Minutes - Council - 06/15/2010 - Special

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5. COUNCIL BUSINESS 5.01: Consider Resolution Allowing the Police Department to Apply for Two Officers through the COPS Hiring Recovery Program Police Chief Way reviewed the staff report. Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Councilmember Dehen, to adopt Resolution #10-06-124 authorizing the Police Department to complete applications for a CHRP grant. Further Discussion: Councilmember Look requested the Council keep in mind the cost associated once the grant ran out. He stated he wanted communication going back to the officers that the City did not want to be "nickel and dimed". Councilmember Jeffrey stated he did not want to use a grant as part of the negotiation process. Councilmember Wise expressed concern that it was difficult to cut public safety from the budget. Mayor Ramsey stated at this point this -would lock the City up and it would be cost prohibitive to lay off an officer for budgetary reasons. He indicated he was in favor of this initially when Nowthen was part of it. Councilmember Elvig expressed concern that they would proceed with this and then end up laying off officers and he did not want to do that. Councilmember Dehen asked if there was way to have an officer for a fixed amount without having to pay unemployment. Deputy City Administrator Nelson responded this would need to be researched. She indicated she did have concerns about this however. Councilmember McGlone stated he would rather pay officers overtime than hire new officers. Mayor Ramsey stated he would be in favor of applying for the I grant, but will not probably be in favor of hiring an officer unless the budget looked a lot different in September. It was Council's consensus that they were applying for the grant, but not hiring for a police officer. ', Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey and Councilmembers Jeffrey, Dehen, Elvig, and ', Wise. Voting No: Councilmember Look and McGlone Absent: None. 5.02: Consider Resolution Requesting Assistance from the League of Minnesota Cities on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Statewide Shoreland Rules Update Process Associate Planner Gladhill reviewed the staff report. Motion by Mayor Ramsey, seconded by Councilmember Look, to approve the Resolution #10- 06-125 requesting assistance from the League of Minnesota Cities on the DNR statewide shoreland rules update process. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey and Councilmembers Look, Dehen, Elvig, Jeffrey, McGlone and Wise. Voting No: None. Absent: None. 5. ADJOURNMENT Special City Council Meeting /June 15, 2010 Page 2 of 3