Meeting members Tuesday voted down laws that might have made the borough mayor’s particular assistant a full-time, fairly than part-time, place. The mayor’s present chief of employees stated Tuesday that the borough is trying to convey on the mayor’s former chief of employees for the particular assistant function.
There have been two particular assistants to the mayor in fiscal 12 months 2017 however that was lowered to at least one assistant in fiscal 12 months 2018, based on the decision. The remaining place was lower in fiscal 12 months 2019 to a half-time assistant and chief of emergency companies place after which to a quarter-time place in fiscal 12 months 2021.
In proposing the brand new assistant to the mayor place, the laws cites a necessity for “additional resources” to function a liaison to borough boards and commissions, capital initiatives and to collaborate with cities and metropolis councils on points. No extra cash would have been wanted within the present fiscal 12 months, the laws says.
A job description hooked up to the laws stated the particular assistant’s duties would come with being chargeable for the event and implementation of initiatives as assigned by Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce and Chief of Employees Aaron Rhoades.
Rhoades stated throughout Tuesday’s assembly that the borough is trying to convey on James Baisden because the particular assistant. Baisden, who at the moment serves on the Kenai Metropolis Council, served as Pierce’s chief of employees for 3 years earlier than saying that he can be stepping all the way down to retire final spring.
“I think James Baisden brings some good things,” Rhoades stated. “He’s a plug-and-play individual and I think he could probably help us out on some things that I could use help on.”
Meeting member Tyson Cox stated he would vote in opposition as a result of the decision was launched so near the borough’s annual finances cycle.
Meeting member Lane Chesley, who additionally voted in opposition, stated Rhoades is like “the Dutch boy with (his) finger in the dike” every time there’s a disaster, which impacts his potential to do his personal work because the mayor’s chief of employees.
“What I think we need to be looking for, is looking to talk to a temp agency about trying to find a contract HR director to come in as an interim to help take some of those loads off you.”
Meeting member Brent Hibbert countered that meeting members aren’t at all times capable of see how a lot work will get executed and that if Rhoades says he wants assist he most likely does.
“We’re here twice a month and we don’t see everything that’s going on,” Hibbert stated. “Aaron has always been truthful with me and if he’s saying that they need help and to take some of the load off of everyone, I’m gonna go with his (position).”
The meeting voted 5-3 in opposition to the transfer, with meeting members Hibbert, Brent Johnson and Richard Derkevorkian voting in favor. Derkevorkian additionally requested that the problem be reconsidered on the meeting’s subsequent assembly on Could 3.
The meeting’s full assembly might be seen on the borough’s web site at kpb.us.
Attain reporter Ashlyn O’Hara at ashlyn.ohara@peninsulaclarion.com.
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