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<br />Community Services Director Lasher commented that staffing and recruitment are at an all-time <br />high and Staff appreciated the direction of Council in order to slow that departure down. From an <br />internal recruiting perspective, she thought she could tackle the starting as soon as March or April <br />which would have someone on about eight weeks later. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff commented that knowing the timeline, that gets into prime season for <br />a lot of this. He would like to see the numbers, but also acknowledged that if the quality of work <br />matches the lower price and there is not a good experience for staff or residents or businesses. He <br />didn’t like the idea of paying someone $75 to $95 an hour when someone could be paid internally <br />for the equivalent because then internally, there will always be a better experience. He added that <br />in ten years if that inspector isn’t needed full time, the position could perhaps be contracted out. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked if there was a consensus on starting the recruitment process. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht commented that he supported starting the recruiting process. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove commented that she would like time to get more information on the <br />different contract costs that are out there for pricing. She felt there were a lot of unknowns right <br />now, estimating, and it would be good to know what the range would be. If hiring someone, would <br />it be more beneficial and it would be good to know the ranges. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma replied he sees that as the start of the process, figuring out what the recruitment <br />process would be and a comparison of what the contractor might be. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove commented that she thought the question for consensus was just go <br />ahead with the hiring process, but if that can be done in conjunction, she would be more in favor <br />of that. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman questioned if an RFP was done for this position last year and numbers <br />were obtained for it. <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hagen confirmed this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman continued, the numbers from last year were substantially higher and <br />that is what the numbers for this assumption are based on. <br /> <br />Deputy City Administrator/ Community Dev. Director Hagen replied even if it is based off RFP’s <br />he got last year, they are definitely higher than is currently being paid. He had spoken verbally to <br />the one of the contract providers and it had gone up another $20 an hour. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman commented that last year the numbers were around $75 an hour. <br /> <br />Deputy City Administrator/ Community Dev. Director Hagen replied the rates for the current <br />company went to $65 an hour, another was at $75 an hour, and the next was $85. The one that <br />was at $75 is currently at $95 an hour. A two year contract is also required along with a <br />City Council Work Session / January 11, 2022 <br />Page 6 of 15 <br /> <br />