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CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING
CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC LIBRARY - LA RETAMA ROOM
OCTOBER 16, 1990
9 A.M.
PRESENT
Mayor Betty Turner
Council Members
Cezar Galindo*
Tom Hunt
Clif Moss
Joe McComb*
Frank Schwing*
ABSENT
Leo Guerrero
Mayor Pro Tem Edward Martin
Mary Rhodes
Mayor Turner called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. in the La Retama Room at the
Corpus Christi Public Library.
Mayor Turner gave a brief introduction highlighting the system used for determining
responsibility for implementing the proposed Mercer recommendations. She stated that the
Council should provide the City Manager with a clear direction on how to proceed with the
findings by establishing goals and priorities for the next six months.
City Manager Garza commented that the Mercer report would be a useful vehicle
for developing an implementation plan.
Council Member McComb arrived at 9:08 a.m.
Mr. Jim Mercer, The Mercer Group, Inc., in response to Mayor Turner's question
cited some of the common areas of concern in the city's operations and recommended
methods for improving the following concerns: low morale, organizational communications,
cohesive direction, and personnel training.
Council Member Schwing arrived at 9:15 a.m.
Council Member Moss inquired about cost saving methods, and Mr. Mercer informed
him that a major amount of cost savings would be realized through employee attrition.
A brief discussion ensued relative to employee training with Mr. Mercer concurring
with Council Member Hunt that in-house training tailored to fit the needs of the
organization adequately satisfies most of the training requirements, but that specialized
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training and utilizing local resources such as area colleges and local consultants is also
necessary.
Council Member Galindo arrived at 9:25 a.m.
City Manager Garza summarized his plan for achieving the objectives indicated by
the Mercer report. He clarified that this procedure would be used to handle items which
were delegated for staff resolution, but that items classified as joint responsibility and
Council responsibility would be presented to Council for approval prior to implementation.
Council Member Moss recommended that a target date be assigned for each
objective.
City Manager Garza detailed his proposed organizational restructuring developed
after consultations with Mr. Mercer and Leah Olivarri. He explained that he would be
realigning several management positions and that groups of functionally related departments
would be created with the team leaders reporting to the City Manager and the Deputy City
Manager.
Mr. Mercer endorsed City Manager Garza's proposal.
Discussion ensued as to the required time line and methods of implementing the
restructuring plan.
Council Members McComb and Hunt did not recommend implementing Mr. Garza's
plan without prior establishment of directional planning. They also cited the need for the
plan to be flexible to permit innovations and variations.
Mr. Mercer recommended implementation of the plan in conjunction with evaluation
techniques for future use.
It was the consensus of the Council that City Manager Garza move forward with the
strategic plan in accordance with the procedures he outlined, stipulating that when policy
revisions are needed, they be presented to Council for approval.
City Manager Garza assured Council Member Hunt that an internal audit function
would be established for the City.
Council Member Moss commented on the need to secure a comparison study on
wage and compensation benefits.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned
at 10:15 a.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Minutes
of the Workshop Meeting of the City of Corpus Christi of October 16, 1990 which were
approved by the City Council on October 30, 1990.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, this the 7th day of January, 1991.
Catr
Armando
City Secretary
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Mayor