Minutes - Council Work Session - 06/11/2024

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Councilmember Specht said he does not see the need for a geographical boundary; however, if they do want to add this then he would like there to be some leeway on this depending on situations. He gave an example of someone wanting to work one day while they are on a vacation. Councilmember Musgrove said she does not like the idea of allowing employees to work on vacation. Councilmember Howell asked if this has ever been an issue with people working remotely too far from their office. Administrative Services Director Lasher said no they have never had an issue with this. Councilmember Howell suggested leaving this as is. Administrative Services Director Lasher shared that there was great concern brought up by the Police Chief, the Public Works Director, and herself that in Section 5 the language was changed as to who could authorize overtime to be the department heads only. She noted that she received feedback that department heads want to empower their supervisors to approve this as there is no way that they could approve all overtime themselves. She asked for a reconsideration of this change. She reviewed the changes to the ESST policy. The consensus of the Council was to direct Staff to move forward with the discussed changes to the Personnel Policy, including changing the language on who can authorize overtime back to supervisors rather than only department heads. 2.03: Set Date for EPB Candidate Interviews Administrative Services Director Lasher shared that there are currently two vacancies on the EPB that need to be filled. She requested they set a date for interviewing these candidates. The consensus of the Council was to schedule the interviews for Thursday, June 20. 3. TOPICS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION 3.01: Review Future Topics/ Calendar Noted. 4. MAYOR/COUNCIL / STAFF INPUT None. 5. ADJOURNMENT The Work Session of the City Council was adjourned at 6:52 p.m. City Council Work Session/June 11, 2024 Page 9 of 10