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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORK SESSION June 5, 2017 DRAFT 7 10. Council Review of Department Directors – Mayor Reinert said he wants this as 257 a casual discussion item. It would be more a means of annual communication with 258 directors to discuss things that are going well and not. Otherwise the council doesn’t 259 have any contact with directors other than occasional interaction with items coming 260 forward. 261 262 Council Member Kusterman said he wouldn’t support the direct approach. He expects 263 the City Administrator to handle performance review and that he should come forward 264 with any concerns that reach the council level. 265 266 11. Step Adjustments for New Employees – Administrator Karlson reviewed his 267 written report outlining how the step program works for city employees. There are 268 normally six steps. He explained the benefit of being able to hire at a lower rate. He 269 doesn’t want to come to the council continually to discuss individual step amounts. It is 270 also a retention issue. 271 272 Mayor Reinert recalled previous discussions on the matter. While he realizes that there is 273 a probationary period, he wonders why the city uses six steps. 274 275 The city council discussed the automatic nature of the program. They heard about how 276 the process serves the city from Administrator Karlson. 277 278 12. Council Updates on Boards/Commissions, City Council - none. 279 280 13. Monthly Progress Report – Administrator Karlson reviewed his written report. 281 282 14. Review Regular Agenda – The agenda was reviewed and there were no changes. 283 284 The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m. 285 286 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on 287 June 26, 2017. 288 289 290 291 292 Julianne Bartell, City Clerk Jeff Reinert, Mayor 293 294