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MINUTES City Council December 23, 1981 P4rs. Scalze introduced the following reso1ution and moved its a~option: RESOLUTION N0. H1-12-701 - TABLING FlCTION ON THE MUELLER PROPOSAL. UNTIL THE JANUARY 13, 1982 COUNCIL MEETING FlT WHICH TIME THE COUNCIL WILL FIAVE A REPORT FROM THE ENGINEER REGARDTNG THE DRAINAGE FlND A WRITTEN REPORT FROM THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD REGARDING FIOW THE PROPOSAL WILL FIT IN1'0 THEIR PLAN The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mrs. Nardini. qyes (5) Scalze, Nardini, Hanson, Forsberg, Fahey. Nayes (0). Resolution declared adopted. This resolution appears in Resolution Qook No. 7, Page 478. Recreation Mr. Pobert Voto, the City's auditor, appearetl before the Council on the Travel question of travel pay for Recreation directors. Mr. Voto informed the Time Council that the City can pay a travel allowance to the Recreation directors, but this money is includable in the employee's W-2 form in almost all cases. Mr. Voto stated that if the City does not want to include this money on the W-2 form, the travel allowance must be reimbursement of actual expenses with detail provided by the employee and/or reimbursement of so much per mile. Mrs. Scalze asked if the City could inc1ude this allowance as part of the salary. Mr. Voto replied that the City cloes not need to have a policy for reimbursement of auto expenses. Mrs. Scalze asked why the County can do what they are doing in this area. Mr. Voto replied that the Federal government very rare1y checks on State or local governments. Mr. Fahey stated that he felt the City should have more accountability from the directors as to the number of hours they are spending on the job and mileage expenses. Fahey stated that $6,000 does not seem too much to be paying for the director's salary, but he does not know the number of hours the director is spending on the job. Mr. Forsberg agreed that there should be some documentation. Mrs. Scalze commented that that wou1d be difficult to do because of the nature of the job. Mr. Forsberg canmented that the Planner, the Engineer, the Attorney are able to keep track ofi the time they spend on City matters, it should be possible for these people to do the same thing. Mrs. Scalze commented that time documentation is a different issue, and the Council is currently dealing with travel pay. Mr. Fahey stated that he is willing to go along with the salary proposed for 19II2, but would like documentation of time. Mrs. Scalze stated that this should probably be thought about for awhi1e and brouyht up at the next Council meeting. Scalze stated that she woulcl have the Recreation directors at the next meetiny. Page -4-