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COUNCIL MEETING
October 14, 2013
A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Salem, Virginia, was held in
Council Chambers, City Hall, 114 North Broad Street, on October 14, 2013, at
7:30 p.m., there being present the following members of said Council, to wit:
John C. Givens, Jane W. Johnson, William D. Jones, and Lisa D. Garst (Byron
Randolph Foley – absent); with John C. Givens, Vice Mayor, presiding; together
with James E. Taliaferro, Assistant City Manager and Clerk of Council; Stephen M.
Yost, City Attorney; and Rosie Jordan, Director of Finance; and the following
business was transacted:
The September 23, 2013, work session and regular meeting minutes were
approved as written.
Vice Mayor Givens requested that Council receive a presentation from
Peter Lampman, President, Virginia Amateur Sports, Inc., thanking the City of
Salem for its support of the 2013 Subway Commonwealth Games of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Pete Lampman, President, Virginia Amateur Sports, Inc.,
appeared before the Council to thank Council and the City of Salem for its
support of the 24th Annual Subway Commonwealth Games of Virginia; he stated
that nearly 210,000 athletes have competed in the event over the past 24 years;
he stated that there was an eight percent increase in athletes over last year,
approximately 9,100 athletes; the majority of the athletes come from the
Roanoke Valley; he then reviewed some of the statistics from the games; he
presented Council with a plaque for its sponsorship of the games;
THEREUPON, said presentation was received.
Vice Mayor Givens requested that Council consider adopting Resolution
1240 electing not to participate in the Virginia Local Disability Program; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance stated this is a plan that VRS has
adopted and is for employees who are hired on or after January 1, 2014, without
eligible retirement service in VRS; those employees will be placed into what is
called the hybrid plan as required by state law; the new plan is a combination of
defined benefit and defined contribution plan partnered with a short-term and a
long-term disability plan; the Virginia Local Disability Program (VLDP) will be
offered by VRS, but localities are allowed to pursue their own disability plans on
ITEM 1
PRESENTATION
FROM PETE
LAMPMAN,
PRESIDENT,
VIRGINIA AMATEUR
SPORTS INC.
REGARDING 2013
SUBWAY
COMMONWEALTH
GAMES OF VIRGINIA
ITEM 2
RESOLUTION 1240
ADOPTED ELECTING
NOT TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE
VIRGINIA LOCAL
DISABILITY
PROGRAM
2
the open market as long as the plan meets or exceeds the benefits that are
offered by VLDP; members of the State Police Officers Retirement System,
Virginia Law Officers Retirement System, Hazardous Duty Employees covered
under enhanced benefits, and members of the Judicial Retirement System
appointed or elected to an original term before January 1, 2014, are not eligible
for the hybrid retirement plan; in other words, anyone who is hazardous duty
(Police/Fire in the City of Salem) will not be eligible for this program as VRS has
grandfathered those employees into the current plan; staff has researched the
options available to the City of Salem and a summary of the comparative rates
was compiled; the plans are all comparable and meet or exceed the state code
requirements for all steps of the program; if the City chooses to opt out of the
VLDP, it is an irrevocable election and the resolution must be adopted by Council
before November 1, 2013; staff recommends the VACoRP/The Standard program
and to adopt Resolution 1240 to opt-out of the VLDP; and
WHEREAS, a discussion was held regarding the recommended plan, etc.;
ON MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN JOHNSON, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN JONES, AND DULY CARRIED, Resolution 1240 electing to not
participate in the Virginia Local Disability Program was hereby adopted – the roll
call vote: Lisa D. Garst – aye, William D. Jones – aye; Jane W. Johnson – aye,
John C. Givens – aye; and Byron Randolph Foley – absent.
Vice Mayor Givens requested that Council consider appointments to fill
vacancies on various boards and commissions;
ON A MOTION MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN GARST, SECONDED BY
COUNCILWOMAN JOHNSON, AND DULY CARRIED, Rosemarie Jordan was hereby
appointed to the Western Virginia Regional Jail Authority to replace Frank P. Turk
(alternate); Rosemarie Jordan was hereby appointed to the Court Community
Corrections Regional Community Criminal Justice Board to replace Frank P. Turk
for a three-year term, said term will expire June 30, 2016; and Melvin H. Lutz was
hereby recommended to be reappointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals –
Alternate for a five-year term, said term will expire October 12, 2018 – the roll
call vote: Lisa D. Garst – aye, William D. Jones – aye; Jane W. Johnson – aye,
John C. Givens – aye, and Byron Randolph Foley – absent.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the same on
motion adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
ITEM 3
ROSEMARIE
JORDAN
APPOINTED TO
WESTERN VIRGINIA
REGIONAL JAIL
AUTHORITY;
ROSEMARIE
JORDAN
APPOINTED TO
COURT
COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS
REGIONAL
COMMUNITY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
BOARD; MELVIN H.
LUTZ REAPPOINTED
TO BZA