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MINUTES
COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIAL
MARCH 14, 1977
1. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 5:00 P.M. Mailed notices
within a 48 hour period had been made to all council members and the press was
notified and in attendance.
Present: Mayor Akin, Councilmen Johnson, Kuchera, McElmury and Whittier
Also Present: Bill Ford, City Administrator; Jerry Gorgos, City Attorney; Bill
Hince, Superintendent of General Services; Robert Metcalf, Police Chief; Jim Bell,
Recreation Manager; Paul Asher, Liquor Manager; Tom Heimdal, Finance Director;
Rick Anderson, HRA Assistant Executive Director; Frank Kirsebom, Building Inspector
2. Motion by Johnson, second by McElmury that two representatives from the Park
and Recreation department be authorized to attend a Turf Course. APIF, motion
carried.
3. The primary purpose of this special meeting was to review the present Personnel
Policy of the City. A lengthy discussion followed and no decisions were made. The
discussion included actual benefits and content within the personnel policy as well
as the roles and relationships of the council, administrator and department heads.
4. The City Administrator was excused at 6:30 P.M.
S. Points discussed involving the personnel policy included more input from
department heads at budget preparation time and also when items are cut from the
budget; difference in status of City Administrator and Department heads; chain
of command; comp time; mileage payments; funeral leave; coffee breaks; overtime
pay; communications between department heads, Administrator and Council.
6. Problems within the newly created Finance Department were discussed next.
This discussion dealt with use of finance department employees to do unrelated
work, disagreements between the Administrator and the new Finance Director, time
of the audit duties of the Finance Director, etc. The sign in and out policy
for the Building Inspector was also discussed.
7. The 1976 audit was to have been discussed but being late, this item was
deferred. It was the consensus of the council to discuss the audit with the
Administrator and Finance Director before the Auditor's presentation.
8. Motion made and carried to adjourn at 8:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard D. Anderson
HRA Asst. Executive Director APPROVED 6/7 7
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