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not to exceed 10 per week and that she be compensated at her usual rate with an additional day of vacation for each month in the "Acting" position. Further discussion: Ms. McAloney informed City Council that the Personnel Comn'fittee instructed her to proceed with Miss Ashley's annual review as Finance Officer from June of 1990 and to submit the review with salaD.' recommendations to the Personnel Committee at their next meeting. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councilmembers Peterson, Hardin, Beyer and Cich. Voting No: None. The City Council reviewed the draft advertisement for the Cit-3, Administrator position approved by the Personnel Committee; and Ms. McAloney reviewed the offer from Mr. Jim Brimeyer of Sathe & Associates with regard to using them as the search firm to find a candidate to hire for City Administraton Discussion ensued regarding this proposal. The feeling of most of the Councilmembers was that the fee set by the professional search firm was quite high and that the City should run the ad and proceed to interview candidates for the position themselves. Councilmember Hardin reiterated all the tasks that would be performed by the search f'u'm and also added that the price may be negotiable and 'also that the City could do some of the legwork, thereby cutting costs. Councilmember Beyer added that she was excited about the search f'mm being privy to a network, therefore having access to many more candidates and that the money saved by not hiring an interim City Administrator could be used to employ Sathe & Associates to do the searching and interviewing for the position. Mayor Gilbertson commented that a lot of issues on tonight's agenda pertained to money and there just isfft any extra money to be spent on non- budgeted items. Motion by Councilmember Peterson and seconded by Councilmember Cich to direct Personnel to publish the ad for the City Administrator position in the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, the Lea~e of Minnesota Cities Bulletin, Insight News and ICMA with a deadline date being the end of February. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gilbertson, Councitmembers Peterson, Cich, Beyer and Hardin. Voting No: None. 3) Probation period for City Engineer Steven Jankowsld - Personnel Coordinator McAloney informed Council that the Personnel Committee had instructed the Finance Officer and the Personnel Coordinator to complete a performance appraisal on Mr. Jankowski and present it to the Personnel Committee at their February 5th meeting. Mr. Jankows'k/'s probation period ends on JanuaD' 30, 1991. 4) Salary Increase for Community Development Inspector Steven Lutmer - Ms. McAloney informed the Council that the Personnel Committee instructed her to submit an increase in salau, consistent with the terms of the AFSCME bargaining unit contract for Steve Lutmer to the Finance Office. Copies of the performance evaluations for 3/k. Lutmer will be reviewed with the Personnel Committee at their February 5, 1991 meeting. 5) Sofa for CiD, Hall - Ms. McAlonev explained that it would be vet)., helpful to have a sofa at City Hall in case someone wasn't feeling welh they would have a place to lie down. etc. It would be put in the Senior's area and would be also be reD' beneficial for them. Motion by Councitmember Beyer and seconded by Counciimember Hardin to authorize staff to purchase a sofa for an amount not to exceed S300.0b. Motion carried. Voting 5'es: Peterson. Votin~ No: None. Mayor Gilbertson. Councilmembers Be. vet. Hardin. C/ch and City Council/January 22. 1991 Page 12 of' 14