MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD MONDAY OCTOBER 18, 2021 AT 8:30 A.M. MAYOR KONDRITZ CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ WERE PRESENT FOR ROLL CALL.
MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT BRIAN CALCATERRA FOR THE ZONGIN ADMINISTRATOR/CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER POSITION. DAVID GARAVALIA STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RETIRING ON JANUARY 4, 2022 AND MR. CALCATERRA WOULD BE STARTING ON NOVEMBER 1, 2021. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH ASKED WHAT THE STARTING PAY WOULD BE FOR MR. CALCATERRA. MR. GARAVALIA STATED THAT THE STARTING PAY WOULD BE $38,500.00 AND BENEFITS WOULD BE PRORATED FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND A 2% RAISE WILL BE GIVEN ON May 1, 2022. MR. GARAVALIA ALSO STATED THAT MR. CALCATERRA CURRENTLY LIVES IN WEST FRANKFORT AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO MOVE INTO THE BENTON GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHIN 180 DAYS. MR. GARAVALIA STATED THAT MR. CALCATERRA WOULD RECEIVE A 2 YEAR CONTRACT FOR THIS POSITION.
COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE HIRING OF BRIAN CALCATERRA FOR THE POSITION OF ZONING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TATKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ . NAYS: 0.
COMMISSIONER STOREY MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH. VOTE WAS TATKEN. YEAS: 5. COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, COMMISSIONER COCKRUM, COMMISSIONER STOREY, COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ . NAYS: 0.
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