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Mounds View City Council May 8, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 24 The Council agreed. Mayor Coughlin stated it was the unanimous consensus of the Council to direct staff to proceed in this regard. E. Consideration of Full Time Custodial / Maintenance Position for the Community Center. Interim Administrator Ulrich stated the Council discussed this item at their Work Sessions, and the Council Retreat for goal setting. He indicated that based upon that discussion, staff is seeking direction regarding the advertising and hiring of a full time Custodial/Maintenance position. He stated the five-step pay plan has been outlined in the staff report, and the job description has been submitted to Labor Relations, and it is currently the same point value as the current custodial service. Interim Administrator Ulrich advised that this position would be responsible for the maintenance of the Community Center facility and grounds, as well as the custodial services that could be performed during the day. He indicated a contractor would also be required for weekend services, and as presented earlier, funding was available for that service, as well as the full-time position, at Step 1 of the pay scale. Mayor Coughlin stated this proposal falls well within the present budgeted parameters. MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomason. To Approve Staff’s Recommendation to Proceed with the Advertising and Hiring of a Full Time Custodial / Maintenance Position, and to Authorize Staff to Hire a Contract Custodial Service for the Weekends. Council Member Stigney stated he would favor contracting a part-time, on call position, on an “as needed” basis, as opposed to hiring a full-time position. Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. Mayor Coughlin requested clarification regarding the weekend services for the Police Department and City Hall in general. Interim Administrator Ulrich stated the City currently employs a part-time custodial position that would now be responsible for City Hall and the Police Department. He noted that position would be advertised and open to the public, however, this was a separate matter. Mayor Coughlin inquired in light of the attempts to make these positions more official, if there would be any merit in granting staff the latitude to explore the possibility of examining where they are at with the other custodial services. Interim Administrator Ulrich stated staff could do this. He pointed out that approximately a month ago, during the preparation for this item, staff had walked through both the Community Center and City Hall with a contract service, and requested they provide a bid for budgetary