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January 23, 2024 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, William E. Moody, Jr., Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, De’Andre A. Barnes, Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., Interim City Manager Mimi C. Terry, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. Mayor Glover asked for a moment of silence which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Hugel, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the minutes of a Special Called Meeting of December 11, 2023, of a Called Meeting of December 12, 2023, and of a Regular Meeting of December 12, 2023, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover Nays: None - Public Hearing - 24 - 07 Public hearing with respect to the adoption of a proposed ordinance setting rates and terms for short-term dark fiber leases. The proposed ordinance includes the following rate schedule: (1) regular rate: $450/strand/mile/month; (2) bridge crossing rate: $900/strand/mile/month. th 1. Rhoda Young, 1035 W. 25 Street, Norfolk, spoke in support of this item. - City Manager’s Report - 24 - 08 - Adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to pay a one-time bonus to part-time and grant employees of the Sheriff’s Office in the net amounts of $2,000 and $6,500, respectively. Background:  By Ordinance 2023-89 adopted on October 10, 2023, City Council appropriated $1,370,000 to the Sheriff’s Office section of the FY 2024 General Fund Budget for the purpose of providing a one-time supplement to Sheriff’s Office employees.  The supplement approved in October did not include part-time or grant employees of the Sheriff’s Office.  The Sheriff has therefore requested that Council authorize payment of a one-time bonus to part-time and grant employees of his office. Discussion:  The one-time bonus would be in the net amount of $2,000 for part-time employees and $6,500 for grant employees.  The Sheriff has indicated that the total cost for providing the bonus will be $199,345.  No employee who received payment of the supplement authorized by Ordinance 2023-89 will be eligible for payment of the bonus authorized by this agenda item. Financial Impact:  The bonus will be funded through the re-classification of an equal amount of prior salary funding for Sheriff’s Office employees from the General Fund to the Grants Fund. No additional General Fund appropriation is required. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance.