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Mounds View City Council August 14, 2006 <br />Regular Meeting Page 29 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />MOTION/SECOND: MARTY/GUNN. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6916, 2 <br />Adopting Attorney’s Recommendation in Regard to Taxability of Employee Severance Benefits 3 <br />as presented. 4 <br /> 5 <br />Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6 <br /> 7 <br />L. Authorization to Hire Cable Assistants in the Cable Department. 8 <br />1. Resolution 6913 Authorizing to Hire for a Part-Time Cable Assistant 9 <br />Vacancy in the Cable Department. 10 <br /> 2. Resolution 6914 Authorizing to Hire Dave Olson as a Part-Time Cable 11 <br />Assistant in the Cable Department. 12 <br /> 13 <br />Councilmember Thomas asked what changes were made to the job description. Assistant to the 14 <br />City Administrator Crane stated that one-year experience was added to the requirements and 15 <br />stated she will provide the Council with a revised job description. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Councilmember Thomas stated a resolution authorizing hire defeats the purpose of authorization 18 <br />to hire. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Mayor Marty stated Mr. Olson should be started at Step Five of the salary range. 21 <br /> 22 <br />Councilmember Flaherty mentioned that the salary step is a supervisory decision. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Mayor Marty asked if the City needs two cable assistants. He stated Mr. Olson expressed 25 <br />concern that if the hire of another person will cut his hours. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Assistant to the City Administrator Crane stated Mr. Olson can speak with the Communications 28 <br />Coordinator and an agreement can be made. City Administrator Ulrich stated there are senior and 29 <br />junior positions and it will help with flexibility and the ability to have more cable programming. 30 <br />He stated that the budget would support the hire. 31 <br /> 32 <br />MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/MARTY. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6913, 33 <br />Authorizing to Hire for a Part-Time Cable Assistant Vacancy in the Cable Department. 34 <br /> 35 <br />Aye-5 Nay – 0 Motion carried. 36 <br /> 37 <br />MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/MARTY. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6914, 38 <br />Authorizing to Hire Dave Olson as a Part-Time Cable Assistant in the Cable Department. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Mayor Marty asked if the Council could give the Communications Coordinator direction to start 41 <br />him at salary Step Five. City Administrator Ulrich indicated such direction would be 42 <br />inconsistent with the Resolution. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Aye – 5 Nay – 0 Motion carried. 45