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6(1 °f Lithe can COMMUNITY ROC 1953 - 9003 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX (651) 766 -4048 www.ci.little- canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM t1LAYOR Michael L Fahey COUNCIL Jim LaValle Matt Anderson Rick Montour Bill Blesener ADMINLS7RATOR Joel R. Manson TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: September 17, 2003 RE: Nomination of Dotty Norgard as Canadian Days CEO /Vice President Dotty Norgard has been nominated for the position of CEO /Vice President for the Canadian Days Committee. In discussing this nomination at a staff level, we thought it prudent for the Council to approve Dotty's involvement in the Canadian Days organization at this level. (Please note that she is a nominee at this point; and if the Council has concerns, she is willing to withdraw her name from consideration for the position.) The main issue discussed was Canadian Days' involvement in charitable gambling within the City. Please note that Dotty is not involved in any City staff oversight of charitable gambling activities in the City. As CEO /Vice President for Canadian Days, she will have responsibilities associated with charitable gambling. It is staffs perspective that Dotty's serving in a position of this level on the Canadian Days Committee will serve to enhance communications and coordination efforts between the organization and the City. Therefore, it would be staffs recommendation that Council approve Dotty's quest for this position. Should Dotty be elected as CEO /Vice President, most of her duties with the organization will occur on her own time. However, there are a couple of instances that will require Dotty's attention during normal working hours. Examples of these are attendance at the State's Gambling Convention/Training Seminar and the Friday of the Canadian Days Celebration. It would be my recommendation that given the benefit the City incurs from a liaison /communications perspective, that, subject to my discretion, the City compensate Dotty for this time. Please note both of the examples above, as well as Dotty's involvement in Canadian Days in general, will require a good deal of her own personal time.