City Council Study Session Minutes for May 31, 2005 LAKEWOOD CITY COUNCIL
STUDY SESSION MEETING
MAY 31, 2005
MINUTES

ITEM 1 - CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Burkholder called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Lakewood Civic Center South Building, 480 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood, Colorado.

ITEM 2 - ROLL CALL

Those present were: Mayor Steve Burkholder, Presiding

Tom Booher
Ray Elliott
Jackie Herbst (arrived at 7:08 p.m.)
Carol Kesselman
Bob Murphy
Debbie Koop
Mike Stevens
Cheryl Wise
Ed Peterson
Barbara Martin

Staff in attendance: Mike Rock, City Manager
Roger Noonan, City Attorney

Full and timely notice of this City Council Study Session had been given and a quorum was present.

ITEM 3 - DISCUSSION: PERSONNEL BENEFIT POLICIES
Mayor Burkholder explained that the employee benefits being discussed were for informational purposes only and would be used as City Council discussed the 2006 Budget.

City Manager Mike Rock stated that the presentation was in answer to several questions from City Council members. He stated that the presentation was not a list of suggested cuts from staff; it was for informational purposes only.

Ken Milano, Director of Employee Relations gave a PowerPoint presentation which included information on Salaries, Furloughs, Benefit Funding, Cafeteria Plans, and Retiree Health.

A question and answer period followed. Ken Milano stated he would get back to City Council with additional information as requested.

ITEM 4 - REPORTS
None.

ITEM 5 - ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Burkholder adjourned at the meeting at 7:49 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by
Margy Greer, City Clerk