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• • COUNCIL WORK SESSION MARCH 5, 1997 CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES DATE March 5, 1997 TIME STARTED 5:00 p.m. TIME ENDED 8:05 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Council Members Bergeson, Kuether, Neal and Mayor Landers MEMBERS ABSENT Council Member Lyden Staff members present: City Engineer, David Ahrens; Finance Director, Mary Vaske; Assistant to the City Administrator, Dan Tesch; Parks and Recreation Director, Marty Asleson, Parks and Recreation Coordinator, Barry Bernstein; Community Development Director, Brian Wessel and Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR VARIOUS CITY BO COMMITTEES The Council interviewed three (3) candidates, t and one for the Park Board. DISCUSSION OF A WELLNES t 1" g and Zoning Board Y BERNSTEIN A questionnaire was sent t h ty : oyees and 23 responses were received. Twenty-two (22) empl. e me ed in joining the program and one employee was not intereste i f the program and its four (4) components was presented to the Council. The next st cil approves the wellness plan, is to have all interested employees € s us evaluated. North Fitness Center will come to city hall and perform the uations. Council directed staff to contact both the City Attorney and the insurance agency to determine if the City will incur any liability with the establishment of the program. Staff explained one purpose of the program is to catch or prevent an accident or illness before it prevents an employee from performing their job duties. DISCUSSION OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT RE -ORGANIZATION AND THE STATUS OF THE ACCOUNTANT, PAULA SCHLOER, MARY VASKE Ms. Schloer has expressed the desire to work part-time. Staff is recommending that she become a part-time employee as she requested and that another part-time person be hired at a lower salary to perform specific duties that will be described when the department is reorganized. PAGE 1