ELKINS — For a second time the issue of whether city employees should punch a time clock was on the agenda of the Elkins City Council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 15.

“At the last meeting all department heads said they didn’t see a reason for it, and I don’t,” Mayor Jack Ladyman said.

Alderman Lloyd Stith said he was following wishes of the Elkins Water and Sewer Department. “I feel some comp time has been taken advantage of,” he said.

A discussion followed about water and street department employees working longer hours when heavy rains hit recently.

Ladyman said several working well into the night including city superintendent David Turner, who had been under doctor’s orders not to return to work until the following day.

“David came out on his own,” Ladyman said. “The person who was on call should have been available.”

“If a person is on call, they should be on available,” Stith said.

“That was a flood and our employees were doing a good job,” Ladyman said.

The discussion returned to time clocks.

“If department heads wants a time clock and they are willing to budget it in 2010 they can do it,” Stevens said. “It should be up to the department heads.”

Stith said he would take the issue to the water and sewer committee and let them vote on whether to institute time clocks for that department and suggested tabling the issue until that had been done.

It was agreed to table the issue again.

Other business covered by the council:

• A second reading of the ordinance requiring physicals for water, sewer and park employees passed with a 4-0 vote. Council members Bruce Ledford and Bonnie Wilcox were absent.

• Ladyman asked council members to go over the budget adjustments for the third quarter of 2009. He said all department heads had made adjustments and added a budget committee meeting would be held soon to determine if any other adjustments would be necessary.

• The council tabled renewal of a 5 mil property tax until the next meeting.

• An ordinance levying fines for misdemeanors passed a third reading.

• The council agreed trees at 327 N. Center St. should be removed.

• Members also agreed the property at 229 S. Center should be condemned.

• The mayor said a new business had applied for a liquor license to sell beer at the South Central shopping center, but said he had opposed it due to children in the area. The business is Stick and Stein. “It’s basically a pool hall or sports bar,” he said.

News, Pages 1 on 10/22/2009

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