The City of Marietta will soon be looking for a new director of budget and procurement as Bill Dauber will retire at the end of the year.
HR Director Theresa Taylor brought the matter before the employee relations committee during a Marietta City Council meeting Thursday.
She told council that Dauber was asking for a six month time frame for his replacement to shadow him. His budgeting begins in July.
Councilor Susan Boyer said if someone has a suitable background, the hire will likely only need three months.
“Six months might make sense if they don’t have the background,” she said, noting she was concerned where the money would come from to pay for the new hire,.
According to Marietta Codified Ordinance 137.07.1, the duties for the job include:
¯ Analyze and forecast financial information (i.e. revenues, expenditures, and debt) to ensure all City operations are within budget.
¯ Work one-on-one with city department heads to develop annual department budgets and present said budgets to city council for approval.
¯ Develop an annual budget and create an annual tax budget working with the city auditor.
¯ Monitor revenues and expenses to assess compliance to budget and make recommendations for variances.
¯ Assist in developing financial proposals for city projects.
¯ Recommend annual budget calendar.
¯ Develop financial policies for approval by city council, (i.e. debt management, enterprise fund rate schedules).
¯ Attend council committee meetings as needed.
¯ Prepare purchase orders, invoices and conduct purchases when necessary.
¯ Evaluate supplier options.
¯ Maintain purchasing files and price lists.
¯ Compare suppliers’ bills and purchase orders in order to verify accuracy.
¯ Maintain records on city equipment and property.
¯ Create bid proposals.
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Plans for the water distribution plant project were also discussed. There is the possibility of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through the Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance of the Ohio EPA.
City Engineer Joe Tucker said there will be a “massive amount of money” available through the act.
He outlined some of the upcoming costs for the project, which include $44,198 for engineering work from Shoaf Consulting; $44,000 to Pickering Associates for civil/structural engineering; $47,000 to Pickering Associates for sewer design; $12,910 to Atlas for a hazardous materials survey; and $7,500 to Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program for a water rate study.
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Tucker updated the council on the alley reconstruction update, scheduled to begin March 7.
Project Manager Dave Hendrickson sent out a press release Thursday stating the alley between Second and Third streets, from Montgomery to Marion streets, will be closed starting March 7.
Sections of the alley that are in need of repairs will be replaced, with the closure expected to last until April 8.
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The nonexclusive revocable license agreement with TLV restaurant, 286 Front St., was tabled until the next meeting.
Boyer said the agreement would be renewable on an annual basis and needs to be in place before April 1.
Ordinance 9 spells out that “in connection with the operation of said business/restaurant, Mr. Labes, a.k.a. Ari Gold, desires to utilize a portion of the sidewalk at that location for outdoor seating, for sale, service and consumption of food, beverages, and alcoholic beverages.”
Tampico’s, which has outdoor dining on Second Street, will be looked at for the same type of agreement.
Councilor Geoff Schenkel, chair of the Planning, Zoning, Annexation and Housing Committee, is working on updating the outdated zoning regulations. Schenkel said it would be at least a year before the zoning update process was finished, but he was comfortable with moving forward with the request.
