Rochester Hills Legistar System

Ms. Linda Davis-Kirksey and Mr. William Connellan of the Greater Rochester

Chamber of Commerce described creating a Chamber committee consisting of a

member from each of the three (3) member communities (Rochester, Rochester Hills

and Oakland Township), and four (4) Chamber members, as well as Ms. Davis-Kirksey

and Mr. Connellan as co-chairs. The main focus of the Committee would be economic

development, but they felt that the suggestion of promoting communication between

businesses and local government could also be addressed. They suggested that if the

Chamber's new Committee also meets this criteria, it would eliminate the possible

redundancy of Rochester Hills creating a new committee.

Ms. Hill noted that the Administration & Information Services (AIS) Committee's original

concept was a committee that would meet quarterly to provide "an open discussion

forum for businesses to address issues with our City." She stressed that the idea was

for business people to have access to City administrative staff members and Council

members on an informal level.

The Chamber representatives suggested that the new committee could offer that as a

component of their overall purpose, noting that the Chamber could serve as the "conduit

system" for communication with local business people.

Noting that Council members are not as accessible as City administrative staffers, AIS

Committee members recommended that the new Chamber committee include a City

staff member and an elected official as representatives from each community

Ms. Davis-Kirksey and Mr. Connellan thanked AIS Committee members for their

feedback and assured Chairperson Holder that they would contact her once the

Chamber evaluated their feedback. Ms. Davis-Kirksey asked that, in the interim, the

AIS Committee consider who they would like to appoint to the new Chamber committee.

Annual Class C Inspection Report - 2005

Memo Leslie.pdf; List of Class C Licenses.pdf; Bldg Dept Report.pdf;

Heath Dept Reports1.pdf; Heath Dept Reports2.pdf; Heath Dept

Reports3.pdf; Heath Dept Reports4.pdf; Ltr Chuck E Cheese 021805.pdf;

Ltr Olive Garden 021805.pdf

Chuck E. Cheese's

Ms. Jane Leslie, Deputy Clerk, explained that the violations previously noted have been

corrected and that the Building Department's report was actually delayed and Chuck E.

Cheese's had been in compliance with regard to their electrical violations at the time of

the previous AIS Committee meeting.

Mr. Eric Hrit appeared before the Committee on behalf of Chuck E. Cheese's and was

advised by Committee members that it is essential that violations be addressed in an

expeditious fashion to avoid placing their liquor license in jeopardy.

The Olive Garden

Mr. Ken Bissonnette appeared before the AIS Committee and identified himself as the

General Manager of The Olive Garden restaurant in question. He noted that he only

recently assumed this position and, in effect, inherited the situation from his

predecessor. He noted that the delays in addressing the violations were exacerbated by

misinformation from their private contractor and delays resulting from communicating

between the restaurant itself and the corporate headquarters.

Mr. Dalton noted that "it's obvious that you're doing what you possibly can" to address

the situation.

Ms. Hill stressed that, in the future, it would be wise to have any such outstanding

issues resolved prior to the yearly inspection.

Ms. Bev Jasinski, City Clerk, presented the first draft of the new liquor license

application. Committee members offered the following suggestions, noting that the

application should request the following:

* Information on whether the applicant has ever operated a restaurant.

* A history of liquor violations dating back ten (10) years rather than five (5).

* A description, in the applicants own words, of the "value to the community" the

establishment would provide.

* The applicant's personal or business (whichever is most applicable) financial

statements for the past two (2) years.

* A list of the various food and liquor certifications completed by managers and

employees.

* A description of the type or "character" of the proposed establishment.

Mr. Dalton noted that there are certain months when the time frame for submitting

Council time sheets is short and a missed deadline results in a long delay in receiving a

paycheck. He suggested that Council members be paid bi-weekly.

Ms. Susan Galeczka, City Council Liaison, explained that whatever pay classification

Council chooses, they must all adhere to that schedule for the entire year. Because

Council is currently paid on the first payday of the month, individual members cannot

occasionally be paid on the second payday if their time sheets are received after the

deadline.

Ms. Hill noted that a bi-weekly pay period would result in more paperwork and deadlines

for both Council members and City staff. She stressed that it is the responsibility of

Council members to submit their time sheets on time.

The consensus of the Committee was to maintain the current Council pay period of the

first payday of each month.

(Mr. Kirksey Departed at 5:05 p.m.)

Ms. Holder explained that she had requested information from the Human Resources

Department regarding how many employees were hired and in what positions, whether

they were full- or part-time positions, and if they were new or replacement positions

spanning the previous eight (8) to twelve (12) months. She then expanded this request

to clarify whether unfilled positions are being budgeted.

Ms. Pam Lee, Director of Human Resources, stated, "You usually budget based on how

the position is filled in the preceding year." Therefore, if a position was not filled in 2003,

it will not be budgeted in 2004.

Committee members expressed confusion that positions listed in the Index of the

Budget book do not coincide with positions listed elsewhere in the Budget.

It was unclear which positions were budgeted and which were not. It was suggested

that the Financial Services Committee discuss the matter further.