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Council Meeting Minutes for July 1, 2024 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br />Approve Claims Roster <br /> <br />Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Claims Roster as presented. <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 $500 per year of service in their lump-sum pension <br />benefit. The Finance Department had reviewed this request and found it to be financially <br />feasible and consistent with the Pension Fiscal Policy adopted in April 2012. Adoption of the <br />Consent Agenda approved ratifying the Board of Trustees request for a $500 increase in their <br />lump-sum pension benefit and corresponding change to their bylaws. <br /> <br />Approve Amendment to the Personnel Policy on Earned Safe and Sick Time <br />  <br />In 2023 a new law was passed that required employers to provide employees with Earned Sick <br />and Safe Time (ESST). The new law became effective January 1, 2024, and applied to any <br />employer with one or more employees and covered all employees including full-time, part-time, <br />temporary, and paid-on-call firefighters. During the current Legislative Session several updates <br />were made to the Earned Sick and Safe Time law including updating exclusions for the <br />definition of employee. Effective May 25, 2024, the law provided exceptions for certain <br />employees that perform certain functions, including paid-on-call and volunteer firefighters. The <br />League of Minnesota Cities had spoken with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry <br />regarding accrued ESST hours for paid-on-call firefighters and was advised that employers may <br />modify or change paid time off policies. Staff had revised the personnel policy to exclude paid- <br />on-call firefighters from receiving ESST hours. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the <br />revised Personnel Policy that includes the updated ESST law requirements. <br /> <br />Approve Special Event Permit for the Hero Gravel Classic Bicycle Race on August 24, 2024 <br /> <br />Fred Stori from the Chilkoot Velo Bike Club had applied for a Special Event Permit for the Hero <br />Gravel Classic Bicycle Ride to be held on August 24, 2024. The event would be a 30- or 47- <br />mile bicycle ride on gravel and paved roads beginning and ending at the Bavarian Hunter <br />Gasthaus Restaurant in Stillwater. A Special Event Permit approved by Council was necessary <br />because there may be over 200 people participating. Two hundred fifty riders were expected to <br />attend this event. Adoption of the Consent Agenda approved the Special Event Permit for the <br />Hero Gravel Classic Bicycle Race on August 24, 2024. <br /> <br />Approve Lawful Gambling Application to Conduct Excluded Bingo at the Northern Lights <br />Car Show on September 15, 2024 <br /> <br />The Blacksmith Lounge had a Special Event Permit for the Northern Lights Car show to be held <br />on Sunday, September 15, 2024. As part of the event, the Northern Lights Car Club had applied <br />for a lawful gambling permit to conduct excluded bingo. The application needed to be approved <br />by the City prior to submittal to the Gambling Control Board. Adoption of the Consent Agenda <br />approved the Application to Conduct Excluded Bingo at the Northern Lights Car Show on <br />September 15, 2024.