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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, January 11, 2021 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 6 of 12 <br /> <br />13. LA20-75 – BRIAN HUISMAN, SALE OF A PORTION OF LAND ADJACENT TO 1121 <br />NORTH ARM DRIVE – Continued <br />conveying as part of a clean-up process, it would not be an issue in assigning a minimal amount of value to <br />it and asking the applicant to pick up the costs. <br />Johnson asked if they want to keep it at $100. <br />Walsh has no problem with $1.00 as that would be the standard for these types of situations. <br />Johnson said there is no value so the City is conveying the land. <br />Crosby agrees that $1.00 is correct. <br />Barnhart clarified the motion would be to accept the offer with a counter-offer of $1.00. He noted he would <br />continue the formal process to sale, the Attorney will do the work, and the City will hold a public hearing <br />in February and the Council will get it back in March. <br />Johnson moved, Crosby seconded to accept the offer with a counter-offer of $1.00. VOTE: Ayes 5, <br />Nays 0. <br /> <br />MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS <br />14. Discuss Interim City Administrator Compensation <br />Seals said in looking back whenever Staff had stepped into a role for another employee, they have always <br />had some kind of interim compensation. What the City quickly realized is that it is written into their <br />union contracts. <br />Walsh clarified it is not for direct reports or department heads. <br />Seals said currently the City Administrator position is compensated at a Grade 19 Step 6 and she <br />proposed that they compensate the interim position at a Grade 19 Step 4; it ends up being about <br />$10,000/year and would be prorated depending on how fast the City can fill that position. Based on what <br />the City has spent historically, she thinks it is a pretty minimal. <br />Walsh said it makes complete sense as someone is stepping into a role, doing additional duties, and they <br />should be compensated for that. They already looked at what the code says and it is completely <br />appropriate to step into this. <br />Seals moved, Johnson seconded, to approve the temporary compensation increase for Ronald Olson <br />while he acts as interim City Administrator from a Grade 16 Step 7 ($114,005) to a Grade 19 Step 4 <br />which is $125,272.94). VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. <br />Walsh asked the Councilmembers for their reports. <br />Johnson congratulated the team but otherwise had nothing to report. <br />Crosby had a wonderful Christmas with family and hopes everyone did. He looks forward to good work <br />ahead of them.