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Motion by Mayor Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to have the severance pay <br />clause amended to read for four months or until employment is found, whichever is sooner. <br /> <br />Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beahen and Peterson. Voting No: <br />Councilmembers Beyer and Zimmerman. <br /> <br />Motion by Mayor Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to approve the increase in the <br />car allowance to $300 per month. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beahen and Peterson. Voting No: <br />Councilmembers Beyer and Zimmerman. (Councilmember Beyer stated that she would like to go <br />on record as being opposed to a car allowance and that she has always been opposed to car <br />allowances.) <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Mayor Hardin to accept the salary increase <br />presented for Mr. Schroeder. <br /> <br />Motion carded. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beahen, Peterson and Zimmerman. <br />Voting No: Councilmember Beyer. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Beahen and seconded by Mayor Hardin to approve the City <br />Administrator's contract, as amended, for 1996 through 1998. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beahen and Peterson. Voting No: <br />Councilmembers Beyer and Zimmerman. (Councilmember Zimmerman voted opposed due to it <br />being a two-year contract - not to the contract itself.) <br /> <br />Case #3: Consider Alternative to Ramsey Resident Newsletter <br /> <br />Administrative Services Manager Waite Smith reported that the City was approached about the <br />possibility of communicating with the residents through a newspaper called the Andover, Ham <br />Lake, Ramsey Times. She was under the impression that all the residents in the City already <br />receive this newspaper. The frequency would be monthly as opposed to the Ramsey Resident <br />being distributed seven times a year. <br /> <br />Motion by Mayor Hardin and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to table this issue and bring it <br />back for further discussion to the next Finance Committee meeting. <br /> <br />Further discussion: Councilmember Beyer suggested that switching to this form of communicating <br />may be a major improvement from what we have right now. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Hardin, Councilmembers Beyer, Beahen, Peterson and <br />Zimmerman. Voting No: None. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE INPUT <br /> <br />1) Update on Receptionist Position <br /> <br />Administrative Services Manager Waite Smith stated that the City received 93 applications for the <br />receptionist position. Fourteen of the applicants were tested and interviewed, and staff is hoping to <br />make a job offer on Monday and bring the recommendation to Council. <br /> <br />Finance Committee/September 24, 1996 <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />