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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Beahen, Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberHaas Steffen. 3) Discuss Staffing Alternatives to Meet Needs Identified During Budget Preparation Administrative Services Manager Waite Smith stated that the Personnel Committee had been given information relative to the staffing needs as it relates to the 1998 budget and that they will be discussed at the September 9, 1997 Personnel Committee meeting. 4) Accept Resignation of City Administrator Administrative Services Manager reported that Mr. Schroeder had announced his resignation as City Administrator for Ramsey and had accepted a position of City Administrator with the City of Cottage Grove. The Personnel Committee recommended accepting Mr. Schroeder's resignation and also waiving the 60-day notice requirement, inasmuch as he provided as much notice as possible, given the requirements of his prospective employer. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman and seconded by Councilmember Beyer to accept Mr. Schroeder's resignation, effective September 26, 1997, and to waive the 60-day notice-of- resignation requirement. Further discussion: Mayor Gamec thanked Mr. Schroeder for his years of service and felt that he should be credited with the good commercial growth that has happened in the City. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Beyer and Beahen. Voting No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberHaas Steffen. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Beahen to adopt Resolution #97-08-214 authorizing the appointment of Linda Waite Smith as Acting City Administrator and that she be compensated in the amount of $370 per pay period while serving in this capacity. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Beyer, Beahen and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Consensus of the Council was to meet at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, 1997, to discuss the hiring process for a new City Administrator. Case #10: Amendment to Pawnbrokers Licensing Section of the City Code City Attorney Goodrich presented, for adoption, the ordinance that was introduced at the last Council meeting, amending the pawnbrokers licensing section of the City Code. The change is that pawnbrokers will be required to maintain the property pledged for at least 60 days as opposed to the current 30-days and that all pawnbrokers must print, on each pawn ticket, a statement with regard to the pledgor's rights of redemption, etc., with regard to the pledged property. City Council/August 26, 1997 Page 10 of 18