09-06-1994 CITY OF OKEECHOBEE
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor James Kirk DATE: September 6, 1994
THRU: SUBJECT: Utility Authority
THRU:
FROM: Michael G. O'Connor, City Councilman
You requested a list of our concerns that need to be addressed
for the information of the Utility Authority. Below is my list:
1. Have necessary consultants present at appropriate
negotiation meetings i.e. Reese, Gonot, etc.).
2. Have SFWMD grant pay for all city consultants cost. The
city should not pay for anything.
3. Retain the current city consultants (engineering,
financial legal, etc.) for the Authority for a minimum of
five years.
4. Retain the design standards for Public Utilities for a
minimum of five years.
5. The city should receive its full equity from the system.
6. The current city staff should be retained in its current
positions with the new Authority.
7. The current pay plan and benefits should be retained for
all employees.
8. The City Council should approve all rate increases.
9. If the Authority should fail, then all system improvements
revert back to the City.
10. Any additional personnel not needed should not be hired or
transferred. The current Director, Mr. Jones, should have
final say so.
11. Any roads that are torn up should not be patched, but
completely overlaid with striping.
12. The City should approve any changes to the current design
standards.
The list above is only a small one, I will forward additional
concerns to you.