Remarks by Karmesha Washington Smith
105 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 5
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“OK, any any form that you guys complete to say that based on these criteria is you get 10 percent and you get 15 percent?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“so the person who makes the determination is the manager not hr the manager makes the decision whether it's five ten so sometimes there's not a manager there so sometimes it would just be the city manager and the hr director okay um but if in the case like for example”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Let's back up to your to your previous statement. Okay, so um, could you say that again? Who determines whether a director?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay. So for a director, then we will have to get the city manager makes the decision on whether a director receives supplemental pay or not.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay. And there's no guidelines. We don't have any guidelines around outside of what the policy states.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“So was that supplemental pay? Yes. Somebody approved or submitted a form for her to receive supplemental pay?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Oh, the handout that was on the desk that I didn't have an opportunity to look at before I sat down. Okay. And that would be exhibit the first sheet. Is that what you're speaking of?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“That is approved by who recommended and approved because according to the policy, somebody has the recommended so somebody recommended right?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“OK, so the city manager signed off on it. She was serving a temporary role of a uh she was the director of finance and she was serving as a manager i.t manager okay and city manager okay all right you can no no no city manager approved you said the city manager approved okay”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Yeah, I think the attorney helped answer that question the last time I put the question out there, that if there's not any change or any change to the budget line, any additional budget needed, then we wouldn't typically see that.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“So you just triggered something in my brain. Acting. In the policy, I thought I read, I don't have the policy right here in front of me. But I thought I read in the policy, and you can correct me where I'm wrong, that a person is put in an acting status. Is that a criteria of supplemental pay, or that's just something that could happen when one receives supplemental pay?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“And my question as it relates to the minimal qualifications, you guys have a, um, a you have drop job requirements so minimum qualification mean they meet all the criteria as it relates to your job requirements if you as if you're going out to hire someone you have those requirements so i'm asking it who ensures or if you ever ensure that they're they meet those qualifications”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay, so no standard review process. So what I'm hearing or what I heard is that a person who recommends someone for supplemental pay, they have the ability to determine whether it's 5% to 15%. Right.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay, I got it. So I'm just doing an overall summary of what I've heard. So a person can recommend supplemental pay between five and 15%. There's no criteria to say what is five or what is 15.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“So if you have one additional, you have an outline that says if you have one additional task.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay. So right now there's nothing documented that says how much.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Does HR give any recommendations when something comes across their desk?”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Okay. Okay. Do you have any more of my questions there? Or was that it? Okay, okay. Yeah, keep going.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“How is the wait wait. City manager HR director and the department head are required to execute supplemental pay yes.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“So the form doesn't have an end date. Do you guys go back and take a look? Because I think in your policy, it says that supplemental pay cannot go beyond a year.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“okay so 12 months at at the 12-month mark who determined who is um ensuring that at the 12-month mark there's a discussion made because 12 months or the city manager can request for it to continue so who's who has oversight for that right so at the payroll level that when i process payroll um we usually do a um”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“I believe that the mayor signed off on that again, this packet that you guys threw in front of me today.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“What do you know about? Wait, wait, I'll look. Give me a second to see.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026
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“Page two. Okay. Oh, okay. You redacted the name from this? Yes. Okay. Okay. So the director. No, Human Resources and Mayor Cobble. OK. So.”
City Council · Jul 27, 2026