The Atlantic City Council is set to meet 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4th, at City Hall. During their session, the Council is expected to act on passing a Resolution “adopting Job Descriptions for the Acting Deputy City Clerk and Temporary Administrative Assistant.” The action is necessary because the current Deputy City Clerk is on an indefinite medical leave.

The City crafted a job description for a temporary, Acting Deputy Clerk and is looking for an Administrative Assistant to ensure Finance and Administration maintains a 3.5 FTE (Full-Time Employee) staffing level that has been the practice since Aug. 31, 2015. City Administrator John Lund says budgeting related to the position will be completed with the FY2022 Revised Estimate. He says it will not affect the City’s insurance levy, as no new health plans are being made available to existing or new employees.

The City’s Personnel and Finance Committee met last week to review the job descriptions, wages and benefit issues pertaining to the proposal. They subsequently approved those matters and made paid time-off (PTO) a pro-rated benefit based on the actual hours worked by the employee. The Council will act on adopting compensation for the Acting Deputy Clerk and Temp. Administrative positions, following action on the previous resolution (mentioned above). They will also act on the related matter of Paid Time-Off for permanent part-time positions.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act on orders to appoint the following persons:

• Dick Casady, Frazer Werts, Connie Boose, Dave Jones and Christina Bateman, to the Housing Committee.
• Jeff Gude to fill a vacancy on the Community Promotion Committee, as recommended by Mayor Dave Jones.

The Council will recognize Hannah Richter for her service to City Hall over the Summer. And, they will receive a presentation by “Retail Coach” Project Director Austin Farmer. The City was identified by Retail Coach as a potential client. If the company’s services are approved, it would cost $40,000, with the City paying $35,000 as part of the primary contract cost, possibly through LOST (Local Option Sales Tax) Revenue. The Chamber and CADCO have agreed to split the remaining $5,000 in travel and reimbursement costs of the contract ($2,500 each).

And, the Atlantic City Council is expected to receive a monthly report from Kris Erickson on Animal Shelter and Code Enforcement matters.