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Administrative Services Director Lasher noted that this section excludes compensation that is <br />received in conjunction with military service, holding political office, or an appointment to a <br />government board or commission compatible with City employment. <br /> <br />City Administrator Hagen noted that if there is a potential concern with an employee being on a <br />certain board or commission then it could be brought to Council to discuss. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell shared that she has these same concerns that if there is some kind of <br />organization that is looking to have influence on the City and if a position in the City is too closely <br />related, it would create that concern for her. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked if this would be something that could be discussed as these situations arise. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if they are wanting this to apply beyond employment and into <br />volunteer opportunities as well. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell said yes and gave an example of if there was a non-profit organization <br />that wanted to influence the City and there was an employee who was a part of this, it could be a <br />concern that the employee could be pushing the vision of the non-profit. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff stated he would not want to put prohibitions on someone volunteering <br />with a non-profit or other organization outside of their job. He understood the concerns of <br />Councilmember Howell. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove noted that the way the situation with Economic Development Manager <br />Sullivan’s interest in joining a non-City board was handled was a good process. She continued <br />about possibly adding a statement about disclosure and transparency on non-profits that employees <br />are serving on in case of a conflict. She wanted to continue the discussion at a future meeting if <br />the group was not able to decide now. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma stated it seems like they are trying to come up with language that would address a <br />hypothetical situation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell suggested handling future situations like this that have a potential conflict <br />of interest in a similar manner to Economic Development Manager Sullivan’s situation where the <br />information was presented to the Council to approve to add transparency. <br /> <br />Councilmember Olson noted that this seems to be getting a little invasive. He stated a second <br />employer would be a different situation; however, beyond secondary employment seems invasive. <br />He added that something that could potentially be a conflict of interest could be brought forward; <br />however, he does not know how you would put that into a policy. He said it was great how the <br />situation with Economic Development Manager Sullivan was handled but it was not in the policy <br />as a requirement. <br /> <br />Administrative Services Director Lasher explained there are other sections in the personnel policy <br />that address situations and conflicts of interest that they are discussing. She reviewed the proposed <br />City Council Work Session / February 26, 2024 <br />Page 6 of 11 <br /> <br />