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five-year budget expenditure chart, which identifies the impact for each of the proposed <br />personnel positions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Shryock asked if the dollar amounts were only considering salary. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund replied that the figures include, salary, benefits, a three percent COLA <br />annually and single health insurance. She continued to review the future personnel plan, <br />highlighting the proposed positions to be added each year. <br /> <br />Mayor Strommen noted that it appears that the cumulative totals include all the positions being <br />added each year, in addition to the impact for the proposed 2018 positions. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley arrived at 5:47 p.m. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund identified where the breakdown is shown for just the proposed 2018 <br />positions. She continued to review the information included in the staff report regarding the <br />capital improvement plan. She stated that currently the City has the standard $2,000,000 liability <br />coverage package but noted that the City would need to make the decision on whether it should <br />pursue an additional $1,000,000 in coverage. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kuzma stated that seems to be an excessive cost for an additional $1,000,000 in <br />coverage. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund replied that is the quote provided by the League of Minnesota Cities. She <br />stated that the insurance agent felt that $3,000,000 in liability coverage should be sufficient. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley stated that your insurance limits dictate what you negotiate to, therefore if <br />the City does not have $3,000,000 in coverage, it would not negotiate to that point. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kuzma disagreed and stated that people would most likely assume the City has <br />deep pockets and therefore would support additional coverage up to $5,000,000. <br /> <br />Councilmember Williams asked if there are statutory limits on the liability of the City, or <br />whether there are gaps and this is meant to cover those gaps. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich confirmed that there are limits of $2,000,000 but there is a theory that <br />could be tested. <br /> <br />Mayor Strommen stated that the threat is very real and therefore the City should consider that <br />based on the recent local case that occurred. <br /> <br />Councilmember Kuzma noted that precedent has been set by that case. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich provided information on the proposed costs to finish the upper level of <br />City Hall, which has been vacant since the engineering department was moved. He stated that <br />there is sufficient space for additional staffing within the departments. He stated that this could <br />City Council Work Session / August 8, 2017 <br />Page 2 of 7 <br /> <br />