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Mayor Hardin was in agreement with the first two items, however, he felt there is a need for Human Resources and disagreed with the position of Administrative Assistant as outlined. He thought it implausible to have someone doing code enforcement half the year and personnel half the year. Mr. Schroeder explained that although the predominant portion of the position's time will be spent on code enforcement during the summer, personnel tasks would also be a responsibility during that time. He also noted that many duties have already been reassigned to the Finance Officer and the Senior Accountant, therefore, many of the tasks Kay McAloney was responsible for are currently being carried out. Mayor Hardin felt someone with Human Resources background will not be interested in code enforcement. Councilmember Beahen inquired whether consideration was being given to a Community Service Officer (CSO) for code enforcement, and Mr. Schroeder replied he is looking at possibly filling the position in-house. Councilmember Beyer agreed that she would like to see the separation of code enforcement and personnel. She stressed the need to find someone to completely concentrate on personnel. Mr. Schroeder reminded the Committee that there are not two authorized positions in the budget at the present time, so he is attempting to "live within the budget." Councilmember Beyer recalled that there was money budgeted for the Administrative Assistant and Senior Accountant positions, but not for a CSO. She suggested the possibility of levying for a CSO in 1996. She added that she felt the City has made great progress in limiting debris. Mayor Hardin recommended this issue be referred back to Staff to come up with some other ideas, explaining that "The Human Resources position is crucial." Mr. Schroeder reported that the City of Ramsey has the lowest staff complement around for a city of its size, and he takes "great pride that we are able to get a fair amount accomplished with that staff." He continued that "we are fairiy efficient and I would like to keep it that way." He agreed to look at other options. It was the consensus of the Finance Committee to have Staff readdress the Human Resources position and to take Staffs recommendation regarding the Building Maintenance Worker and the Recording Secretary. Case #2: Fire Chief Performance Evaluation City Administrator Schroeder mentioned that last year there were discussions regarding who would evaluate the Fire Chief position, and the performance evaluation was submitted to the Personnel Committee for their review. He also noted that the Fire Department was asked for their input regarding the evaluation. Fire Chief Kapler explained that as part of the fire fighter evaluation process, there is a self- evaluation and a Chief evaluation which will be kept a part of the personnel file. He noted that he has requested an informal mid-year review in addition to the formal end-of-year evaluation. Personnel Committee/July 11, 1995 Page 2 of 4 I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I, I ! I