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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 24, 2009 <br /> APPROVED <br /> 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 <br /> 4 DATE : August 24, 2009 <br /> 5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. <br /> 6 TIME ENDED : 6:30 p.m. <br /> 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council members Gallup, Reinert, <br /> 8 O'Donnell, and Stoltz <br /> 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Mayor Bergeson <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 Staff members present: Acting City Administrator, Dan Tesch; City Engineer, Jim <br /> 13 Studenski; Director of Public Safety, Dave Pecchia; Director of Community <br /> 14 Development, Michael Grochala; City Planner, Jeff Smyser; Economic Development <br /> 15 Coordinator, Mary Alice Divine; City Clerk, Julie Bartell. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 <br /> 18 WORK SESSION ITEMS <br /> 19 <br /> 20 A. Retirement Incentive—Administrator Tesch explained that due to current budget <br /> 21 reduction objectives, staff is proposing that the city offer an early retirement incentive <br /> 22 program to help reduce staff levels. Mr. Tesch reviewed eligibility requirements for the <br /> 23 program, the actual incentives as well as other considerations such as deadlines. He <br /> `- • 24 would like to be able to offer the incentive to employees as soon as possible. He also <br /> 25 noted that staff is considering the concept of another retirement incentive to reach the <br /> 26 "highly compensated employee" level also. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 The council agreed to add the item to the regular council agenda for consideration of <br /> 29 approval. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 B. Update on Charter Amendment (televising meetings)—City Clerk Bartell <br /> 32 updated the council on the current and pending process for consideration of a charter <br /> 33 amendment submitted by the Lino Lakes Charter Commission. The proposal is to amend <br /> 34 the city charter to require that all council meetings be televised. In addition to reviewing <br /> 35 the amendment process, staff pointed out that the city attorney had recommended a <br /> 36 language clarification to the amendment but the commission declined any change so the <br /> 37 amendment is going forward as proposed by the commission. The council received <br /> 38 information on the costs and logistics for implementing the amendment. Questions <br /> 39 remain relative to equipment and facilities so staff was directed to provide additional <br /> 40 information in those areas. The amendment ordinance will be before the council for <br /> 41 consideration of first reading at a special council meeting/public hearing on September 8, <br /> 42 2009. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Charter Commissioner Connie Sutherland added that the intent of the commission in <br /> 45 bringing forward the amendment is more transparency for council meetings. That is the <br /> 1 <br />
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