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Hugo City Council Minutes for January 5, 2009 Page 3 of 13 Approval of Claims Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the claims roster for January 5, 2009 as presented. Approve Appointment of Acting Mayor Each year, the Council appoints a member of the Council for the position of acting Mayor. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of Councilmember Becky Petryk as acting Mayor for the year 2009. Approve Appointment of City Planner Kendra Lindahl from Landform has worked over the past seven years as the City planner, as directed by CD Director Bryan Bear. Her primary focus has been on the 2008 Comprehensive Plan planning process. She reviews, advises, and recommends changes on plats, as well as attending PC and Council meetings as needed. She has proven to be a dedicated, hard worker, and valued member of the City Hall team. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of Kendra Lindahl as the City Planner/planning consultant for the year 2009. Approve Appointment of City Attorney City Attorney Dave Snyder and the law firm of Eckberg, Lammers, Wolff and Vierling have served the City of Hugo very well over the past decade. Dave has provided an excellent level of professional legal advice on a wide variety of City issues. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of David K. Snyder and the Ekberg, Lammers Law Firm as the City Attorney for the year 2009. Approve Appointment of Financial Advisor Financial advisors Paul Steinman and Nick Dragisich and the other members of the Springsted team have served the City very well over the past year on a wide variety of projects and issues including the creation of the downtown TIF District. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of Paul Steinman and Nick Dragisich, from Springsted, Inc., as the City's financial advisors for the year 2009. Approve Appointment of Emergency Management Director Each year, Council appoints a member of the City staff to serve in the role of Emergency Management Director. For the past several years, the Fire Chief has served in this position Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of Fire Chief Jim Compton as the City's Emergency Management Director for 2009. Approve Appointment of Depository for City Funds Each year, Council selects a depository/bank for the deposit of City funds. For many years, Council has selected the local Hugo bank, US Bank. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the appointment of U.S. Bank -Hugo as the official depository for City funds for 2009.