HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 26-71 Authorizing the Request for General Fund Budget Amendment - Administrative Expenditures (112) -60520 Part-Time EmployeesCITY OF F'ALCON HEIGHTS
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
August 12,2026
No.26-71
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REQUEST F'OR GENERAL FUND BUDGET
AMENDMENT - ADMTNTSTRATTVE EXPENDTTURES (ttz) - 60520 PART-TIME
EMPLOYEES AND APPROVAL TO F'ILL A TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE
INTERN POSITION
WHEREAS, the City of Falcon Heights has historically benefited from the assistance of
Administrative Interns, who have supported grant research and applications, assisted residents at
City Hall, worked with staff across departments, completed daily administrative tasks, and
drafted resolutions, proclamations, and Requests for Council Action; and
WHEREAS, the intern position provides valuable work experience for students while offering
the City important temporary staffing support for daily operations, including coverage for lunch
breaks, vacations, and other leave; and
WHEREAS, the City budgeted five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the 2026 budget for an
Administrative Intern position; and
WHEREAS, due to a vacancy in the Administrative & Communications position and the
availability of the intern to continue working through July, total intern expenditures for 2026 to
date have been approximately eleven thousand dollars ($l1,000), offset by savings from the staff
vacancy; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends adjusting the2026 budget line for Part-Time Employees
(General Fund - Administrative Expenditures (l 12) - 60520) from five thousand dollars
($5,000) to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) to permit the City to recruit and hire an
Administrative Intern for the period of September through December 2026; and
WHEREAS, the amended budget amount will provide sufficient resources to allow the intern to
work up to thirty (30) hours per week for the remainder of the year.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Falcon Heights,
Minnesota:
L That the 2026 General Fund budget for Administrative Expenditures (l 12) - 60520 Part-
Time Employees is hereby amended to authorize a total allocation of twenty thousand dollars
($20,000)
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2. That the City Administrator is authorized to advertise, recruit, and fill the temporary
Administrative Intern position for F all 2026.
Moved by:
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GUSTAFSON
MAY
MOGEN
WASSENBERG
MIELKE
Approved
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Mayor
Jack
City
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