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Mr. Jankowskil stat~ect that man5, other cities do not allow items to be added to the agenda once it is sent out becfiuie tl~e public does not have an opportunity to know about it and it doesn't give the Staff enough!t me I~o react to it. If an item is brought up under Citizen Input, he recommended the Council refer i to Staff for further research and/or to place it on the next Council agenda. The Council :agreedthat every effort should be made to adhere to a policy of not adding items to the agenda after ~.~]e agenda has been prepared and distributed, noting that in the past th,e Council often had been willir~g tol add items to the agenda at the meeting and it was not necessaril3 Staff. Councilmemb, r peterson suggested that special meetings be held to deal with items that are time sensitive. , In discussing Ihe title of the City Administrator position, the Council agreed to leave the title of City Admini~;tlatori rather than change it to City Clerk as both the City Code and City Charter refer to the positio~ as Administrator/Clerk. It was also suggested that the City Code be updated to reflect both ge ~ders. b. :~Appomt lnterim City Administrator / Discuss Proposal from Tom !Gamec Councilmember Peterson felt the Council had four options: 1) appoint no one as Interim Administrator~,Mthi Staff continuing to operate as they do now; 2) appoint the City Attorney to fill in, which heh~s d~ne in the past, though he probably would only be able to spend three hours at City Hall on:a~y given day; 3) temporarily hire someone like Mr. Gamec who has experience in the City; or 4) 3~1ooi~ for a professional manager to fill in. Councilmemb~r Hardin stated that he has talked with James Brimeyer of Sathe and Associates, Inc., an exec.u~ive ~earch firm for city staff personnel. He has said there are options available but he did not w~ to ~roceed until he had some direction from the Council. Mayor Gilb~r~;on ~tated he would talk with Joe Strauss of the North Metro Mayors' Association on possible. ~ecor~'~mendations for both the Interim Administrator and for the permanent Admm~strat0r.il Several Staff ~ernbers discussed qualities they would like to see in an Interim Administrator. Miss Ashley sug~¢sied ~tomeone with administrative experience. She stated that she does not -know Mr. Gamec, an~gl!hou~gh it would be a benefit to hire someone familiar with the City of Ramsey, she asked if he haSiadrr~nisrrative experience. Police Chief:.~usp r0S did not feel that the City could function without someone in that position, as someone is 'n~ede~t to make the final decisions. He didn't feel administrative ~overnmental experience w4s as~necessary as someone with the ability to coordinate the lead. ~Police Chief Auspos was Ic~mfo, rtable w~th Mr. Gamec s ab~htv to coordinate the acnv~t~es ~n the C~tv, stanna that he is ver'y~amiiliar with Ramsey Mr. Jankow~;l~ was pnmardv concerned that someone would be able to help them meet the deadlines that ~e cbmina up '~(,ith the Tax Increment Financina (TIY) projects. Ms. Frolik wag also concerned about meeting those TIF deadlines, and she was also concerned with having sCmeOne who will maintain a professional position in representing Ramsey with developers ant at Count.',' and State level meetings. City Council / January 12. 1991 Page 3 of 13