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the extent of coverage purchased. Currently these limits are $500,000 per claimant and $1,500,000 per occurrence. At that time the City Council opted not to waive the statutory limits. LMCIT requires each member city to reaffirm their position on an annual basis. Staff recommends Council approve the resolution on statutory tort limits. G.7 Approve Resolution Certifying Delinquent Utility Accounts Annually, the Finance Department reviews all delinquent utility bills, which are the result of nonpayment or underpayment of water and sewer utility bills. In accordance with City Ordinance, Council is required to adopt a resolution to certify delinquent utility bills to the property tax rolls. Property owners who have not paid their outstanding utility bill will have it certified to the property tax rolls. City staff recommends Council approve the resolution certifying delinquent utility bills for placement on property tax statements G.8 Approve Ordinance Establishing 2023 Fee Schedule and Publication of Summary Ordinance City staff annually reviews the fee, rates and charges schedule and recommends changes. The Finance Department has reviewed these changes and incorporated them into the fee schedule for 2023. Staff recommends Council approve the ordinance authorizing the establishment of fees, rates and charges for 2023, and approve the summary ordinance for publication. G.9 Approval Resolution Setting 2023 Salary and Reimbursement Levels At the mid-year budget workshop, the City Council indicated their willingness to adjust the City’s salary matrix by 4.5% and to grant step increases to those employees who had not yet reached their pay grade maximums. Council approved the 2023 budget containing these adjustments at their December 5, 2022 Council Meeting. Fourteen of the City’s twenty-seven full-time employees will receive step increases. A new Associate Planner was hired in 2022, which took the place of the previously budgeted City Planner position. The net aggregate dollar increase is $146,258 and the overall budget for employee wages will increase by 6.3%. Using state supplied software the Finance Department verified that the City will remain in compliance with Pay Equity Statutes. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the resolution setting 2023 salaries for city employees and establishing reimbursement levels. G.10 Approve Resolution Approving Agreement with State of MN for Federal Participation in Construction Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 161.36, the City of Hugo would be required to enter into an agreement with MnDOT for MnDOT to act as Hugo’s agent in accepting federal funds on the Local Government’s behalf for the construction, improvement, or enhancement of transportation financed either in whole or in part by Federal Highway Administration. This agreement covers the roles and responsibilities associated with federal aid funds and allow for MnDOT to act as a local agency’s agent in accepting these funds for construction projects. Staff recommends Council approve the Resolution and Agreement with the State of MN for Federal Participation in Construction.