01-22-2018 Council Meeting Packet

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COUNCIL MINUTES January 8, 2018 DRAFT 2 Consider Approval of Application for an Exempt Raffle 47 Event at Lino Lakes Elementary School Approved 48 49 Consider Approval of Application for an Exempt Raffle 50 Event for Aquanis Roman Catholic Home Education 51 Services to Conduct Excluded Bingo event Approved 52 53 December 11, 2017 Closed Council Minutes Approved 54 55 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 56 57 There was no report from the Finance Department. 58 59 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 60 3A) Consider Approval of 2018 Annual Appointments – Administrator Karlson reviewed the 61 list of designations as it was updated based on the council’s work session dicussion. 62 Council Member Stoesz indicated that he would be abstaining on the vote to avoid any possible 63 conflict of interest due to his employment with US Bank. 64 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the appointments as presented. Council Member Maher 65 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote; Council Member Stoesz abstained from voting. 66 3B) Personnel Issue – Administrator Karlson reviewed the staff recommendation to eliminate one 67 Recreation Supervisor position. After much discussion with the school district and in recognition 68 that duplication of programming is not in the best interest of the city, with difficulty staff is 69 recommendating the elimination of the position and termniation of the employment of Ms. Ali Lukin, 70 with four weeks pay as severance. 71 72 Mayor Reinert remarked that the city has always had fantastic recreation programming but much of 73 that has been adopted by the school district and that, along with the fact that the school district is 74 charging high fees for facility use, makes this decision inevitable. Recreation programming will be 75 reviewed and amended as a result and as is appropriate. Council Member Rafferty explained what a 76 difficult decision this has been. Council Member Manthey said he understands the difficulty of 77 letting someone go but the change is evident and he hopes the impacted person will be able to move 78 to a good position elsewhere. 79 Council Member Manthey moved to approve the elimination of one Recreation Supervisor position 80 and termination of employment of Ali Lukin as recommended. Council Member Maher seconded 81 the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 82 3C) Consider Appointment of Recycling Intern – Administrator Karlson explained staff’s 83 recommendation to appointment Sayard Schultz to this open and budgeted position. He recalled that 84 the position is funded by a grant from Anoka County. 85 Council Member Maher moved to approve the appointment of Ms. Schultz as recommended. 86 Council Member Stoesz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 87