11-10-2014 Council Meeting Minutes

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COUNCIL MINUTES November 10, 2014 APPROVED 46 47 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 48 49 There was no report from the Finance Department. 50 51 ADNIINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 52 53 3A) First Reading of Ordinance No. 12-14, Establishing the 2015 City Fee Schedule- City Clerk 54 Bartell explained that for efficiency and clarity, city fees are consolidated into one schedule that is 55 adopted annually. The 2015 proposed fee schedule is before the council and it includes staff 56 recommended changes that are noted in red in the ordinance. The changes are to adjust building 57 permit and land use fees. 58 59 Council Member Roeser moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 12-14, as presented. 60 Council Member Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 61 62 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 63 64 4A) Consideration of Public Safety Captain Promotion- Police Chief Swenson explained that 65 the restructuring within the Public Safety Division that incorporates fire services includes one Public 66 Safety Captain position that supervises work in both fire and police services. That budgeted position 67 is currently vacant and, after an extensive process, he is recommending the promotion of Wayne 68 Wegener to the captain position. 69 70 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve the promotion as recommended. Council Member 71 Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 72 73 4B) Consideration of Police Sergeant — Chief Swenson explained that the promotion of Sergeant 74 Wegener to the Public Safety Captain position leaves an open sergeant position within the 75 department. After an extensive process identifying the best candidate for this position, he is 76 recommending the promotion of Officer Mitch DeMars to the sergeant rank. 77 78 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve the promotion as recommended. Council Member 79 Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 80 81 6C) Public Safety Department Update- Chief Swenson gave an update on the status of the public 82 safety department as the move bringing fire services into the department continues. He noted the 83 status of the design process for the new fire station. He noted the addition of Deputy Director of Fire 84 Services D'Allier and the selection of Kelly McCarthy as Deputy Director of Police Services, thereby 85 bringing leadership into place. Director D'Allier is assisting with the recruitment process for new 86 fire personnel and, having conducted interviews with applicants, having background checks in the 87 process, they hope to move to the training phase for new personnel soon. There are twelve current 88 staff members who are participating in training at Century College and that process is going well. 89 Plans are to have 35 trained fire fighters in place by July. Regarding equipment for the new 90 department, he is confident that the city will be able to get any additional equipment needed from 2