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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 13, 2012 7:00 o'clock p.m. (MAYORICOUNCIL REPORT, Continued) Curtis indicated they met with Ben Gozola and went over the direction given at the last joint work session. Planner Gozola will be bringing back some revisions in the near future. Staff is looking at sometime in March to hold another joint work session. Printup noted it is approximately one year since the videotaping of the City Council meetings has started and that in his view it is going well. Printup thanked Staff for getting the council minutes on to the City's website. Printup noted in the news today they talked about the fire danger due to the dryness and encouraged the residents to be careful with any burning they may be doing. Printup thanked the LMCD Save the Lake Fund for their donation to the Long Lake Fire Department in the amount of $4,168 to improve public safety on Lake Minnetonka by helping to fund ice water rescue suits. Printup noted the Sheriff s Office is closing the public accesses on Hennepin County lakes and that in his view that is a very good move by the sheriff given the thin ice. Franchot noted a meeting has been scheduled with Long Lake regarding utilities on February 24h. Franchot stated he will report back on that issue. McMillan noted she met with Hennepin County Commissioner Jan Callison and some of the other local mayors and that one issue that was raised was the new 911 dispatch center and whether the cities would need to pay an additional service fee. Currently a couple of cities located in Hennepin County pay a fee for 911, and the mayors in attendance at that meeting expressed their concern to the Commissioner that they not be charged an additional fee. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 12. APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER Loftus noted the interviews have been completed for the position of public works director /city engineer and that they are recommending Jesse Struve be hired. Loftus noted the recommendation was by unanimous consensus. Loftus noted in February of 2006, the Public Services Director position was removed from the salary schedule and organizational chart. Following the approval of the creation of the public works /city engineer position, the position was put back in the salary schedule but the organizational chart was not amended. Loftus recommended the position be added to the organizational chart and to move the golf course operations under Public Works. Franchot commented the process in his view worked well and that there were a number of very well qualified candidates. Franchot congratulated Jesse Struve on being chosen for the position. • Franchot moved, Rahn seconded, to appoint Jesse Struve to the position of Public Works Director /City Engineer at the annual salary of $88,488, and accruing 3 weeks of vacation annually, • effective March 7, 2012, and to amend the organizational chart to show the position of Public Page 16 of 22