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Mounds View City Council September 13, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 6 Finance Director Beer explained the property owner may pay the amount due by 4:30 P.M. on 1 Monday, September 13, 2010 in order to avoid the $35.00 administrative fee. The owner may 2 prepay the assessment between September 14, 2010 and October 13, 2010 without paying 3 additional interest. After that, interest at the rate of 5.50% will accrue from September 13, 2010 4 through the payment date. On or after October 14, 2010, we will forward the assessment roll to 5 Ramsey County for collection with the 2011 property taxes. Staff recommended Council adopt 6 the Special Assessment Levy for Private Improvements in Area B/C, making one change to the 7 Resolution reflecting these improvements were for Area B/C. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7670, 10 Adopting a Special Assessment Levy for Private Improvements in Area B/C of the Street and 11 Utility Improvement Program. 12 13 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 14 15 F. Resolution 7661, Appointing Deputy Chief Thomas Kinney to the Position of 16 Police Chief. 17 18 City Administrator Ericson indicated Deputy Chief Tom Kinney was appointed the interim police 19 chief by action of the City Council on October 26, 2009. The resolution effectuating the 20 appointment, Resolution 7516, provided Deputy Chief Kinney with an interim wage increase of 21 10% over his then current rate of pay to compensate him for the additional responsibilities. 22 23 City Administrator Ericson explained Deputy Chief Kinney is presently at Step 5 of the Deputy 24 Chief pay range ($39.38 per hour), plus, with the interim status, plus an additional 10% to 25 account for the responsibilities associated with both positions. Rather than decreasing Mr. 26 Kinney’s salary, an option would be to continue his present wage of $43.32 per hour and forego 27 the typical step increase at 12 months. The step increase to Step 5 would not occur until after 18 28 months, and only upon a satisfactory performance evaluation. 29 30 City Administrator Ericson recommended the City Council approve Resolution 7661 which 31 approves the promotion of Deputy Chief Thomas Kinney to the position of Mounds View Chief 32 of Police, maintaining his present rate of pay of $43.32 per hour for 18 months, after which point 33 Mr. Kinney would be eligible for a wage and step increase to Step 5, presently $44.76 per hour. 34 35 Council Member Mueller questioned if it was standard to allow the Police Chief to have a 36 vehicle. City Administrator Ericson noted this has been the practice. 37 38 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7661, 39 Appointing Deputy Chief Thomas Kinney to the Position of Police Chief. 40 41 Council Member Stigney indicated he struggled with discussing the Chief’s compensation at this 42 evenings meeting. He recommended these issues come to the Personnel Committee prior to 43 coming before the Council for approval. 44 45