224  Dunn City Council Special Meeting Tuesday, March 14,2022 6:00 p.m., Dunn) Municipall Building  Minutes  PRESENT: Mayor William P. Elmore Jr., Mayor Pro Tem Dr. David L. Bradham, Council Members J. Also present: City Manager Steven Neuschafer, Assistant City Manager Mathew Boone, Finance Director Jim Roberts, Chief of Police Clark White, Police Major Cary Jackson, Human Resources Director Connie Jernigan, Communications Coordinator) Kaitlin Adkins, City Attorney Tilghman Pope, and City Clerk Tammy Williams. Mayor Elmore opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. and Finance Director Roberts gave the invocation. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bradham and second by Council Member Gaulden to adopt the March 14, 2022  Wesley Sills,April Gaulden, Frank McLean, Billy! N.Tart, and Chuck" Turnage.  CALLTOORDER. ANDINVOCATION Afterwards, Major) Jacksonl ledi int the Pledge of Allegiance. AGENDA. ADJUSTMENT. ANDAPPROVAL meeting agenda as presented. Motion unanimously: approved. ITEMSI FORI DISCUSSION, AND/OR DECISION  Storm) Water Fee Study  City Manager Neuschafer reviewed the stormwater fee study results given by Willdan using the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) calculation to make more equitable cost comparisons for Residential, Multi-Family, Commercial, andl Industrial fees. They looked ata all thei impervious surface areas areas that create runoff- - rooftops, driveways, decks, etc. Estimated average area for the city is 3,257 sf which will be used as the equivalent unit and multiplier. Currentlya al large business pays $10.00 andi residents pays $3.50 and fees bring in $240,000 aj year. Future revenues will depend on the cap. If cap is 14.50 total revenue would be $348,027; 28.75 cap would bringi in $399,686; $35- $412,862 and $57.26- -$444,998. Ito can go outr monthly ont the water bill or can bei incorporated on the tax bill and can also put) residential on water bills and commercial on tax bill. Thej proposal does noti include ani increase for most residential units. Neuschafer addedt there isal lot of stormwater work to be done but financing it) has always been ani issue. Stormwater fees have tol be used for stormwater projects statutorily.. Nexts step would! bes stake holders meeting to explaint thet feea and thej process. Council needs to decidei ift the city will movei forward and what the cap willl be. After much discussion, council agreedt there needs tob be ar more equitable way ofs sharing the cost. Mayor Pro Tem Bradham addedt that there needs tol bes some comparisons from communities relative tol Dunn's size sO we can know that we are being fair to our businesses and this information should be helpful with the stakeholders meeting. Mayor Elmore asked Neuschafer to bring back the needed information to the next meeting so that council can make a decision ont thel best way tor move forward includingl looking atcap/phased: approach, what the cap will! be and Human Resources Director Jernigan presented proposal for a pay study that will review the city's salary structure and present plan to support recruitment and retention of employees more effectively. It is recommended to have a study every five years. The last study completed was in 1998 but was not implemented. The last onei implemented was in1 1993. This was seta asat top priority during the FY 2022-2023 Budget Retreat in an effortt tor recruita and retains staff. The cost to conduct the study will be $20,600 with an additional estimated: $800 for expenses such as mileage, meals, lodging, printing ands supplies, and travel time with the total cost of the complete study at $21,400. The study will take 2 % to 3 months and The MAPS Group should be ablet tol begin after) July 1. Implementation time depends on the cost of the findings, which Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Bradham and second by Council Member Gaulden to approve and authorize the Cityt to enteri into a contract with the MAPS Groupf for thej purpose of conducting a Pay Classification Study as City Manager Neuschafer presented thel Police Compensation Plan proposed fori implementation int the fourth quarter oft this fiscal year. Het told Council that this is ani immediate need due to the hardships of recruiting andi retaining officers and due to competition with other agencies closel by that are paying more than the City of Dunn. Her reviewed the proposal for hiring with BLET with aj proposed starting salary of $41,021.22. He also reviewed the annual proposed payi increases for Bonuses associated with Bi-Lingual $500; Associates degree- $1,000; Bachelor's degree- $1,500; andI Masters- $2000. He: showedt the comparison of what the city is-currently payingt to othera agencies." Thesef funds will come from the General Fund and willl bea ani increase of $50,357 for the fourth quarter with the yearly increase of $201,427 including all benefits. The current After discussion, motion by Council Member Sills and second by Council Member Gaulden to approve the Proposal with funding comingf from the General Fund as presented. Motion unanimously approved.  the method ofb billing. Pay Classification: Study  cant bes spread overa2-3y year process.  presented. Motion unanimously approved.  Police Compensation Plan  starting salaryis$ $37,717.    225  Motionl by Councill Member Turnage ands second by Council Member McLean toe enter Closed Sessioni in accordance with [N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5) to establish ori instruct thes staff concerning the negotiation of the) price and terms ofac contract concerning the acquisition ofreal property. Motion unanimously  approved.  Mayor Elmorer recessed ther meeting. The meeting was reconvened: at 8:45 p.m. Consideration ofPurchase ofReall Property  Motion! by Council! Member Turnage ands second byl Mayor Pro' Tem Bradhami to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract for the purchase ofr real property att twol locations, 100 WI Harnett Stf from General Utility Company for $150,000 and 106 S Washington from Stephanie Ferguson for $25,000. Motion unanimously With noi further business to discuss, motion by Council Member McLean and: second by Council Member Tart  approved.  toa adjourn the meeting at8:47 p.m. Motion unanimously approved.  P.E Phey Elmore] Jr.  : Mayor SEAL is5 SENS  Attest:    Ammalllons Tammy Williams_AMC, NCCMC  City Clerk