Both sides discussed the time clock issue again at last Thursday's aldermanic meeting after White presented a cost estimate from information he gathered on his own. Aldermen questioned why White …
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Both sides discussed the time clock issue again at last Thursday's aldermanic meeting after White presented a cost estimate from information he gathered on his own. Aldermen questioned why White didn't seek bid proposals from three firms like they normally do on most projects. White's proposal included three time clocks and four cameras. Time clocks would be placed at city hall, the parks department office at Diekroeger Park and the city shed for the public works department. Two cameras each would be installed in city hall and the police department. White said the security cameras would cost $560, while the time clocks were valued at $222.13 apiece - or $666.39 overall. The entire cost, excluding installation, would be $1,226.39. He told the board he didn't expect installation costs topping $200. Throughout last week's meeting, White insisted if the cost of the time clocks and security cameras and installation exceeded $1,500 he would be willing to pay the difference. "If the cost runs over that any way shape or form, I will pay for it out of my own pocket," White remarked. Regardless, the board remained reluctant to support White's recommendation without having a bid proposal. Schuchmann questioned if more wiring would be needed to hook the cameras up to the recording monitor, which White said would be placed at an undetermined location in the police department. Abercrombie also wanted to see a bid for installation costs. "I'm not inclined to pay taxpayers' dollars before we know exactly what the installation and what the entire package is going to cost us," Schuchmann said. White said he had three cost estimates from separate companies regarding the security cameras. He said the cheapest cameras were available at Sam's Club. The time clock issue was again discussed at Monday's workshop with the board planning on meeting with department heads in the near future to go over concerns. Previously, White had accused city staff for discrepancies regarding their time cards. He said employees were receiving excessive overtime and vacation pay from the city.
