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Councilmember Olson agreed that the street workers and the park worker are all valuable adds for <br />this year and the mechanic can be moved to next year while still allowing for some time before the <br />existing mechanic retires. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen asked if the mechanic position is dropped but they expected to see it on <br />the budget for the following year if the Council would like Staff to reorganize some start days for <br />all of these positions so that they still save the money. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove stated that all of these positions are very valuable and necessary. She <br />shared her support again for the mechanic as the mechanic is there to make sure that all of the <br />equipment is running and they are also having a hard time as a department with vacations. She <br />stated that even if they do spread out the start dates she would still like to see the mechanic position <br />filled. She noted that the street workers are valuable as well as they can also do park work. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner stated that he would not like to lose the mechanic position for this year; <br />however, he realized that the Council has tough decisions to make. <br /> <br />Councilmember Specht stated that he likes City Administrator Hagen’s idea of reorganizing the <br />start dates. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove suggested having the mechanic start earlier in the year and have the <br />parks work start later in the year. She asked if they would be moving forward with all three of the <br />streets worker positions, the mechanic position, and the park worker position and just stagger the <br />start dates. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley stated that this would be the idea so that they can still fill every position while <br />reducing the dollars spent. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson asked about when the need is heaviest to figure out which positions should <br />be hired for first. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley stated that Staff can look into this. <br /> <br />The Council was in agreement to move forward with all five positions with staggered start dates <br />throughout the year. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley moved on to discussing the capital equipment requests. He shared that he does <br />not support an additional front-end loader this year when they are asking for another one next year. <br /> <br />Street Supervisor Turner discussed the need for the front-end loader. He shared that this is needed <br />in crucial times if the current one breaks down, which just recently happened. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Riley asked if they would still be requesting a replacement front-end loader next <br />year. <br /> <br />City Council Work Session / August 22, 2023 <br />Page 9 of 12 <br /> <br />