Agenda for Regular Meeting
09/07/2023 6:30 pm
Virtual Meeting with Anchor Location In-Person and Remote Participation
Council Chambers
Louis L. Redding City/County Building
800 N. French Street – Wilmington, DE 19801
Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Committee Reports
Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report
Non-Legislative Business
a. Recognition Resolutions
DARBY
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- Recognize Project Innocence
- Recognize Jessie Thomas (90th Birthday)
MILLS
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- Recognize Wilmington Police Department Cold Case Unit
OLIVER
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- Recognize 75th Anniversary of the Desegregation of the Military
- Recognize 60th Anniversary of the August 28, 1963, March on Washington
b. Sympathy Resolutions
CABRERA
OLIVER
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- Sympathy Helen V. Williams
SPADOLA
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- Sympathy Steven R. Silicato
Public Comment
The meeting will be open to the public starting at 6pm, so members of the public can sign up to speak. To sign up for Public Comment, members of the public must go to the following website https://tinyurl.com/wccpubliccomment090723 to fill out the information requested. Public Comment will take place after non-legislative business. The President of City Council will recognize speakers in the order listed on the website.
Legislative Business
DARBY
Agenda Item #0342 - Ord. 23-032
1st & 2nd Reading - Referred to CD&UP
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 34 of the City Code to Mandate Lead Paint Inspections of Residential Dwellings and Childcare Facilities
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 34 of the City Code to require the City to employ certified lead-based paint and dust technicians, and to inspect properties for lead.
Agenda Item #0343 - Ord. 23-033
1st & 2nd Reading - Referred to CD&UP
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 35 of the City Code to Ensure Employees in Retail, Hospitality, and Food Services Establishments are Provided Advance Notice of Their Work Schedules; Compensation for Late Changes to Their Work Schedules; Right to Rest Between Work Shifts; and First-Right of Refusal for Additional Work Shifts
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 35 of the City Code to ensure retail, hospitality, and food services establishments with two-hundred and fifty (250) or more employees are providing their employees with advance notice of their work schedules, compensation for late changes to their work schedules, right to rest between work shifts, and first-right of refusal for additional work shifts.
Agenda Item #0344 - Ord. 23-034
1st & 2nd Reading - Referred to F&ED
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 45 of the City Code to Exempt Elderly and Disabled Residents and Residences with Children Under the Age of Five from Water Service Disconnection for Nonpayment of Utility Charges
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 45 of the City Code to exempt eligible elderly and disabled residents as well as residences with children under the age of five from having water shut off for non-payment of water service charges.
JOHNSON
Agenda Item #0340 (Rev. 1) - Ord. 23-030
3rd & Final Reading - Passed
Constituting Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget (Being an Ordinance to Amend Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance No. 23-12)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance is the first amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget, which was enacted in Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance No. 23-012. This amendment contains changes to the Fiscal Year 2024: (1) Position Allocation List; (2) Executive and Managerial Position Level Salary Structure Matrix, Declared Rates for Department Heads, and Executive and Managerial Pay Plan; and (3) Non-Union Pay Scale, which are incorporated into the revised Attachments “A”, “B”, and “C” that are attached to this Ordinance. These changes are to implement the recommendations of a recent compensation study.
Agenda Item #0341 - Ord. 23-031
3rd & Final Reading - Passed
Amend Chapter 40 of the City Code Regarding Bereavement Leave
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 40-336 of the City Code regarding bereavement leave to: (1) provide for an additional day of bereavement leave; (2) expand the definition of family for which bereavement leave may be taken; and (3) require supporting documentation to take bereavement leave.
Petitions and Communications
Adjournment
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Agenda prepared August 31, 2023 and posted on Council’s website, www.wilmingtoncitycouncil.com
