Budget Hearing, City Manager Contract Up for Ellisville City Council
The City Council will meet Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.
Ellisville Aldermen are scheduled to meet late Wednesday to address possible updates to Manchester Road and various zoning requests for properties throughout the city.
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Ellisville's City Manager Kevin Bookout's contract is up for review along with a public hearing on the 2013 budget at the Ellisville City Council meeting Wednesday.
Revisions to Bookout's contract were suggested at the last council meeting. As previously reported by Patch, updates would include another month's salary per year served in the position, capping at a 12-month severance pay, in addition to the six months provided in the current contract. Bookout has been city manager since 2006.
Other items on the agenda include:
- Second reading on an ordinance amending a land use article regarding commercial zoning districts
- An ordinance amending code on parking in front yards in residential zoning districts, specifically tied to boats, trailers and campers
- An ordinace authorizing an agreement with the St. Louis Area Police Chiefs Association for development and use of physical ability standards and testing for police officers
Check back with Patch for updates on these decisions.
Jonathan
4:25 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Disagree and Matt will sue you. It's ok, the citizens will pay his court costs
Patcher
11:01 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
^^^ idiot
MIKE K
11:19 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
You can be sure whatever the council recommends our illustrious Mayor will oppose.
Can't wait until Walmart breaks ground for the new Ellisville store. Looks like the new Schucks store off Clarkson is doing quite well. Where are all the traffic problems and injuries to the Marquette students the anti-growth crazies were crowing about when they were opposing the store? As usual just a bunch of lies by the usual West County suspects that campaign against any commercial development in our area.
Mike K
7:51 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Why are we sweetening a severance package for someone that won't be working for us anymore?
Since when does a 6-10 year job get you a severance package on top of pension benefits?
Are we saving money by under-paying now and paying later via a severance package?
Is not giving what will be a former city manager a deal-breaker for him to stay on another year?
I don't know Mr. Bookout and I am making no opinion on his performance. Just looking at it from a business viewpoint.
It doesn't sound like 'reward for performance' to me.
E. Schmidt
10:17 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
All good questions not unlike those posed by Mayor Paul.
They were never adequately address by city council members who implied not all that long ago that the city was on the edge of a fiscal abyss and needed yet more and more tax money.
It appears to be another unnecessary give-away.
I feel badly for other city employees.
Mike K
11:24 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Did his job description change from six years ago? Is there more responsibility?
If he's doing a great job, then either give him a raise or a bonus for the work he's doing now, when the city is benefiting. Gilding the parachute is a waste of our tax dollars. The city gets ZERO benefit to any dollars in a *severance* package.
What are they thinking? Unfortunately, I have another commitment and cannot attend city meetings on Thursdays.
MIKE K
12:11 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
what planet are you on, the meetings are on Wednesday, not Thursday. Heaven help us all with people like you living in Ellisville.
Caffeinated
8:11 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
"Heaven help us all with people like you living in Ellisville."
A great many Ellisville residents feel the same of you, scumbag.
MIKE K
9:21 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
fortunately many of them will be leaving Ellisville once the Walmart construction starts. Too bad you won't be one of them.
Caffeinated
10:15 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
Those who remain don't have a very high opinion of you either.
E. Schmidt
12:07 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012
Walmart construction is a ways off...if ever.
Lawsuits have a way of slowing things down or stopping them cold.
We shall see.
MIKE K
10:46 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
Have you tried the new Schnucks at Clarkson and Kehr's Mill? Haven't seen the traffic jams, Marquette kids being run over, and crime that the obstructionists were predicting. Ironic you and your ilk have become the local party of no just like the Republican Congress you libs so abhor. As far as your opinion or others of me, I couldn't give a rats ass of what you think.
Mike K
1:00 am on Saturday, December 8, 2012
Same here, little mike. I meant Wednesday. I mis-typed it.
What's your excuse?