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E. Setting a Special City Council Work Session regarding the Year 2000 Budget <br />Priorities for Monday, July 26,1999 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers. <br />Mayor Coughlin stated that this Special Session was scheduled prior to the Council Meeting on <br />July 26. <br />City Administrator Whiting requested that the Session include discussion of the addition of a <br />staff person to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Assistant to the City Administrator <br />Schmidt. <br />Mayor Coughlin agreed, stating that they should do this as soon as possible so that they might <br />utilize Ms. Schmidt's input for this discussion. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Thomason/Stigney. To Approve Setting a Special City Council Work <br />Session Regarding the Year 2000 Budget Priorities for Monday, July 26, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. in the <br />Council Chambers. <br />Ayes — 5 Nays — 0 Motion carried. <br />F. Council approval of the hiring of William Clark for the position of Police <br />Chief. <br />City Administrator Whiting stated that pursuant to discussion at the prior Council Meeting, Mr. <br />Brimeyer had spoken with Mr. Clark regarding the question of the starting wage which had come <br />forward. He stated that this has been reformulated to reflect the beginning salary of the existing <br />Step 2, which is $57,730. He stated that there would be a performance evaluation at six months, <br />whereupon Mr. Clark would advance to the next step, with advancement to step 4 by the end of <br />one year. He stated that wage increases after that point would be according to the pay plan, <br />which was a bit less than the Council had agreed to. He stated that some language changes had <br />been discussed at the prior meeting, and they had been incorporated into the proposal. He stated <br />that he had a brief conversation with Mr. Clark who indicated that he is awaiting word from the <br />City Council regarding the matter. City Administrator Whiting stated that once Council action is <br />taken, he would notify Mr. Clark, who would then submit his 30 -day notice to the City of <br />Benson. He stated that Mr. Clark's starting date would be August 16,1999. <br />Council Member Stigney stated for the record, that this agreement says in effect, Mr. Clark will <br />be subject to all the management policies of non-union police members, and not those of union <br />members. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Thomason. To Approve the Hiring of William Clark for the Position <br />of Police Chief. <br />14 c:\admin\minutes\7-12-99.cc <br />