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Mounds View City Council December 13, 1999 Regular Meeting Page 8 never clearly represented by the Metropolitan Airport Commission in previous discussions, and did not become part of the legislative debate last year. He pointed out that now that this proposal is on the table, and the Metropolitan Airport Commission has brought their plans forward to the Watershed Districts, it has prompted many people to take another look at this issue, and this should assist in their efforts tremendously. No further reports were considered. 7. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Just and Correct Claims. B. Contractor Licenses for Approval. C. Authorize Hiring Debbie Jaspers as PayrolVUtility Billing Clerk Effective December 27, 1999. D. Resolution No. 5404, Approving Personnel Policies Manual. E. Resolution No. 5403, Approving Data Practices Procedures. F. Resolution No. 5402, Regarding reappointment of Donald Wiski to the Transportation Advisory Board. G. Awarding of Bid for the Electronic Message Board. Mayor Coughlin asked the Council if anyone would like to remove Items for discussion. Council Member Stigney requested Items C and D be removed from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. Council Member Marty requested Item G be removed from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. MOTION/SECOND: Marty/Stigney. To Approve the Consent Agenda for Items A, B, E, and F as presented. Ayes - 4 Nays - 0 Motion carried. Council Member Stigney stated he did not support Item C, Authorizing the hiring of a Payroll/Utility Billing Clerk. He stated that this was an opportune time to research the possibility of outsourcing this position, or making it a part-time position. He indicated the City currently has electronic water meters, which are only read on a quarterly basis, therefore, outsourcing, or a part-time position would better serve. Mayor Coughlin stated staff has considered the outsourcing of this particular position. He noted that the person who previously performed this job actually held two positions in one. He advised that he did not believe it would be possible to further condense this function into apart-time position. • Council Member Marty stated that a previous staff report on this matter had indicated it was more cost effective to operate this function within the City, as there had been problems in the past, and a potential for numerous problems, which require the oversight of the City.