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Council Meeting Minutes for July 10, 2023 <br />Page 3 of 11 <br /> <br /> <br />department. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the retirement of Kevin Kriegshauser <br />from the Hugo Fire Department. <br /> <br />Approve Mid-Year Performance Review for Public Works Worker Neal Nelson <br /> <br />In 2017, after two years as a summer seasonal employee, Neal Nelson was hired by the City as a <br />full time employee under the City’s Public Works apprentice program. The Public Works <br />Director had requested Council approval to advance him to step 5 of pay grade 5. Adoption of <br />the Consent Agenda approved the mid-year performance review and step increase for Public <br />Works Worker Neal Nelson. <br /> <br />Approve Donation to the Hugo Fire Department from St. John the Baptist Men’s Club <br /> <br />Th St. John the Baptist Men’s Club wanted to donate $500 to the Hugo Fire Department. <br />Donations to the Fire Department needed to be approved by Council. Adoption of the Consent <br />Agenda approved the $500 donation from the St. John the Baptist Men’s Club. <br /> <br />Approve Transfer of Ownership Agreement of AEDs to the City of Hugo from Washington <br />County <br /> <br />Washington County Sheriff’s Office had received a grant to purchase new Automated External <br />Defibrillators (AED) and wanted to donate four used AEDs to the Hugo Fire Department. These <br />AEDs were still functional and would be used by the Fire Department in public buildings and for <br />their AED program. Donations to the Fire Department needed to be approved by the Hugo City <br />Council. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Transfer of Ownership Agreement for <br />the donation of AEDs from Washington County to the Hugo Fire Department <br /> <br />Approve Summary Ordinance for Solar Farm Moratorium <br /> <br />At its June 12, 2023, meeting, Council had approved an ordinance for a moratorium on solar <br />farms. Staff had prepared a summary of the ordinance for publication. Adoption of the Consent <br />Agenda approved SUMMARY ORDINANCE 2023-526 SUMMARY OF AN INTERIM <br />ORDINANCE EXTENDING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON NEW DEVELOPMENT <br />OF SOLAR FARM SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND DIRECTING A STUDY TO BE <br />CONDUCTED. <br /> <br />Approve Hugo Firefighter’s Relief Association Request for Increase in Lump-Sum Pension <br />  <br />The Board of Trustees for the Hugo Firefighter’s Relief Association had formally requested City <br />Council ratification of an increase of $300 per year of service in their lump-sum pension <br />benefit. The Finance Department had reviewed the request and found it to be financially feasible <br />and consistent with the Pension Fiscal Policy adopted in April, 2012. Adoption of the Consent <br />Agenda approved the Board of Trustees request for a $300 increase in their lump-sum pension <br />benefit and corresponding change to their bylaws. <br /> <br /> <br />