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<br />It was the consensus of the Council to recruit for this position using the City staff for that process <br />and to include three members of the Council in the first round of interviews and no business owners <br />or developers should be included. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated that staff will amend the process using the comments of the <br />Council and would begin to advertise the position. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher confirmed the consensus of the Council to post the job <br />within the next 24 to 48 hours. She reviewed how the posting would be advertised. <br /> <br />2.03: Review 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Management Report and <br />Special Purpose Audit Reports <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund reviewed the staff report and introduced Aaron Nielsen of MMKR. <br /> <br />Aaron Nielsen, MMKR, highlighted the different reports that were completed as a part of this <br />process. He reported a clean or unmodified opinion on the financial statements. He noted that <br />there were no findings related to internal controls, governmental or legal compliance. He provided <br />a summary of the governmental funds for the past year along with comparisons to previous years. <br />He also provided more detailed information on the general fund. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman asked where the franchise fees would be found. <br /> <br />Finance Director Lund noted that is not included in the general fund but would be included in the <br />governmental fund section of the report. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if it would be appropriate to note with asterisk for the years in <br />which the additional funds were received by the City from the State and Federal government to <br />explain those increases from the CARES Act. <br /> <br />Mr. Nielsen confirmed that could be included. He also provided a brief overview of the enterprise <br />funds. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley acknowledged the work that goes into this process. He stated that he <br />appreciated that the management report answered any questions he had as he went. He asked if <br />the work was done in person or remotely. <br /> <br />Mr. Nielsen replied that it was a combination of remote and in person work. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked the length of time Mr. Nielsen has been working with Ramsey. <br /> <br />Mr. Nielsen replied that he himself has probably worked with Ramsey for about 25 years although <br />noted that he has not always been the partner at the firm. <br /> <br />2.04: Review Union Contract Negotiations Schedule and Process <br />City Council Work Session / June 8, 2021 <br />Page 7 of 8 <br /> <br />