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The consensus of the Council was to appoint the first candidate and hold the second applicant on file in the case another position opens. 2.02: Discussion Regarding the Economic Development Manager/Assistant City Administrator Position and Staffing/Department Restructures City Administrator Ulrich reviewed the staff report. Councilmember Kuzma asked how the Community Development Director' s role would change. City Administrator Ulrich stated that the Community Development Director would become the Acting City Administrator in the absence of the City Administrator. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he is concerned that the Community Development Director is already very busy, and this would add additional duties to that position. He was concerned that he would become overburdened. City Administrator Ulrich stated that the administrative assistant for the Economic Development Manager would transition to the Community Development Department as well. Community Development Director Gladhill noted that there is already a lot of collaboration between economic development and community development and therefore that would make sense to add the positions to community development. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he would like Community Development Director Gladhill to alert the Council if he does become overburdened. Councilmember Riley asked for clarity on the economic development positions that would transfer. City Administrator Ulrich stated that the Economic Development Manager and the Administrative Assistant for that position would both report to community development. Councilmember Johns asked for additional information on the Human Resources Manager and the duties that would be added to that position. City Administrator Ulrich stated that the Human Resources Manager would absorb the City Clerk role when the current City Clerk retires. Councilmember Johns asked if there would benefit in adding one full-time position over the two part-time positions proposed in the plan. City Administrator Ulrich stated that although that would be an option, staff prefers the two part- time positions because there is more flexibility in the number of hours those employees can work and there are no benefits. He stated that sometimes employees prefer to work part-time over full-time as well. City Council Work Session / May 8, 2018 Page 2 of 6