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Mis,~ Ashley concurred with the importance of meeting thc TIF deadlines, That work was mainly done by the previous Administrator. She felt it is important thai the Interim Administrator spearhead that pro. iec~ and that all of the Staff become familiar with it. Councilmember Bever felt the City's Bond Counsel should be. coordinating TIF projects and getting the necessau, documentation finished. Councilmember Hardin felt that is being done. Ms. Frotik reviewed the financing problem of the four developers involved in the current TIF project and stated that a meeting has been scheduled next week with those developers. Councilmember Cich felt any interim Administrator should be charged with coordinating all activities but should not be making any changes in policy. He feh this person would be responsible for signing documents, coordinating activities and "fixing what is broke and not fixing w,hat isn't broke". He also had confidence in the expertise of the Department Heads to solve and correct whatever problems there are. Councilmember Beyer noted a good administrator will not do everything themselves but will depend on the Department Heads to cam, out the activities. There was some discussion on the matter of Staff being able to speak directly with Councilmembers. The Council agreed that there needs to be a procedure for Staff to deal with issues, but also wanted to be kept aware of what is happening. Discussion returned to making a decision relative to an Interim City Administrator. Though it was realized that it is important that an Interim Administrator be hired as soon as possible, the Council agreed that the Personnel Committee should look further at suggestions and proposals from Mr. Strauss and Sathe and Associates, Inc. and to make a recommendation to the Council. A Personnel Committee meeting was tentatively scheduled for Thursday morning, January 17, 1991 at the Ramsey Municipal Center to meet with IXO. Strauss and a representative from Sathe and Associates, Inc. Discussion began on advertising for the position of City Administrator. A suggestion was that the position require a degree and/or experience and that a deg-ree would not necessarily be required if there is adequate experience. Ads will be placed in the local paper as soon as possible. Council also suggested it be placed in the League of Minnesota Cities Bulletin. ]',,'Is. McAloney staed she would present sample ads to the Personnel Committee at Thursday's meeting for their review of both the ad and qualifications for the position. She estimated it would be the first half of April before a full-time Administrator would begin, if all goes smoothly and on schedule. Councilmember Beyer suggested the process of hiring and Administrator v:ould be: 1) Staff reviev,, applications and recommend the top candidates; 2) The Personnel Committee interview those candidates, narrowing it to three or ~[c)ur: and 3) The full Council interview those three or four finalists and make the final decision. The Council generally agreed w/th that procedure. City Council / January i2. 1991 Page 4 of 13