City Council

Melvin Municipal Building

300 W. Washington Street

Greensboro, NC 27401

City of Greensboro

Meeting Minutes - Final

City Council

9:00 AM Union Square CampusTuesday, February 14, 2017

I. OPENING REMARKS

This City Council Annual Priority Setting Session of the City of Greensboro was called to order at 9:00 a.m. on the

above date at the Union Square Campus with the following members present: Mayor Nancy Vaughan, Mayor

Pro-Tem Yvonne Johnson, Councilmembers Marikay Abuzuaiter, Mike Barber, Sharon Hightower, Nancy

Hoffmann, Justin Outling, and Tony Wilkins.

Absent: Councilmember Jamal Fox

Also Present: City Manager Jim Westmoreland, City Attorney Tom Carruthers, and Deputy City Clerk Angela R .

Lord.

1. ID 17-0072 Opening Remarks/Agenda Review - Mayor Vaughan, City Manager

Westmoreland

City Manager Westmoreland played a video outlining the work and events that had taken place throughout the

City of Greensboro in 2016.

Councilmember Wilkins voiced concern that there were no clips from District 5 in the video.

II. PRESENTATION ITEMS

2. ID 17-0071 2016 Year in Review - City Manager Westmoreland

City Manager Westmoreland spoke to the impact of the accomplishments; to setting priorities for 2017; Campus

facilities; provided a brief history of the City’s role in the Union Square project; provided an overview of the

agenda; and spoke to staff presentations. City Manager Westmoreland stated the City was a benchmark

organization; and spoke to setting and discussing goals.

3. ID 17-0073 Organizational Updates - City Manager Westmoreland and Staff

Mayor Vaughan spoke to the City’s A goal; to the need to formulate a mission and vision of what drove the City; to

the need for a singular focus; and to where the City wanted to be in 5 to 10 years.

Discussion took place regarding National ranking.

Assistant City Manager Chris Wilson referenced the 2016 Accomplishments and Highlights distributed to Council;

stated staff presentations had been designed to be brief and informative; and recognized Human Resources

Director Connie Hammond.

Ms. Hammond made a PowerPoint Presentation; provided an overview of the Greensboro Compensation plan;

spoke to the history and revamping of the program in 2012; implementation of compensation philosophy and

strategy; moving employees toward a control point; performance strategies; explained the Green Zone; reviewed

pay practices and policies; comparisons to other cities; outlined the standing in relation to market value; and the

408 and 401K plans.

Councilmember Hightower requested staff to provide information to Council during the budget development

process on options to continue to move general structure employees from the ‘below market range’ point; and to