Parks supervisor re-hired

The Mountain View Board of Aldermen re-hired Phillip Pelc as the parks department supervisor during the Tuesday, June 17 meeting. 

 

The re-hiring of Pelc came after the board called a special meeting on Friday, May 23 in which the board immediately went into closed session. The topic of discussion was Mayor Charry McCann's unilateral hiring of Pelc as the parks department supervisor. Alderwoman Gail Wallander explained that according to city ordinances the mayor cannot appoint someone to a supervisor position. According to Wallander, that is a board decision. Alderman Calvin Perry disagreed and believed the mayor could do so as long as the hire served a probationary period for the board to approve or not approve.

In the end, the board voted in favor of revoking the mayor's hiring of Pelc with Aldermen Perry being the only no vote. Pelc was subsequently fired.

 

Before going into closed session during the June 10 meeting, Pelc was the only audience member who remained seated as Alderwomen Colter, Wallander and Jennifer McAdams went to another room for the closed portion. The News asked Pelc why he remained, and he replied that Alderwoman Colter had asked him to come -- an action of which Mayor McCann and Alderman Perry told the News they had no prior knowledge. Not long after entering into the closed meeting, Pelc was asked to join the board members in closed session. No motion was made during that meeting involving Pelc, but a seasonal employee at the golf course, Carl Martin, was approved for full-time employment during the closed session which lasted from 9:09 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

 

One week later during the June 17 meeting, Pelc as approved as parks supervisor. 

 

In other actions on June 17, the board approved Bill 1437 authorizing the mayor to contract with Forte for credit card processing; Bill 1438 amending City Code Chapter 21.071 to add swim lessons fee; sanitation department furnace blower motor failure, purchase of motor replacement, to be reimbursed by SCOCOG; and wastewater department, ultraviolet disinfection system failure, approve the repair of the system estimated cost of $6,500. The board then went into a work session that included personnel system-classifications/descriptions/interview process, and City Code Chapter 23 Personnel Manual.

Swim lessons at the Mountain View City Pool will have three sessions, June 23-July 3; July 7-July 18; and July 21-July 31. Each session is $60.00 per child and will consist of 6 classes. The classes will last approximately 60 minutes. Categories for classes are 3 years old, 4-5 years old, and 6-7 years old. Parents must stay with their children for all lessons and parents of children 3 years old are encouraged to be in swim apparel. Call 417-362-2200 to enroll or for questions.