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they are proposing a wage adjustment for these seasonal workers. She also added that when these <br />seasonal workers complete the season they can file for unemployment and the City must pay. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked about the ratio of maintenance workers to the population, if <br />that figure considers single family homes only or also apartments. He asked about the difference <br />in City maintenance for these two different home styles. <br /> <br />Parks and Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood stated that single family homes contribute <br />the largest amount to the maintenance demand. He stated that apartment dwellers use parks as <br />much if not more than homeowners. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley shared that he is a product of the seasonal work program within the City <br />and stated that it seems to be a great model. He stated that he would like to hear more information <br />on bumping up the pay for these seasonal workers. He noted that these are the types of issues that <br />they thoroughly discussed as a part of the strategic plan. He stated that these infrastructure items <br />are what he would like the City to focus on. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht stated that he does not like the idea of having to hire so many new workers <br />but the infrastructure needs are a serious issue in the City and they need to get done. He said that <br />if these new workers will help get these things done then that is what they need to do. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell shared that she would be curious to see what other cities are doing with <br />their parks. She stated that she would like to hear about this before making a decision. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff agreed and stated that he is not comfortable making any kind of <br />decision on anything at the moment. He said that they need more information and also to know <br />what the revenue will be estimated at from the County. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma added that he would also like to hear the requests from other departments. <br /> <br />Police Chief Katers reviewed his request for a nominal amount to promote a patrol officer to <br />sergeant to restructure the department. He stated that he does not have a request for any additional <br />hires. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if they would be looking to back fill the patrol officer position. <br /> <br />Police Chief Katers stated that would be a possibility. He shared how they calculate the needs <br />based off of their metrics. <br /> <br />Fire Chief Kohner shared his requests of reclassifying a fire inspector to a fire marshal. He shared <br />that the current fire inspector has already taken over a lot of the fire marshal duties. He shared his <br />other request for an increase on hourly wages for on-call firefighters. He stated that it has been <br />five years since this has been looked at. He noted that other cities of similar size pay considerably <br />more per hour. He shared that the request would be for a 6% increase. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / July 11, 2023 <br />Page 6 of 8 <br /> <br />