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Mounds View City Council <br />Regular Meeting <br />November 26, 2001 <br />Page 8 <br />Council Member Marty indicated he would like to know who authorized the repointing of the <br />position as it never was brought to Council and just came up during the budget process. <br />Council Member Stigney questioned who authorized the new job description, as it was never <br />handed out to Council. He then commented that he feels the way this is being done is <br />backwards. <br />Council Member Marty indicated that, as was discussed previously, the City does have incentive <br />pay or merit pay to reward employees that have been encumbered with extra duties. He then <br />suggested using merit pay to reward this employee rather than reclassifying her position and <br />changing the pay scale which permanently affects the budget. He further noted that several years <br />ago an Assistant Administrator was suggested and that Council had determined a City the size of <br />Mounds View did not need an Assistant Administrator. <br />Council Member Stigney questioned why additional duties could not be added under the current <br />job description rather than recreating her position. <br />City Administrator Miller indicated she was at a loss to understand why Council Members Marty <br />and Stigney have said that reclassifying the position was not discussed because the matter has <br />been discussed at several meetings in terms of how it would affect the budget. She then <br />indicated that the position was re-evaluated based on the responsibilities of the individual and re- <br />pointed accordingly. She further explained that this is not an unusual thing because all positions <br />are routinely evaluated on an annual basis or when the position is filled to make sure that the job <br />descriptions are updated. <br />Council Member Stigney questioned why nothing was brought forward to Council. <br />Council Member Quick made a point of order that no one interrupts Council Member Stigney <br />and he then said everyone should be treated equally and fairly. <br />City Administrator Miller indicated that the City has had positions re-pointed routinely since she <br />has been on staff and it has not been a big deal. She then indicated that she did not do the re- <br />pointing of the position, as there is a firm that does that for the City. She also commented that <br />there are certain employee functions that are a routine part of her duties that usually do not <br />require the examination being recommended by Council Member Stigney. <br />Council Member Stigney commented that there has been no review of the pointing, the position, <br />the duties, or the pay for those duties by Council. <br />Mayor Sonterre indicated he did not know the Charter as well as Council Member Stigney but <br />said he believes that this function is an administrative function that, by Resolution, Council <br />agreed to leave to the City Administrator. He then indicated that he believes the Charter clearly <br />indicates that Council is not to get involved in the administrative process. <br />• <br />