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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 2, 1988 PAGE 8 The City Council preferred Option #3 (solid State Pump Control; High j and Low Level Alarm Mounted on Pump house Roof) as outlined in the Engineer's letter of February 2, 1988. Hugh Madsen asked if a timer could be put on the siren. M/S/P Graves/Moe - to authorize the City Engineer to prepare specifications and receive bids on the Option #3 system as stated in his letter of February 2, 1988. (Motion carried 5-0). Hugh Madsen volunteered to look for a Water Advisory Commission comprised of 5 members who are on City water to look into the water system becoming self-sufficient. M/S/P Graves/Moe - to establish a Lake Elmo Water Advisory Committee, comprised of 5 members, with Hugh Madsen as Chairman to look into increasing water assessments in order for the water system to become self-sufficient and report back to the City Council with their findings. (Motion carried 5-0). 8. STAFF REPORTS A(1). City Administrator --Report from City Attorney The City Attorney was asked to make a determination if the City was required by State Statutes to have a City Clerk. No report was received. Mayor Christ expressed no desire to hire anyone but a City Administrator. The Council agreed to this and; therefore, cancelled the request. (2) Job Description for City Administrator M/S/P Graves/Moe - to direct Deputy Clerk Kueffner, with assistance from Councilman Johnson, to obtain City Administrator job descriptions from other cities and work it into a form that would be acceptable to the City Council and brought to the next City Council meeting. (Motion carried 5-0). (3) Interview Process The City Council has narrowed the finalists for this position doW(t)to 13 applicants and letters will be written to the applicants thanking them for applying. The Council will decide at the March 1st meeting on who they will be interviewing. There was discussion on the salary range--$30,000 has been set in the budget for the City Administrator's salary. A copy of the Stanton report on salaries from comparable cities to Lake Elmo will be provided for the Council. A package will be made up condensing the benefits and salary offered by the City. B. Recycling Update Deputy Clerk Kueffner passed out three bids that were received on January 5, 1988 and were supposed to be discussed at the January 19th meeting, but didn't because of an early adjournment. The consensus of