Finance committee refers housing and community development coordinator salary range to full council

The University Heights Finance Committee voted to refer a recommended salary range and job description for a new Housing and Community Development Coordinator to the full City Council.

Finance Committee members moved and seconded a referral that uses the salary recommendation contained in a memo from Finance Director Phil McFerrin; the committee recorded two affirmative vocal votes and the motion passed. "I'd like to thank Mr. McFerrin for the time he put in on finally getting a good solid job description for the position," Councilmember Weiser said, noting the recommended salary band and benefits. "We're looking at, what, about $75,000 to about $96,000 for the position," Weiser said.

The referral sends the job description and salary band that Finance Director Phil McFerrin presented to the next City Council meeting. Committee members discussed whether the committee itself could finalize the salary or whether Council action was required; the committee decided to forward the recommendation to Council. A committee member asked whether the referral carried a particular range; the chair confirmed it would use the McFerrin memo.

Members also discussed the position's expected effect on other workloads. Weiser said hiring the coordinator should address staffing gaps raised in the Building and Housing Committee and help advance initiatives that have stalled. A staff member confirmed that training for the city's CitizenServe permitting/records system is offered by the vendor and the hire would not necessarily need prior experience with that specific program.

No other formal changes to the job description or salary band were made at the meeting; the committee's action is a referral to Council for final approval.

Votes at a glance: - Motion to refer the job description and the salary range in the McFerrin memo to City Council — passed (voice vote; recorded: 2 ayes, 0 noes).