Minutes - Council Work Session - 07/12/2022

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Councilmember Musgrove asked for clarification about the difference in the titles and the roles. Fire Chief Kohner replied this Fire Tech’s primary job is to manage the incident reporting system which goes to the State and generates numbers that are submitted for payroll. That takes 27 hours. The remaining time would be used for responding and other tasks. The reporting could be done during the course of a 40-hour work week to accommodate taking calls. Councilmember Musgrove commented she was supportive of this but asked to hear back if it isn’t working because there isn’t dedicated time to get the reporting done. She asked if Fire Chief Kohner had thought that out. Fire Chief Kohner replied he had thought it out and AnnMarie gave a month’s notice so they have had time to prepare including contacting other cities. He stated Anoka and Andover both use something similar to this. Councilmember Riley asked if there would be any impact on pay equity. Administrative Services Director Lasher replied no it would not, it would be a newly created position. Councilmember Specht commented he was supportive and appreciated the efforts to keep costs down. The consensus of the Council was to restructure the Fire Department by eliminating the 27-hour per week Fire Tech position and creating a full time Captain of Administration position. 2.03: Discuss the Community Development Director Interview Panels Administrative Services Director Lasher stated the purpose of the case was to discuss the process for the interview panels. She reviewed the Staff report and the request for who Council would like on the panels. Councilmember Musgrove commented that the last recruitment in hiring Mr. Larson that it worked well. She stated she appreciated being on the panel and found it helpful. She stated she would like to follow the same process but asked for feedback about having the Planning Commission Chair was on the panel but wasn’t sure if other commissioners were. She asked how Council felt about that. Councilmember Woestehoff concurred and suggested that the Planning Commission Chair and EDA Chair be included on the interview panel. City Administrator Hagen recommended extending an invitation to EPB as well because Community Development works with the EPB board. Councilmember Woestehoff asked if Parks and Rec should be included as well. City Council Work Session / July 12, 2022 Page 3 of 12