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Councilmember Woestehoff commented he would support that. <br /> Councilmember Specht asked about the cost. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher replied an educated guess would be about $35,000. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove commented that she saw on LinkedIn that the cities of Crystal, <br /> Plymouth, Golden Valley, New Hope, Minneapolis, and St. Louis Park are all having trouble <br /> recruiting workers so if there is a quality candidate they should take advantage of it. <br /> Councilmember Heineman asked what position that was for. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove replied it was staffing issues in Public Works and seasonal workers. <br /> She suggested that if the revenue is available and there are quality candidates that it be considered. <br /> Mayor Kuzma asked if there was Council consensus to add a second Streets Maintenance Worker. <br /> There was Council consensus. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher summarized that the Council direction was rather than <br /> recruiting for one Streets Maintenance Worker they will recruit for two. She stated she is always <br /> looking for efficiencies in Human Resources to save on Staff resources. She stated she and the <br /> City Attorney had discussed process improvements to hiring seasonal and temporary employees. <br /> She stated she has noticed other cities just hire them. She stated she has always been told the City <br /> Administrator doesn't have authority to hire and fire anyone. She stated that some cities, by <br /> resolution, are delegating the authority of hiring seasonal employees without having to bring it to <br /> Council. She felt that would be more efficient as they are losing candidates while waiting for a <br /> City Council meeting for approval. <br /> Mayor Kuzma asked if this would have a budget impact or if it has already been accounted for in <br /> the budget. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher confirmed this. <br /> Councilmember Heineman asked if this is giving the City Administrator the authority to make the <br /> offer but the position has already been outlined. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher replied yes. <br /> Councilmember Heineman replied he agreed with seasonal positions and asked what other <br /> positions. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher replied temporary interns. <br /> Councilmember Heineman replied that level of hourly employees would make sense but higher <br /> levels would still need Council input. <br /> City Council Work Session/June 14, 2022 <br /> Page 6 of 16 <br />