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Member Elvig emphasized the sense of urgency to develop the city, commerce, industry, and <br />opportunity for Town Center, and cautioned against taking too long to fill the open position. <br />Deputy City Administrator /Community Development Director Nelson explained that with Council <br />approval on Tuesday night, it would be possible to have an ad out by Friday, April 16th. She would <br />like to keep the recruitment open for one month, anticipates interviews in June and potentially <br />having the position filled by mid -July. <br />Member LeTourneau reiterated that the message from the EDA is that this position is a valuable <br />one, and it is critical that it be filled. <br />Member Look commented by saying that although this is not necessarily a good time to be <br />increasing salaries, it should be viewed as an investment and needs to be considered. <br />Discussion regarding the possibility of making this a base salary plus incentive -paid position <br />ensued. City Administrator Ulrich stated that there are statutory limits on how a public employee <br />may be compensated. <br />The message conveyed by the EDA is that they support this position. They would like the Chair <br />and /or Vice -Chair to have the opportunity to review the applications. <br />Motion by Member LeTourneau, seconded by Member Skaff, in favor of hiring for the Economic <br />Development and Marketing Manager position. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Members Riley, Steffen, Skaff, Williams, LeTourneau, Look, and <br />Elvig. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br />Further discussion by Deputy City Administrator /Community Development Director Nelson on <br />additional staff updates in regard to current projects. <br />MEMBER INPUT <br />None <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />Motion by Member LeTourneau, seconded by Member Steffen, to adjourn the meeting. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Members Riley, Steffen, Skaff, Williams, LeTourneau, Look, and <br />Elvig. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br />The regular meeting of the Economic Development Authority adjourned at 8:53 a.m. <br />Economic Development Authority / April 8, 2010 <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />