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Councilmember Elvig stated that this property backs up to the commercial node and had been on the radar for the Council for some time. He was unsure that it was appropriate to do a ghost plat at this time when it has the potential to be a part of future development. Motion by Mayor Ramsey, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to Adopt Resolution #09-07-161 allowing the City Administrator and Public Works Director the ability to approve the change order up to a maximum of$25,000. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers Elvig, Dehen, Jeffrey, Look, McGlone, and Wise. Voting No: None. Case #5: Report from Personnel Committee: b. Discussion Regarding Parks Maintenance Worker Vacancy Human Resources Manager Reed Kone reviewed the staff report. Councilmember Dehen was not aware that an analysis process had been done. Human Resources Manager Reed Kone confirmed that an analysis was completed and the recommendation was to fill the position with a seasonal worker. She advised that the same information was presented to the Council via a budget work session the previous week. I Councilmember Dehen thought that a better utilization of funds would be to use the Department of Corrections work staff. He advised that option had not been researched and he thought it would be appropriate to check the pricing and determine what services could be gained. He stated that is the reason he opposed the vote during the Personnel Committee meeting. Councilmember Jeffrey stated that during the Personnel Committee meeting, he had expressed the thought that a seasonal worker should be used on a temporary basis. He explained that is the nature of a seasonal worker and the worker would know from the start that there would be an end date to the position. He agreed that the Department of Corrections option could be reviewed as an option during the 2010 budget discussions. Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Mayor Ramsey, to direct staff to fill the vacant position with the seasonal worker for the duration of the 2009 year. Further Discussion: Councilmember Wise questioned if the recommendatio~ was included to keep the full-time position available for 2010. Councilmember Jeffrey stated that he was not saying "no" to the option for a full-time position in 2010 but thought that the Department of Corrections option should be reviewed during the budget process. Public Works Director Olson advised that a seasonal position would only be available for 67 days and the employee would not be terminated. He stated that it would be like any other seasonal position in the City. Public Works Director Olson stated that after the Personnel meeting he called Mark Siemers, who is in charge of the community work group with the Department of Corrections. He advised that while Mr. Seemers was interested, he was unsure if a crew would be available. He explained that Mr. Seemers did not want to hire someone to work with a crew one day a week for a length of four City Council / July 28, 2009 Page 11 of 13