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Mounds View City Council May 9, 2011 <br />Regular Meeting Page 10 <br /> <br />City Administrator Ericson stated the Twin Cities North Chamber event was being held at The 1 <br />Mermaid on May 10, 2011. A seminar was scheduled from 3:30-5:00 p.m. with networking 2 <br />opportunities to follow. He encouraged the Council to attend to meet the local business owners 3 <br />in the community. 4 <br /> 5 <br />City Administrator Ericson noted the summer code enforcement issues were typically handled by 6 <br />the PSO. However, these hours were not funded for 2011 and he questioned how the Council 7 <br />would like to proceed with code enforcement concerns this summer. He stated in the past the 8 <br />PSOs hours were increased by 10 hours per week, which was an estimated total expense of 9 <br />$2,500 for the summer months. 10 <br /> 11 <br />Council Member Hull was not in favor of additional hours for the PSO. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Council Member Stigney agreed stating the City was trying to reduce expenses at this time. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Council Member Mueller felt the PSOs hours should be increased by 10 hours during the 16 <br />summer months to address code enforcement concerns in the City. This would be important with 17 <br />the number of foreclosed homes in the City. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Council Member Stigney stated an increase by 10 hours would allow the PSO to be considered a 20 <br />full time employee and would require full time benefits. Finance Director Beer indicated this 21 <br />was the case and would increase the City’s expenses by $150 per month to cover health benefits. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Council Member Gunn noted she would support the additional hours by the PSO for the summer 24 <br />months. She felt the City would see the value added from the officer’s assistance to code 25 <br />enforcement issues. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Mayor Flaherty indicated the original intent in cutting theses hours was to provide the 28 <br />Community Development Department with new computer software. He suggested the hours 29 <br />remain cut and that the staffing hours be evaluated after the summer months. 30 <br /> 31 <br />C. Reports of City Attorney. 32 <br /> 33 <br />City Attorney Riggs explained the State had approved new legislation for cities on variances and 34 <br />this information would be passed along to the Council at a future meeting. 35 <br /> 36 <br />12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, June 6, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. 37 <br />Next Council Meeting: Monday, May 23, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. 38