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2Z COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 14, 1994 including this person. Council Member Neal said he would probably vote against Mr. Wessel's request because if her salary is increased, the other two (2) secretaries salary should also be increased. Mr. Wessel explained that not only would the title be changed, but additional professional duties would be added to the position. Council Member Neal asked if the current staff person is trained for the additional duties. Mr. Wessel said yes this person has a Bachelors Degree and is studying for her Masters Degree. Council Member Neal asked if the City is paying her tuition. Mr. Wessel said no, the budget could not afford to pay her tuition. Mayor Reinert said he would encourage all employees to get better training. This request is to take the secretarial position and rewrite the position and re -assign it to a higher level. Council Member Neal said he felt that the current secretary should not be promoted until she gets her degree. Mr. Wessel said she already has her degree and 18 months of experience. She is working on her graduate degree. Mayor Reinert asked that the job description for the upgraded position and the salary request be placed on the agenda for Monday. Council Member Neal asked when this action is completed, will he see any difference when he walks into city hall. Mr. Schumacher explained that the position involves discovery and research. Mr. Wessel outlined additional responsibilities of the position. Council Member Neal said that the City Council just went through salary negotiations and did not want to do this again for this position. Mayor Reinert noted that staff persons get paid according to their level of qualifications, responsibilities and performance. Council Member Neal asked what are Michael's responsibilities. Mr. Schumacher explained that he works with Mr. Powell and does the inspections on improvement projects. Currently he is developing the maps needed for negotiations with the Metropolitan Council regarding MUSA expansion and will be involved with the pavement management project. Council Member Neal felt that the public has no idea what some employees do. He suggested that they be profiled in the newsletter. THERAPEUTIC RECREATION DISCUSSION, MARTY ASLESON Mr. Asleson updated the City Council regarding the current status of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) noting that the Ms. Dvorak is no longer working with the City in its effort to comply with the requirements of ADA. Originally Mr. Asleson had written the grant with parks and recreation specifically in mind. Ms. Dvorak's role was to work with residents of the community to develop programs specifically oriented to the disabled citizens of Lino Lakes. For personal reasons, Ms. Dvorak was unable to complete the work. The 1 1 1