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Lino Lakes City Council <br />Special Work Session <br />Minutes <br />DATE: October 22, 2024 <br />TIME STARTED: 5:30 P.M. <br />TIME ENDED: 6:30 P.M. <br />LOCATION: Community Room <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty, Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden, Stoesz and Ruhland <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br />Staff Present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton. <br />1. Call to Order and Roll Call <br />Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br />2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items <br />The agenda was adopted as presented. <br />3. Discuss Interim City Administrator Position <br />The City Council discussed options for hiring an Interim City Administrator. The current <br />City Administrator's last day is November 15, 2024. The Council determined to host a <br />series of candidate interviews and directed staff to provide meeting notices as <br />identified. The Council directed staff to post for the position, provide notice to a past <br />employee that may have interest in the position, and to provide notice to the LMC list <br />serve of retired and in transition professionals that provide interim contracts. <br />The City Administrator asked if the Council would like to engage the services of a <br />recruitment firm for the hiring process for the regular City Administrator position. <br />Mayor Rafferty stated that he was not ready to finalize the hiring process for the regular <br />City Administrator position at this time. <br />Councilmember Ruhland stated that consulting firms are expensive, and he would <br />support using our Human Resources Department to conduct the executive search. <br />The City Administrator noted that the Council could start with the Human Resources <br />Department and go to an executive search firm if needed. She stated that it will be one <br />of the tasks of the Interim City Administrator to direct the hiring process. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />