have
pto
available.
We
offer
to
advance
the
pay
and
have
it
taken
out
of
their
pto
accrual
over
the
next
10
pay
periods.
So
that
was
the
third
option
18
years
ago,
when
this
was
done,
there
was
a
group
of
employees
carved
out
from
the
conversion.
G
G
G
Currently,
the
deadline
that
we've
communicated
to
supervisors
to
communicate
to
employees
is
tomorrow
at
noon,
so
that
we
can
get
things
processed,
especially
for
those
who
want
to
advance
pto.
We
would
like
to
get
that
on
to
their
september
8th
check
that
way
they
get
extra
money
in
their
pocket
if
they
need
it
up
front
as
an
advance.
G
A
I
Well,
I
guess
it
is
an
interpretation
of
the.
I
guess,
employee
guidance
guide
that
you
have
here
that
has
been
adopted
by
resolution
by
the
city
council
in
connection
with
this
matter,
most
recently
adopted
in
2019
and
that
language
controls
regarding
this
matter,
unless
there
is
something
else
that
this
body
does.
That
is
your
action
that
you
took
regarding
the
resolution.
So,
if
there's
a
dispute
that
arises
in
connection
with
this
matter,
it's
based
upon
what
you
have
adopted
in
your
resolution.
A
C
Oh
man,
I
would
not
been
saying
nothing
now.
I
see
all
the
problem,
my
name
lebron
and
I
am
the
silent
maker
peace.
I
hear
probably
witnessing
they.
Ain't
got
no
help.
So
that's
the
public.
Don't
have
no
help.
Yes
on
their
workout.
When
the
bees
and
to
pick
up
trash,
you
know
they.
They
sell
some
of
that
workout
to
make
it
easier
on
the
c
employee
they
don't,
they
can
do
day
job.