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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for December 19, 2022 Page 3 of 7 Approve Resolution on Statutory Tort Liability Limits In the late 1990’s, the League of Minnesota Insurance Trust required each City that obtained liability coverage from them to decide whether or not to waive the statutory tort liability limits to the extent of coverage purchased. Currently these limits were $500,000 per claimant and $1,500,000 per occurrence. At that time the City Council opted not to waive the statutory limits. LMCIT required each member city to reaffirm their position on an annual basis. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2022-86 NOT TO WAIVE STATUTORY TORT LIABILITY LIMITS. Approve Resolution Certifying Delinquent Utility Accounts Annually, the Finance Department reviewed all delinquent utility bills, which were the result of nonpayment or underpayment of water and sewer utility bills. In accordance with City Ordinance, Council was required to adopt a resolution to certify delinquent utility bills to the property tax rolls. Property owners who had not paid their outstanding utility bill would have it certified to the property tax rolls. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2022 - 87 CERTIFYING UNPAID UTILITY BILLS TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR FOR COLLECTION. Approve Ordinance Establishing 2023 Fee Schedule and Publication of Summary Ordinance City staff annually reviewed the fee, rates and charges schedule and recommended changes. The Finance Department had reviewed these changes and incorporated them into the fee schedule for 2023. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved ORDINANCE 2022-518 AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES, RATES AND CHARGES. 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 would 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 was $146,258 and the overall budget for employee wages would increase by 6.3%. Using state supplied software, the Finance Department verified that the City would remain in compliance with Pay Equity Statutes. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved RESOLUTION 2022 – 88 RESOLUTION SETTING 2023 SALARIES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND ESTABLISHING EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENT LEVELS. Approve Resolution Approving Agreement with State of MN for Federal Participation in Construction Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 161.36, the City of Hugo was required to enter into an agreement with MnDOT for MnDOT to act as Hugo’s agent in accepting federal funds on the