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Mounds View City Council July 22, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 18 Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the open positions on the Economic Development, Planning Commission and Civil Service Commission are being advertised on an ongoing basis. She then indicated that she has received applications for the Civil Service Commission. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the City has received an update of the municipal code from Kennedy and Graven and that will be given to Council on disk in the near future. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the City has been using Taxsaver for the City's flexible spending account but there have been a number of issues with Taxsaver and a committee has been established to discuss flex companies and bring further information to Council. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the City signed on fora 20-month health insurance policy and Staff has expressed interest in doing the same for dental benefits. She then indicated she would be meeting with Staff to discuss the details and coming to Council with a recommendation. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that two Council Members are up for re-election, Council Member Thomas and Council Member Marty, as well as Mayor Sonterre. She then noted that filing dates are August 27, 2002 through September 10, 2002 and the filing fee is $20.00. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated she had submitted a grant application a few weeks ago to the state to cover the cost of new voting equipment and received a response on Friday that the City was awarded the full amount of $7,650 for the equipment. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated the City's polling location is the Mounds View Community Center. She then noted that the City has four precincts but one polling location. She also noted that new precinct maps were published in the most recent issue of Mounds View Matters. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated Staff thought it would be a good idea to increase the management piece of the election judges by adding one co-chair for each precinct. She then indicated the City would have 40 election judges and see how things go this year. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated she had included in her Staff report just the index for the investigative report on the City of Brooklyn Park and said she wanted to mention that Mounds View has addressed almost all of the issues that occurred in that report. She then commented that Staff did not want to give up a lot of those things but she thinks now they all see the importance of the work done on the front end. She further indicated that a full copy of the report is available if anyone wished to review it at City Hall or it can be located on the state auditor's website. Assistant City Administrator Reed told Council that the City Administrator has instigated discussions to address the looming issues at City Hall such as communication.