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Council Meeting Minutes for December 18, 2023 Page 4 of 11 Approve Annual Performance Review for Building Inspector Scott Baller Scott Baller was hired by the City as a Building Inspector on January 1, 2006. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Building Inspector Scott Baller. Approve Annual Performance Review for Community Development Director Rachel Juba Rachel Juba was hired as the City’s new Associate Planner on January 2, 2007, and promoted to Planner in 2010, then Community Development Director in May, 2018. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the annual performance review for Community Development Director Rachel Juba. Approve Annual Performance Review for Public Works Worker Neal Nelson Neal Nelson was hired on January 3, 2017, as a Public Works Worker. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Annual Performance Review for Neal Nelson. Approve Resignation of Matt Drew as Lieutenant on the Hugo Fire Department Matt Drew had been on the Hugo Fire Department since December, 2015, and served as Safety Lieutenant since April, 2019. Matt had submitted a request to resign as a Lieutenant and remain on the department as a regular firefighter. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the resignation of Matt Drew as a Lieutenant on the Hugo Fire Department. Approve Retirement of Mark Koll from the Hugo Fire Department Firefighter Mark Koll was hired on November 3, 2003. After over 20 years on the Department, Mark had summited his letter of retirement. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the retirement of Mark Koll from the Hugo Fire Department effective January 5, 2024. Approve Employment Status Change for Utility Billing Clerk Jodie Guareschi to Part- Time Status Jodie Guareschi had been the City of Hugo’s Utility Billing Clerk since June 17, 2002. With the shifting of duties, staff had requested Council approve an employment status change to part-time for Jodie Guareschi effective January 1, 2024, at a rate of pay of $35.50 per hour, for 15 hours per week maximum. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the change in employment status for Utility Billing Clerk Jodie Guareschi to part-time. Approve Amendment to the Personnel Policy on Earned Safe and Sick Time A new law passed during the 2023 legislative session required employers to provide employees with Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST). The new law became effective January 1, 2024, and applied to any employer with one or more employees and covered all employees including full- time, part-time, temporary, and paid on call firefighters. Under the law, employees would earn, at a minimum, one hour ESST for every 30 hours worked. If an employee currently earned that amount or more under other paid leave, no additional time was required. Staff had reviewed the law and the options to meet the requirements and had found the City’s current Personal Leave for full-time employees exceeded the minimum standards. Part-time and temporary employees and