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• <br />• <br />• <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION June 4, 2012 <br />DRAFT <br />90 clarity on this situation. In the meantime, the city is fully cooperating and working with <br />91 the health officials. He added that staff wanted the council to have this full report on the <br />92 situation and he also wants to assure the council that he is confident there is no water <br />93 contamination. Council Member O'Donnell asked about the procedure if a contamination <br />94 did occur. Mr. DeGardner said that the city would mandate a water boiling situation and <br />95 would full clarify the water system within a couple of days. <br />96 <br />97 The council noted that city hall as well as council members individually are receiving <br />98 many requests for information and since they would like everyone to receive the highest <br />99 level of information, they will refer those requests to the City Administrator. <br />100 <br />101 Council Member Rafferty noted that he experienced the low pressure at his home early in <br />102 the morning and was glad that Mr. Hillesheim acted professionally in contacting each <br />103 council member at 7:00 a.m. to fully explain the situation. He feels that staff has done a <br />104 good job. <br />105 <br />106 3. Revised Personnel Policy — Administrator Karlson noted that the council has <br />107 discussed this policy previously. He has been informed that there may be more questions <br />108 at this point and he is prepared to answer them. <br />109 <br />110 Council Member Rafferty suggested that the conversation should probably occur when <br />111 the Mayor can be included. Mr. Rafferty noted that he continues to be concerned about <br />112 the language in the Tuition Reimbursement section and mainly relating to public vs. <br />113 private organizations utilizing their funds for this type of advancement. In a public entity, <br />114 resources must be used to the best interest of the taxpayers and he has come up with an <br />115 amendment for reimbursement at a little different level than the current proposal. <br />116 <br />117 When a council member asked how many employees are taking advantage of the <br />118 program, Mr. Karlson said there are currently none because there is no money budgeted. <br />119 There has some participation in the past, mainly within the Police Department. He <br />120 believes that the tuition program is especially important to police officers seeking <br />121 promotional opportunities and that they will actually choose to work in a department <br />122 where that is offered. He also mentioned that employee turnover does come at a cost to <br />123 the organization. He'd like to get the policy moving forward as there are elements that <br />124 are important to get into place. He would like to know if there are other issues that <br />125 require further discussion so he can get the necessary information to move forward. He <br />126 will work with Council Member Rafferty on his specific concerns. <br />127 <br />128 The policy will be included on the next work session agenda. <br />129 <br />130 4. Electronic Council Packets - City Clerk Bartell recalled that the council has <br />131 previously discussed the cost benefit to implementing an electronic packet system for city <br />132 council information. Based on that discussion, staff has purchased and is working with <br />133 one iPad unit. Discussions have been occurring with the City's IT partner, City of <br />134 Roseville staff, about the best process to bring electronic information to council members. <br />3 <br />P14 <br />