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hiring o~ new Staff members should be postponed for several months. CouncJl~e~er rich felt the ?ersonne] Con~nlttee will have to take an ln'de~th ~iook at Job descriptions and tasks accomplished by emp]oyeea, iThere are some changes he wants to see take place after the flr$~ of the year such as in the reporting procedure, duties performed by some personnel, and responsibilities of some superviSOry Positions. Councllmen~er Clch stated the ?ersonne] Committee wi, Il study the Issue and make recommendations for Council consideration. There wa~ a,brlef discussion on establishing the various fees for 1991. DO~ have been a problem which probably should be discussed after th~ first of the year. Mr. Hartley stated the fee schedule will be ~eady for consideration by the Council on December ~8. ~ost feeS are established by Resolution and a public hearing Is held. H8 also pointed out the fees are determined by the policy of the CounCil as to whether the rates charged are comparable to other cltles~ ~re Just enough to cover the City's expenses, or are less than theiactual expense of providing a servlce. Deputy Mayor Peterson suggested the Councllmembers-Elect receive copies of the proposed fees and that they make recommendations If they wou~d llke to see any changes. If It is the will of the majorlty~ the Item can be tabled until next year. Councllmember-Elect Beyer was disturbed about the $1~9,000 deficit. ~'th~ budget needs to be balanced. ~r. Hartely explained She felt: the def:l~lt came from the Landfill Trust Fund. He also Informed the grou~ of the policy encouraged by the State of malntalnlng a fund balance In the amount equal to what is typically received from State an~ Federal sources In one year. Ramsey has done that and those fu~s have been set aside as designated fund balances. He predlcte~ that within three years the State's LGA revenue source to citle~ will be phased out, suggesting a contingency plan be set up for that event. Councl]~ember Clch felt the direction should be to StOp spending and spending and spending. Further discussion noted the budget h~s been approved; however, it is possible to amend it. "~OOK {~{T~E~ LITIGATION ~r. Hart~ey updated those present on the State and Federal lttigatt~ns:regardlng the book store. The new ordinance wl]] become e~feCtlve December 16. He has asked the City Attorney to prepare ~ meeting with the new Council to bring them up to date on ~his issue. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL/DECEMBER 5, 1990 Page 3 of 7