The Sweet Home City Council sent a request from City Manager Craig Martin to update his contract to its Administration and Finance committee.
Martin received a favorable evaluation from the council last month. Independent of his contract, he is requesting the council to consider granting him a 3-percent merit-based step increase, like other city employees.
Martin has been city manager since 1997, and elements of his compensation package have changed since then. His request is to reflect those changes in the contract.
The committee will consider his request and then return a recommendation to the City Council at a later date.
Present at the regular council meeting on Aug. 14 were councilors Mike Hall, Greg Mahler and Scott McKee Jr. and Mayor Craig Fentiman.
Marybeth Angulo, Jim Gourley and Ron Rodgers were absent.
In other business, Martin reported to council that:
n Plans are under way to dismantle the former Water Treatment Plant, located at the north end of Ninth Avenue.
Hazardous material assessments are being conducted to determine necessary environmental protections.
Once razed, the concrete remains will be ground on site and recycled for use in future city projects.
The demolition is scheduled for early fall.
n A roofing contractor will replace the failing composition roof at the Jim Riggs Community Center, installed in 2000. The original manufacturer is providing warranty coverage for much of the replacement cost.
The warranty will cover 67 percent of the total cost of the repair, approximately $29,000.
One-third of that, the city’s share, would be around $9,000.
But the city is asking for higher quality 50-year roofing shingles, Martin said. He does not know how much that will increase the cost.
Martin anticipates that the work will be completed in September.
n K&R Plumbing completed the final elements of the Sewer Improvement Project Phase Four in July.
It was completed on budget and on time, Martin said. Next up will be flow monitoring in the fall and winter to assess the effectiveness of the project in reducing inflow and infiltration into the city’s sewer system. The data will help guide the city on future projects.
Inflow and infiltration is storm water that leaks into deteriorating sewer pipes or through cross connections with storm drains. It can overload the Wastewater Treatment Plant during heavy rain, forcing the plant to bypass untreated wastewater.