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Mounds View City Council January 25, 2010 <br />Regular Meeting Page 11 <br /> <br />needed for Code Enforcement. He again suggested looking at two half-time positions to avoid 1 <br />payment of benefits. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Council Member Mueller stated this raises a good point to prioritize this person’s time and two-4 <br />thirds of the time will be utilized in the Police Department because if this person is not utilized 5 <br />then a sworn officer will have to fill that need at a higher salary. She stated the department heads 6 <br />can determine the correct priority to place on this employee’s time. 7 <br /> 8 <br />Mayor Flaherty stated he hopes this employee works where there is the greatest need and good 9 <br />for the community. He stated a budget transfer could be considered if the hours are split 10 <br />differently than being proposed. 11 <br /> 12 <br /> Ayes – 4 Nay – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 13 <br /> 14 <br />G. Schedule Executive Sessions of the City Council to (1) Review Labor 15 <br />Negotiations and (2) Review the Performance of the Clerk-Administrator 16 <br /> 17 <br />Mayor Flaherty announced that at the conclusion of the agenda, the Council would recess into 18 <br />Closed Executive Session to review labor negotiations and the performance of the Clerk-19 <br />Administrator. It was noted the Council would adjourn its meeting from the Executive Session. 20 <br /> 21 <br />8. CONSENT AGENDA 22 <br /> 23 <br />Council Member Mueller asked to remove Item C, Resolution 7570, Approving a Waiver to 24 <br />Vacation Carry-Over Policy. 25 <br /> 26 <br />A. Licenses for Approval. 27 <br /> B. Resolution 7569, Authorizing Vacation Severance for PSO Tyler Martin. 28 <br /> C. Resolution 7570, Approving a Waiver to Vacation Carry-Over Policy. 29 <br /> 30 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Consent Agenda Items A and B. 31 <br /> 32 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 33 <br /> 34 <br /> C. Resolution 7570, Approving a Waiver to Vacation Carry-Over Policy. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Council Member Mueller reviewed the request for the Council to consider a one-time waiver to 37 <br />carry over unused vacation time. She asked if this is a common practice, if it had been allowed 38 <br />in the past, and if it would be better to pay out the vacation instead of allowing a transfer. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Clerk-Administrator Ericson stated he brought forward this request, not Deputy Chief Kinney, 41 <br />because it should have been addressed when the resolution was considered to appoint Tom 42 <br />Kinney as the Interim Police Chief. He stated this is not a common practice; however, it has 43 <br />been allowed the past when an employee takes on additional responsibilities and is unable to use 44 <br />vacation time. Clerk-Administrator Ericson stated whether this becomes an occurrence in 2010 45