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City Council meeting of July 1, 2002 Page 3 APPROVE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND SALARY ADJUSTMENT (JOHN RAS John Rask was hired by the City on July 10, 2000, and over the past two years, has been instrumental in creation of the City's first-ever community development department. He established himself as a leader in the creation of the community development assistant position, and took responsibility for overseeing the building official and his department. The City has received a great deal of public praise for John's performance as a professional. He has helped guide the City through numerous development applications, complete revision of the City's Comprehensive Plan, and professional work ethic in the development of staff reports. John's professionalism, hard work, and dedication has helped Hugo emerge as one of the shining examples for the Metropolitan Council, and a City who has taken ownership in the planning of its future. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for John Rask and salary adjustment to Pay Grade 9, Step 5 of the City's 2002 salary matrix. APPROVE PLANS AND SPECS FOR 140TH STREET/TH61 SIGNALIZATION AND ADVERTISE FOR BIDS At its May 6, 2002 meeting, the Council discussed the funding proposal for the TH61 / 140'h Street signalization project. Council approved the Professional Services Agreement with SEH and directed the City Engineer to proceed with the project. Council directed staff to prepare plans and specifications for the project and they are now brought to Council for approval. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the plans and specifications for the 140'h Street/TH61 signalization project and authorize staff to advertise for bids. APPROVE PROMOTION OF PROBATIONARY FIREFIGHTERS TO FULL-TIME STATUS Upon the recommendation from Fire Chief Jim Compton, and after completing FF 1 training and serving a one-year probationary period, Russ Frantum, Jim Compton, Jr., Scott Peterson, and Pat Dunn are hereby recommended for promotion to regular full-time status with the Hugo Fire Dept. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the promotion of these four firefighters. APPROVE PAY REQUEST FROM MARK TRAUT WELLS FOR WORK ON WELL # 4 Mark Traut Wells, Inc., submitted pay request No. 2 for work completed to date on well No. 4. Steve Campbell of SEH and staff reviewed the pay request and found it to be consistent with work completed to date. Adoption of the Consent Agenda authorized payment in the amount of $30,813.25. AUTHORIZE HIRING OF TWO FULL-TIME PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES On May 6, 2002, Council authorized staff to advertise for the hiring of two new full-time public works employees. The City received 158 applications for the positions, and after ranking, interviewed the top 20 candidates. The first interview list was pared down to seven candidates, who were then interviewed for a second time by the interview team consisting of City Administrator Mike Ericson, Public Works Director Chris Petree, and Public Works worker Tom Smith. The interview team concurred that the City received a number of excellent applicants, who were well qualified for the position making the selection