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MINUTES
COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIAL
JANUARY 31, 1983
1. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00
Present: Mayor Akin, Councilmembers Cook, Kelly,
Absent: None
Also Present:
P.M.
Orr, Sprute
Acting Administrator Henneke, Attorney Gorgos
2. This special Council meeting was set at the January 25, 1983
special Council meeting to appoint a City Administrator.
3. Councilmembers received ballots and were asked to rate the candidates
using the Number 4 to signify the most desireable candidate and the Number
for the least desireable candidate.
4. The results of the balloting are as follows:
Akin
Cook
2
Sprute
Boldt
It was the consensus of the Council that the following be considered the
offer of employment by the City of Farmington:
1) Job Title - City Administrator
2) Job Classification - Class I
3) Job Status - Permanent, Full-time
4) Probation - 1 year
5) Starting Date - March 15, 1983
6) Starting salary - $30,000
7) Salary Increases - 3% upon completion of pr9bation
8) Fringe Benefits -
a) Comp Time - 1:1 ratio for hours over 48; 80 maximum accumulation
b) Sick Leave Conversion - 5 years service - 25% accrued sick leave
10 years service - 50% accrued sick leave
c) Tuition Refund - 50% of tuition. Prior Council approval needed.
d) Group Insurance - $10,000 term life; standard medical.
e) Mileage - $100/mo. + 18c/mile outside the Metropolitan area.
f) Vacation Leave - 0-5 years = 10 days.
g) Holidays - 11 days
h) Sick Leave - 1 daylmonth accrual; 120 days maximum accumulation.
i) Funeral Leave - 3 days
9) Expenses - Submit moving expenses for possible reimbursement.
10) Dues & Subscriptions - To be considered on individual request basis.
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Council minutes of January 31, 1983 - continued
Motion by Akin, second by Kelly that an offer of employment be made to
Ronald Rankin; if the offer of employment is not acceptable to Mr. Rankin
that the offer will be presented to Hr. Larry Thompson for his consideration.
Motion by Akin, second by Kelly to amend the previous motion by submitting
the first offer to Ronald Rankin; if he does not accept the offer within ten
days the offer will be presented to Larry Thompson, and if he does not accept
the offer within ten days, the issue will be brought back to the Council.
Voting for the amendment were: Akin, Cook, Kelly, Sprute. Voting against:
Orr. Motion carried. The amended original motion was voted upon and
was unanimously adopted.
5. Council discussed with members of the audience representing the
downtown area, the proposed Downtown Redevelopment Task Force concept.
In the future a special meeting will be held with the HRA, the Planning
Commission, and the City Council and a representative group from the
Chamber of Commerce to discuss the setting up of a Task Force.
6. The Dakota County Board is considering turning over to the City of
Farmington County Roads 64 & 74. Motion by Akin, second by Kelly to
place the City on record as being opposed to reverting the County Roads
to the City. APIF, motion carried.
7. Motion by Cook, second by Orr to authorize the City to issue tax
anticipation certificates in the amount of $150,000 for one year.' APIF,
motion carried.
8. Council discussed the bill for attorneyls fees in the defense of
Eugene Kuchera in the suit brought against him regarding violations
of the Open Meeting Law in which he was found innocent. A~torney Gorgos
is going to follow up on this case and determine who is responsible for
payment of this bill and report back to Council.
9. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Acting Administrator
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