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Mounds View City Council March 14, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 2 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7752, 1 Authorizing Step Wage Adjustment for Nick DeBar, Public Works Director, and Don Peterson, 2 Public Works Supervisor, adjusting Nick DeBar’s year of hire to 2009. 3 4 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5 6 B. Resolution 7753, Appointing Jean Miller as the 2010 Citizen of the Year. 7 8 Assistant City Administrator Crane explained the Citizen of the Year award honors residents 9 invested in the community. The City received five nominations this year for Citizen of the Year 10 and two were for the same individual. After discussing this item in detail at the March 7th 11 Council works session, the Council agreed to appoint Jean Miller the 2010 Citizen of the Year. 12 Ms. Miller would be presented with this award at the April 18th Town Hall meeting. Staff read 13 the resolution in full and recommended appointing Jean Miller 2010 Citizen of the Year. 14 15 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Adopt Resolution 7753, Appointing Jean Miller as the 16 2010 Citizen of the Year. 17 18 Acting Mayor Mueller congratulated Ms. Miller and thanked all the nominees for their dedication 19 to the community. 20 21 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 22 23 C. Resolution 7754, Approving the Hire of Agnes Quasabart to the Position of 24 Accountant in the Finance Department. 25 26 Assistant City Administrator Crane indicated Mary Tatarek would be retiring after 30+ years of 27 working for the City. Her last day of employment would be April 22, 2011. At the January 24th 28 Council meeting the Council directed staff to fill this position prior to Ms. Tatarek’s retirement 29 to allow for valuable training for the incumbent. Staff advertised for the open position and 30 received 80+ applications. 31 32 Assistant City Administrator Crane noted interviews were held and the consensus of staff was to 33 recommend the Council hire Agnes Quasabart for the position of Accountant in the Finance 34 Department starting at Step 1 of the pay grade. Employment would begin March 29th. 35 36 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7754, 37 Approving the Hire of Agnes Quasabart to the Position of Accountant in the Finance 38 Department. 39 40 Council Member Stigney indicated he spoke with Staff to inquire if this position could be 41 outsourced. Finance Director Beer explained that this position required a great deal of detailed 42 internal processing and it would be difficult to train an outside firm. 43 44 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 45