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City Council meeting of January 16, 2001 Page 5 the Bald Eagle Industrial Park. Community Development Director John Rask and Fire Chief Joe McMahon recently toured the business owner's building in Bloomington, and found the business to be consistent with the types of businesses currently allowed within the City's restrictive covenants in the BEIP. Business owner Dan Northrup was present with his wife and daughter to discuss the relocation of his business to the City of Hugo. Council considered this concept plan for its consistency with other business in the industrial park, and indicated its support. Staff was directed to proceed with the sale of the property to Mr. Northrup. COMPENSATION STUDY COMPLETED BY HELPING MINNESOTA CITIES. INC. In October 2000, City Council approved a proposal by Helping Minnesota Cities, Inc., to develop a compensation study for the City and its employees. The study would evaluate, analyze, grade, and develop job descriptions and corresponding salaries for all City employees. Paul Ness, Human Resource consultant with Helping Minnesota Cities, Inc., completed the study and submitted it to the Hugo City Council for approval. Mr. Ness made a brief presentation to the Council on this issue and was available to answer any questions Council had on this issue. City staff recommended Council accept and approve the compensation study submitted by Helping Minnesota Cities, Inc. Haas made motion, Petryk seconded, to accept and approve the compensation study submitted by Helping Minnesota Cities, Inc. All aye. Motion Carried. JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND JOB EVALUATIONS Included in the proposal from Helping Minnesota Cities, Inc., was a request to develop, prepare, and finalize job descriptions for the City's current employees' duties and responsibilities. All employees completed a job evaluation for their current positions, and Paul Ness met individually with all employees to finalize the job descriptions. City staff recommended Council accept and approve all the job descriptions for the City's nine employees and the reclassification of the maintenance supervisor to Public Works Director and Deputy Clerk to Community Development Assistant, as well as the job evaluation hierarchy. Miron made motion, Petryk seconded, to accept and approve all job descriptions for the City's nine employees and the reclassification of the maintenance supervisor to Public Works Director and Deputy Clerk to Community Development Assistant, as well as the job evaluation hierarchy. All aye. Motion Carried. SALARY MATRIX Included in the proposal fiom Helping Minnesota Cities, Inc., was a request to develop a salary matrix consistent with cities of a comparable size to the City of Hugo, and step structure that would allow employees an opportunity to grow in their position and be compensated accordingly. The salary matrix was prepared by Paul Ness, independent from the Council and City staff, to ensure impartiality, but more importantly, to reflect the current market's salaries and wage rates. City staff recommended