HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-24-2021 Council Work Session MinutesCITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
APPROVED
t CITY OF L11140 LAKES
2 MINUTES
4 DATE :May 24, 2021
5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m.
6 TIME ENDED : 6:28 p.m.
7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Lyden, Rubland,
8 Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty
9 MEMBERS ABSENT
None
10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Director of Public Safety John
1 I Swenson; City Clerk Julie Bartell
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13 1, Police Division Staffing — Public Safety Director Swenson reported on two
14 requests relating to cwrent staffing:
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t 6 There is a sergeant that is currently out and that leaves the department short on
17 supervision. He is asking permission to promote an evening police officer to a sergeant
18 position until the regular sergeant returns to duty.
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20 The department is engaged in a hiring process (currently running at 24 officers). Coming
2t. on board is one new officer that will bring strength to 25. A hiring process would bring
22 two new officers, bringing it to 27. He is asking the council, if there is a third candidate
23 that the department finds appropriate, may they hire that officer as well and bring the
24 department to full strength of 28 (as of July 1) at an additional cost of $12,000+. The
25 sergeant temporary upgrade would have a cost but it can't be pinpointed because it isn't
26 at that point (and it may never happen if the sergeant were to return before it is
27 implemented). In any case, there would be no increase to the approved personnel budget
28 for the department.
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30 Councilmember Cavegn asked about the temporary upgrade. Is it an assumption that the
3t temporary sergeant could become permanent without any council action? Director
32 Swenson noted that it will not be a normal promotion process because of the temporary
33 nature; if it were to become a permanent situation, that regular promotion process would
34 occur and he expects there would be individuals interested that may not have wanted a
35 temporary position.
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37 Councilmember Stoesz received confirmation that the 28' position wouldn't create other
38 expenses such as auto.
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40 The council and Director Swenson discussed the hiring process and the cmrentjob
4I market for police officers.
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43 The council concurred in supporting staffs requests.
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
APPROVED
45 Not on Printed Agenda
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47 Mayor Rafferty remarked that it is an appropriate time to set up a performance review for
48 the City Administrator. Ms. Cotton suggested that the review is normally held as a
49 closed session after a council meeting so she'd ask the council to let her know of dates
50 they wouldn't be available.
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52 The meeting was adjourned at 6:28 p.m.
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54 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
55 June 14,2021.
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58 �/n
60 anne Bartell, Ci Cler ob Rafferty, Mayor
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