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Mayor Kuzma asked if there is anything in City Administrator Ulrich’s contract that anyone would <br />like to take out. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell replied she is comfortable with City Administrator Ulrich’s contract but <br />not offering all the benefits, as they did with the union negotiations, to see what they have to give <br />up. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove commented it would benefit the City to have the same health, dental, <br />life, and disability insurance versus a separate package. She suggested it be part of the City <br />package so they would still get it but it would not be an additional, separate thing that has to be <br />tracked separately but would be under the organizational benefits. She asked if the pension was <br />authorized by State law and if that was not one they could negotiate. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich replied usually there is an allowance that allows the manager to join a <br />separate 401k pension plan if they desire so they can waive PERA. He stated yes, the City would <br />still be responsible for the employer’s portion of that so that number doesn’t change. He stated <br />there is a deferred comp benefit in his contract which is optional. He stated there is a matching <br />contribution to a deferred compensation, which is maxed out at $2,000 contribution by the City, <br />which is negotiable. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma suggested starting with the League’s contract because it is pretty basic. He thought <br />there would be some negotiations so that is where they could add or subtract but it gives them a <br />starting point. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich replied that is a good suggestion as it is a bare bones contract which <br />doesn’t have a lot and that is where severance could be set at four months and the candidate could <br />counter propose. The 60-day notice could be started with and the candidate can give feedback and <br />there could be a cap on the member benefits. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma commented they will be looking for an experienced person so they may have <br />already been through this process before and have a good idea of what it is going to take but this <br />is a good starting point. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell commented the one thing with City Administrator Ulrich’s contract is that <br />there has more meat to it and has been specifically created for a City Administrator here so it made <br />more sense to her to use that to shape, instead of using something that is so basic like the League <br />contract that doesn’t have any starting points. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich replied a hybrid could be done, pull content from the contract they have <br />now, populate a League model contract, show Council what that looks like, and highlight in red <br />the optional pieces they might want to pull out. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak commented it depends on how this is viewed. With a basic contract, because <br />Ramsey is a significant city, they are going to be dealing with a sophisticated applicant, not <br />someone fresh out of college who may not know what they want. He stated the applicant may <br />come in with ideas of what they would like, for insurance for example. He stated that is the kind <br />City Council Work Session /March 22, 2022 <br />Page 6 of 11 <br /> <br />