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CityCouncil | 2010-09-07 | 13 | occurring. Councilmember Gilmore inquired whether a person is really hired if Council does not appropriate the money. The City Attorney responded in the negative; stated the Charter only gives Council, not a City Manager, the authority to set compensation and pension benefits for any employee; Council approves a salary range and specific benefits that can be offered to represented employees through an MOU; Council needs, at bare minimum, to have a standardized document approving a salary range and benefit package for Department Heads; the standardized document would allow a City Manager to hire only within the parameters of a compensation plan and benefit package; any past offer letters that have not been ratified by Council are not binding on the City; that she agrees with Mayor Johnson on said matter. Councilmember Tam stated ratifications have been part of the budget process and have not been very specific when it comes to Department Heads; that she would like the staff analysis to include some discussion regarding uniformity and retroactivity; Department Heads have different needs; work hours are different; inquired whether a car allowance could be taken away uniformly for all Department Heads or whether the issue could be adjusted within the template, a quasi MOU, or specified to different classifications. The Interim City Manager responded models are available for all three concepts; the goal is to make the template specific and less ambiguous. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS (10-421) Resolution No. 14488, "Appointing Madeline Deaton as a Member of the Public Utilities Board." Adopted. Councilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution. Vice Mayor deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. (10-422) Recommendation to Pursue Activation of the City of Alameda's Participation in the City of Oakland's Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #56 in Response to Appropriate Business Opportunities. The Deputy City Manager - Economic Development gave a brief presentation. Vice Mayor deHaan stated Alameda is not a port or a destination center for distribution of goods; inquired how Alameda's participation would work. The Deputy City Manager - Economic Development responded Alameda is considered to be part of the larger port of entry and is part of FTZ #56. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 13 September 7, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-09-07.pdf |