Minutes - Council Work Session - 06/14/2022

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Administrative Services Director Lasher moved to the next item related to the immediate restructure needs in Administrative Services. She reviewed her background when she was asked to become the City Clerk. She asked to have that position removed from her role and for Deputy City Clerk Schmidt to be promoted to City Clerk. Councilmember Riley asked if Deputy City Clerk Schmidt was qualified and trained for that promotion. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied yes. Councilmember Howell asked what happens to the title of Administrative Services Director because it seems like Administrative Services Director Lasher has had a lot of positions under one title. She asked if it would be split off into Human Resources Director and City Clerk or how does that look. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied Administrative Services Director is her title. She stated she oversees Administrative Services which includes all of the things listed in the attachment. She stated nothing would change with her title. The requested change is to take City Clerk duties from her role because it was never sustainable. She stated if her title were to be changed Human Resources Director would be fitting. She stated the Personnel policy identifies the City Administrator as the department head of Administrative Services. She stated she is not considered a department head. She stated that was modeled after the City of Andover; however, the person doing her role at that city doesn’t come to Council meetings or evening meetings. She stated she didn’t know a change is needed. Councilmember Specht thanked Administrative Services Director Lasher for bringing this forward. He asked how her role would change. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied it would be everything on the attachment except she wouldn’t be in charge of being the City Clerk. She requested that the City Clerk would report to the City Administrator. Councilmember Howell asked about moving the title to HR Director. She asked if City Clerk would be a parallel position. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied no, City Clerk is a much lower position. Councilmember Howell replied she would be in favor of switching the title because the important role of City Clerk is removed. Councilmember Heineman commented he thought this was a great idea and a proactive step with the elections coming up and all the hiring that needs to be done. He asked what Administrative Services Director Lasher wanted her title to be. Mayor Kuzma agreed and stated he was fine with Administrative Services Director Lasher choosing her title. City Council Work Session /June 14, 2022 Page 9 of 16