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Mounds View City Council April 24, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 4 i Council Member Stigney inquired regarding the current salary range. Mr. Brimeyer stated he believed this was as high as $84,000 to $85,000, with City Administrator Whiting earning approximately $82,000 to $83,000. He explained that this could be amended, however, he would advise that the marketplace appears to call for these amounts. Mr. Brimeyer requested the Council review the proposed timetable to determine if the dates were satisfactory. He indicated the application deadline date of May 30th maybe moved back a bit, as the announcement was initially to be made the week of April 17th, and this had not been done, because he did not wish to place an announcement prior to the Council's review. He stated this has set the timetable back a week. He advised that the profile indicates the approval of the profile is to take place on April 24, and this on schedule, however, ordinarily, they attempt to coincide the deadline for applications with the placement of the announcement, therefore, they may move the May 30th date back a week or so. Mr. Brimeyer stated July 3rd is a regular Monday session for the Council, and they hope to be able to deliver 8 to 10 candidates at that time, out of which 4 or 5 would be selected for interviews. He stated the Council should provide sufficient advance notice if they desire to change this meeting date. He added that the interview dates are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, the 28th and 29th of July, and Saturday the 29th should be deleted. He indicated the Council would not be needed that entire Friday, but only during the evening. . Mayor Coughlin stated July 3rd was a Council Work Session, and suggested the Work Session be changed to the third Monday m July. It was the consensus of the Council to post this meeting change. Mayor Coughlin stated the Council was in an official Special City Council meeting, however the Council could reconfirm this change at the regular Council meeting. Mr. Brimeyer inquired regarding the date of the regular Council meeting in July. Mayor Coughlin stated the City Council would meet in July 10th. Mr. Brimeyer indicated he would require approximately 2 weeks to conduct the credit and reference checks. Mayor Coughlin stated the interviews would be held on June 28th, and requested the Council Members review their calendars to determine if July 10th would be an acceptable date for Council consideration. Mr. Brimeyer inquired if the Council found the salary range, as indicated in the profile, to be acceptable. Mayor Coughlin inquired if the City could obtain the candidate they are seeking for this position • at this level. Mr. Brimeyer advised that the city of Hugo, a small town, recently paid $75,000 for their City Administrator, and the city of Maplewood was paying over $100,000, which is an indication of