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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO CITY COUNCH, <br />MEETING HELD ON JUNE 10, 1996 <br />• ( #16 - CSO Appointment - Continued) <br />Hurr moved, Goetten seconded, to hire Anthony Wittke as a part-time Community <br />Service Officer, beginning Tuesday (6/11/96) at a salary of $7.30 per hour, with no <br />benefits, whose compensation is not expected to exceed $5,100 annually ($2,975 for the <br />remainder of 1996). <br />Kelley inquired about the lack of benefits. Moorse said no benefits were paid, but <br />workers compensation would cover the CSO in the line of duty. <br />Vote: Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />( #17) LMCD 1997 PROPOSED BUDGET <br />Moorse presented the summary of the LMCD 1997 proposed budget. The LMCD has <br />asked for input from the participating cities. Moorse commented that he had attended a <br />meeting with other city administrators regarding the proposed budget. <br />The LMCD is planning to adopt the budget at their upcoming June meeting. <br />( #18) COOPERATIVE POLICE SERVICES REPORT <br />• Moorse reported that the information provided is a copy of the final report concerning <br />the study of cooperative police services. It was coordinated through the efforts of a <br />subcommittee made up of city administrators of Long Lake, Mound, and Orono. The <br />report recommends two action steps: 1) Enhanced cooperative efforts between police <br />departments, and 2) potential mergers of smaller departments. <br />Moorse said there will be a meeting to present the report for discussion on July 10 at the <br />Shorewood City Council Meeting. Callahan suggested this topic be discussed at the <br />upcoming work session_ <br />( #19) USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT -OF -WAY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS <br />PURPOSES <br />Moorse reported to the Council about a potential large issue regarding the use of cable <br />and telephone lines to provide new technology in telecommunications. More providers <br />are looking at using the public right -of -way for such infrastructure and would like to take <br />control of the public right -of -way away from the cities. Moorse said the League of <br />Minnesota Cities are attempting to get involved in maintaining the local level control. An <br />ordinance is recommended to ensure that the local level control be maintained. A sample <br />ordinance was distributed to the Council for their review. <br />. Callahan acknowledged the importance of this issue, asked to be kept abreast of the <br />situation, and noted the need for an ordinance. <br />13 <br />