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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 23, 2003 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by LaValle. Ayes (5) Montour, LaValle, Fahey, Anderson, Blesener. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. JOHNSON The City Planner reported that a trade union has expressed interest PROPERTY in constructing a new building on a portion of the Drywall Supply ON property on Country Drive. This building would consist of 56,000 square COUNTRY feet with a 41,000 square foot footprint. The use would be office, DRIVE conference center, and training facility, with the majority of the space as office use. The Administrator indicated that there would be interest in tax increment financing assistance given the soil corrections that would be needed for this site. The City Planner indicated that the use generally meets the requirements of the Business-Warehousing Zoning District. The Council felt that the concept as stated appeared to be acceptable. REVISION The City Administrator recommended that the Personnel Policy be revised TO THE to be consistent with current practice, that is, the designation of the PERSONNEL Building Official and Accounting Supervisor positions as department POLICY heads as well as including these two positions in the Personnel Policy to be eligible for an additional week of vacation, subject to satisfactory performance, in recognition for the hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. The City Administrator noted that department heads are exempt from overtime and compensatory time. The Administrator further noted that the City's practice has been to put employment contracts in place for department head positions rather than apply the Personnel Policy to these positions. Blesener expressed concern that the City has 14 full-time employees, 5 of whom would be designated as department heads. Blesener noted that this means 35% of the staff are considered to be department heads. Fahey asked which positions were supervised by the Accounting Supervisor. The City Administrator reported that the Utility Billing Clerk and the Accounting/Administrative Technician are supervised by the Accounting Supervisor. Fahey felt that Che City Administrator's recommendation was in recognition of the level of contribution that the Accounting Supervisor is making, and that it was not uncommon to adjust vacation schedules. However, he indicated that he did not recall the discussion in 1995 relative to the provision of an extra week's vacation for department head positions upon satisfactory performance. Fahey felt when an employee has exempt 6