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Councilmember Howell stated that she was. She noted that the candidate that stood out to her <br />during the interviews was Michael as he showed lots of initiative. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated that all three of the candidates were good. He commented that <br />Megan put EPB as a second choice and shared the importance of her having a desire to serve on <br />that particular Board. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell noted that when Megan interviewed she did not know what any of the <br />Boards were. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove shared support for appointing Michael. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson stated that he also supported Michael. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to appoint Michael Heifner. <br /> <br />2.03: Review the Findings of the 2023 All-staff Employee Survey <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher reviewed the Staff report concerning the all-Staff survey. <br />She noted that the Labor Management Committee will meet at the end of the month to formulate <br />a work plan. She reviewed the results of the survey. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell asked if the questions about employee benefits were broken down at all <br />into smaller categories, such as life insurance or health insurance. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher stated that this is addressed. She said that people are <br />mostly commenting on the health insurance. She explained that the City does not fund higher than <br />single level plans in full, which makes the plans expensive. She added that there are also high <br />deductibles. She stated that other comments made in regard to benefits were about offering short <br />term disability, paid family leave, and others. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if this was the first year under the new insurance, as she <br />remembered that they had recently switched. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher noted that they are under rate caps right now with Health <br />Partners that go through 2024. She explained that the plan design has not changed as they have <br />always been on a high deductible plan. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove discussed question #11 concerning the strategic plan. She added that <br />this question may not be as valuable to Staff as the strategic plan mainly deals with managers and <br />them passing work down to employees. She also discussed uniforms and the budget for this. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher commented that this is a negotiated item through a <br />contract and is a competitive and rich benefit. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / May 9, 2023 <br />Page 4 of 10 <br /> <br />