Minutes - Council Work Session - 03/14/2017

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Mayor Sarah Strommen Councilmember Jill Johns Councilmember Mark Kuzma Councilmember John LeTourneau Councilmember Chris Riley Councilmember Melody Shryock Councilmember Kristine Williams Also Present: City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich Human Resources Manager Colleen Lasher Community Development Director Timothy Gladhill Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Patrick Brama 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Strommen called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:35 p.m. 2. TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 2.01: City Board and Commission Interviews City Administrator Ulrich reviewed the staff report and the number of applicants that the Council would be interviewing tonight. He explained that each candidate would be given a ten-minute timeframe for their interview. He stated that there are four incumbents that are recommended for reappointment and reviewed the available positions for each Board and Commission. He explained the scoring process the Council should record during the interviews and noted that following the interviews, staff will tabulate the score cards to assist in the discussions of the Council. The Council conducted interviews for available Board and Commission positions and asked the same six questions of each applicant. City Administrator Ulrich noted that if the Council has scored the interviews they could provide those to staff to tabulate between the break. Mayor Strommen noted that there are still three candidates to be interviewed following the regular Council meeting. City Council Work Session/March 14,2017 Page 1 of 4