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Councilmember Riley asked if department heads are included in pay equity. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher said yes. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove shared that she works with people who own businesses and work hard <br /> but do not get paid some of the time based on the market. She asked if they did not go with a <br /> market rate adjustment for all department heads, would they get in trouble with the State. <br /> Administrative Services Director Lasher explained that she would have to login and create a <br /> sample report to see if they would pass. She shared that in the past, they have passed, but not by a <br /> whole lot. <br /> Mayor Kuzma suggested they still give the COLA and market rate adjustment to all Staff and <br /> move on to find other ways to save money. <br /> The consensus of the Council was not in support of the proposed 9.8% increase and to direct Staff <br /> to look at current fund balances to see if any could be used to fund an interfund loan for the <br /> firetruck payment to get the increase down to 8.3%. <br /> 2.02: Rental Housing License Fees Discussion <br /> Community Development Director Hanson reviewed the Staff report concerning the rental housing <br /> license fees. <br /> Councilmember Musgrove asked if the City would be able to make their own policy for requiring <br /> background checks. She asked how this would work if the owner of the property is also the <br /> property manager. <br /> Councilmember Howell shared that she did some research into crimes committed by landlords <br /> against their renters and she found more crimes committed by renters against their landlords than <br /> were found vice versa. She added that the State statute covers harassment and a lot of the items <br /> covered under this section could be things that are done stupidly when someone is young, and it <br /> would later prevent them from owning a rental property. She said she does not support requiring a <br /> background check on a landlord property owner. <br /> Mayor Kuzma asked how many complaints they have received about the new rental licensing <br /> process. <br /> Community Development Director Hanson said they have received a handful of complaints. She <br /> noted that they have also been receiving a lot of thanks from landlords after the City has found <br /> things during inspections. <br /> Police Chief Katers shared that he processes 500 firearm permits a year and he typically denies <br /> around ten out of 500 applications. He explained he has denied only one of the 300 rental licenses. <br /> City Council Work Session/August 27, 2024 <br /> Page 6 of 12 <br />