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City Council meeting of November 19, 2001 Page 4 modifications to the City employee salary matrix, which was authorized by Council in September 2001. Council was provided an update on the 2002 budget indicating how the new salary matrix would affect the budget. Haas made motion, Miron seconded, that the City adopt Option A of the 2002 salary matrix and incorporate into the 2002 budget. Staff is directed to refine the proposed budget numbers to reflect a 0% increase in the City's 2002 budget. All aye. Motion Carried. Paul Ness was directed to review the City's employee benefit package and report back to the Council. Miron made motion, Granger seconded, directing staff to reword the LMC letter dealing with property taxes for the Mayor's signature to include in the City's next newsletter. All aye. Motion Carried. APPOINTMENT OF NEW FIRE CHIEF At its September 17, 2001 meeting, the Council created a Fire Chief Selection Committee, and appointed Council member Becky Petryk, Fire Chief Joe McMahon, former City Council member Jim Leroux, and City Administrator Mike Ericson to serve on the Committee. The Committee reviewed the seven applicants for the position of Fire Chief, who met the minimum requirements, as well as the peer reviews for each of the seven applicants. After considerable discussion, the Fire Chief Selection Committee unanimously agreed to recommend the appointment of Jadon 011ila as the new Fire Chief for the Hugo Fire Dept. Miron made motion, Haas seconded, directing staff to schedule City Council interviews of the top two candidates for the Fire Chief position, Jadon 011ila and Jim Compton. All aye. Motion Carried. WASHINGTON4UMSEY COUNTY PUBLIC REFUSE COLLECTION City Administrator Mike Ericson attended a joint meeting of the Ramsey and Washington Counties solid waste advisory boards at which the topic of public refuse collection was discussed. The issue of organized public refuse collection was discussed by the advisory boards, which are the actual county boards who serve the citizens of Ramsey and Washington Counties, respectively. The collective boards agreed to extend until March 2002 the opportunity to take public comment on the issue. Refuse haulers and the county's publicly subsidized RDF (refuse derived fuel) plant in Newport, MN., will be affected by the outcome. No formal Council action was required. METRO GREENWAY AND PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM The City received a grant application from the MnDNR's metro greenways program whereby the City could solicit for grant dollars to fund corridor greenway projects. CD Director John Rask discussed the opportunity to make application for grant funds for the Everton/Elmcrest neighborhood. Because the