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continued in that role, increasing his credentials. Human Resources Manager Lasher indicated this case will be considered at tonight's City Council meeting. Councilmember Backous stated he is glad Mr. Sullivan has a lot of TIF knowledge and asked why, in the Needs Analysis, Mr. Sullivan would be doing mostly EDA work but the position would be 60% funded by HRA funds. City Administrator Ulrich stated it is primarily due to a major shift in the last budget to fund existing staff and keep the tax capacity rate at a certain level. He explained the HRA levy is outside the tax capacity rate so tasks more related to The COR were pulled into that budget. City Administrator Ulrich indicated it is anticipated to replace the Development Manager and it can be discussed if the HRA should be eliminated in favor of an EDA-type body. Councilmember Backus stated he hopes most or all of TIF and HRA will be eliminated, which is of concern in covering this salary. City Administrator Ulrich stated next year's budget can be adjusted because both the EDA and HRA have excess capacity to fund this position. Finance Director Lund stated this position would be the Executive Director of the HRA, which was formerly held by Heidi Nelson and had been funded mostly from the HRA. Councilmember Kuzma stated this can be addressed in next year's budget. Chairperson Tossey pointed out that this position was preliminarily budgeted last September and approved in the final budget in December under the last City Council. This is not a new expenditure. Motion by Councilmember Backous, seconded by Councilmember Tossey, to recommend that the City Council adopt Resolution #13-04-075, to hire Sean Sullivan as the City's Economic Development Manager, effective on or near May 28, 2013, at $37.45 per hour with a credit of five vacation days. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Tossey, Councilmembers Backous and Kuzma. Voting No: None. 4.02: Resolution to Consider a Telecommuting Policy Human Resources Manager Lasher reviewed the staff report and request that the City consider a Telecommuting Policy. She indicated this topic is under review by the League with mostly positive comments. Human Resources Manager Lasher explained how an employee can log into a Virtual Private Network (VPN) without security risk or compromising data. She referenced the draft policy and reviewed the purpose of this program, guidelines for participation, terms of agreement requiring signature, and it would result in no costs to the City. Human Resources Manager Lasher stated the recommendation is to direct staff to finalize the telecommuting policy Personnel Committee / April 23, 2013 Page 2 of 5