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• <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 29, 2012 <br />DRAFT <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : May 29, 2012 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 6:30 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, O'Donnell, <br />8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John <br />13 Swenson; Finance Director Al Rolek; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />14 <br />15 1. Presentation of 2011 Audit Report — Finance Director Rolek introduced <br />16 representatives of the firm CliftonLarsonAllen who had performed the audit services. <br />17 Representatives Rachel Flanders and Brady Hoffman presented a summary of the written <br />18 audit report (on file). They reviewed information on Required Communications, Audit <br />19 Results, Financial Results and Other including such areas of GASB No. 61. It was noted <br />20 that for the eleventh consecutive year, the city will be receiving the GFOA Certificate of <br />21 Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. <br />23 The council will consider acceptance of the audit report at the council meeting. <br />24 <br />25 2. Revised Personnel Policy — It was noted that the policy will be pulled from the <br />26 regular council agenda for further discussion at the next regular work session. <br />27 <br />28 3. Review Regular Council Agenda of May 29, 2012 — Regarding Item 4A, the council <br />29 received an explanation from Police Chief Swenson and City Attorney (criminal) Robb <br />30 Olson regarding the Driving Diversion Program (DDP). The program is authorized <br />31 through the state legislature to divert individuals who have been cited for driving after <br />32 revocation or suspension by providing a means by which they can reinstate driving <br />33 privileges while paying outstanding fines. The program is offered at no cost to the city <br />34 and actually would provide a cost back to the city in the form of an administrative charge. <br />35 Lino Lakes would be the first city in Anoka County to offer the program but other cities <br />36 are in the process of engaging also. <br />37 <br />38 Mayor Reinert confirmed that the program does not put drivers with alcohol related <br />39 offenses back onto the road. <br />40 <br />41 No council action will be required to institute the program; the council concurred with <br />42 staffs intent to proceed. <br />43 <br />44 The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. <br />45 <br />1 <br />P14 <br />