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Mounds View City Council November 26, 2001 <br />Regular Meeting Page 6 <br /> <br />John Wharton of 7462 Spring Lake Road indicated that the previous owner had signed the lease <br />and the new owner has agreed to honor the lease. He then indicated that the lease is part of the <br />premise permit that needs to be submitted to the State Control Board by Friday. He also <br />indicated that the Lions are making improvements to the business. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre clarified that the Resolution does not extend the contract with the establishment <br />but allows the Lions to operate the charitable gambling according to state regulations. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre asked City Attorney Riggs whether passing the Resolution would affect the <br />ability of the City to go back and revisit the Ordinances concerning charitable gambling in the <br />City, if needed. <br /> <br />City Attorney Riggs indicated that passing the Resolution does not bind the City legislatively and <br />noted the City could change the Ordinance if need be. <br /> <br />Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomas. To Approve Consent Agenda Item 6H as Presented. <br /> <br />Council Member Stigney made a point of order that he feels it is customary to have the person <br />who pulls an item off the Consent Agenda speaking first. <br /> <br />City Attorney Riggs indicated that it is not necessary to have the person who pulled the item off <br />the Consent Agenda speaking first. He indicated that the matter is a procedural decision of <br />Council and Council needs to decide how it wants to handle the matter. He indicated that items <br />pulled from the Consent Agenda are to be treated as any other item. He then indicated that it <br />seems that Council has gone to the position of having a motion on the table before discussion. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty indicated that Council had discussed this matter during the budget <br />process but it has never been a subject or an agenda item at a work session so it has never really <br />been formally presented to Council. He stated that he does not feel a City the size of Mounds <br />View needs an Assistant City Administrator because the budget cannot afford it. He then noted <br />that starting the individual off at $59,573.00 means that by the time the individual reaches Step 5 <br />the pay increases to over $70,000. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty commented that he feels the job descriptions of the City Administrator <br />and the Assistant to the City Administrator need to be reviewed to make sure that the duties those <br />individuals were hired for are being handled according to the job descriptions for those positions. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre asked whether the incumbent position holder with her current position and <br />pointing would exceed Step 1 pay for this proposed new position. <br /> <br />City Administrator Miller indicated she would not. <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre asked whether it would be more appropriate to start her at Step 1.