HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-29-2012 Council Work Session Minutes CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 29, 2012
APPROVED
CITY OF LINO LAKES
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4 DATE : May 29, 2012
5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m.
6 TIME ENDED : 6:30 p.m.
7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, O'Donnell,
8 Rafferty,Roeser and Mayor Reinert
9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None
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12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John
13 Swenson; Finance Director Al Rolek; City Clerk Julie Bartell
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15 1. Presentation of 2011 Audit Report—Finance Director Rolek introduced
16 representatives of the firm CliftonLarsonAllen who had performed the audit services.
17 Representatives Rachel Flanders and Brady Hoffman presented a summary of the written
18 audit report(on file). They reviewed information on Required Communications, Audit
19 Results, Financial Results and Other including such areas of GASB No. 61. It was noted
20 that for the eleventh consecutive year, the city will be receiving the GFOA Certificate of
21 Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
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23 The council will consider acceptance of the audit report at the council meeting.
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25 2. Revised Personnel Policy—It was noted that the policy will be pulled from the
26 regular council agenda for further discussion at the next regular work session.
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28 3. Review Regular Council Agenda of May 29,2012—Regarding Item 4A,the council
29 received an explanation from Police Chief Swenson and City Attorney(criminal) Robb
30 Olson regarding the Driving Diversion Program (DDP). The program is authorized
31 through the state legislature to divert individuals who have been cited for driving after
32 revocation or suspension by providing a means by which they can reinstate driving
33 privileges while paying outstanding fines. The program is offered at no cost to the city
34 and actually would provide a cost back to the city in the form of an administrative charge.
35 Lino Lakes would be the first city in Anoka County to offer the program but other cities
36 are in the process of engaging also.
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38 Mayor Reinert confirmed that the program does not put drivers with alcohol related
39 offenses back onto the road.
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41 No council action will be required to institute the program; the council concurred with
42 staff's intent to proceed.
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44 The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 29, 2012
APPROVED
46 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
47 June 11, 2012.
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52 i e Bartell, Cit, Clerk Jeff ei e , Mayor
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