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Orono City Council Work Session Minutes Monday, January 11, 2021 Council Chambers 5:00 p.m. Page 1 of 2 PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Richard F. Crosby II, Victoria Seals, Aaron Printup and Matt Johnson. Staff members present were Interim City Administrator/Finance Director Ron Olson, Police Chief Correy Farniok, Public Works Director/City Engineer Adam Edwards, Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart, and City Clerk Anna Carlson. 1. Update/Direction on Medina Fire District Discussions Interim City/Administrator/Finance Director Ron Olson began discussion asking for direction from the council on the Medina Fire district plan. Mayor Dennis Walsh mentioned that Medina thought that we were on board and yet we have no interest. We still need to solve and figure out our own fire contract and will not be rushing into something else until we finalize that. Walsh added that we may need to send them a letter to let them know where we are at on this topic. Council Member Aaron Printup mentioned that the matrix report shown in the packet was paid for by Medina so it may be more tailored towards Medina. Council Member Victoria Seals noted the city is not interested and added she has concerns with the cost. 2. City Administrator Search Process Update Seals presented the City Administrator hiring plan. The Organizational Committee and Anna Carlson will update the City Council along the way during the Work Sessions. The City Council consented to advertise the position in areas discussed and to add the full range of compensation for the position to the advertisement. Seals mentioned that the timeline is subject to change. Walsh noted the timeline is more for the Council decision making and not necessarily the deadline to fill the position. 3. Update of Text Amendments Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart presented an update to the Council. Barnhart identified the amendments for which we will process. He asked the Council if there are any specific amendments they would like to discuss before he goes through them all. Council Member Matt Johnson noted that the Council should categorize them to help prioritize the process of changes or updates that are needed. Barnhart mentioned that our code isn’t exactly enforceable to the degree we need. This is an exciting opportunity for the city. The Council can identify the priorities they would like to accomplish with the amendments to their discretion.