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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, February 23, 2015 <br />7:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />  <br />Page 17 of 19  <br />  <br />9. VIDEOTAPING PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS (continued) <br /> <br />McMillan asked if the full Planning Commission should be asked to weigh in on this before the Council <br />votes on it. <br /> <br />Printup stated he would like the City Council to act on it. Printup noted there is a fair amount of turnover <br />of the Planning Commission and that this is an opportunity for more transparency. Printup stated it would <br />also give a lot of credit to the Planning Commission. Printup stated given the amount of vetting that <br />happens at the Planning Commission, it is important that people have the opportunity to see that. <br /> <br />McMillan stated in her view the Planning Commission meetings are an opportunity for public <br />participation and that it is her feeling not that many people will actually sit down and watch it. <br /> <br />Printup stated he also wants to error on the side of a person who is not able to attend the meeting, such as <br />homebound people, people who are out of town or unable to attend because of work schedules. Printup <br />stated it is important to open up the process. <br /> <br />McMillan stated she would like to also have the Planning Commission discuss it further and that the <br />Planning Commission may come to the consensus that they are fine with it. <br /> <br />VOTE: Ayes 2, Nays 3, McMillan, Cornick and Levang Opposed. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT, CONTINUED <br /> <br />10. BUILDING OFFICIAL RETIREMENT/RECRUITMENT <br /> <br />Loftus stated Building Official Lyle Oman has informed the City that he intends to retire in June of 2015 <br />and that Staff is seeking approval to advertise for this position. Staff has provided a cost-benefit analysis <br />for this position as well as a draft of the building official job description and a recruitment timeline. <br /> <br />Printup noted he had mentioned a couple of weeks ago about making this position an in house position <br />and doing the analysis. Printup stated in his view it is important to conduct that type of analysis every <br />time a position opens up. Printup indicated he would be comfortable with keeping the position in house. <br /> <br />Printup asked if the Council wants to discuss whether this position would be doing any supervising of <br />other employees. <br /> <br />Loftus stated the Building Official typically manages contract employees daily and that it is a pretty <br />active contract this person is expected to manage. Loftus noted the City spends approximately $7,000 on <br />it monthly so there is a need to have it supervised and that there is the possibility of having those <br />inspectors in house at some point in the future. In that situation the Building Official would be the person <br />to supervise those employees. <br /> <br />Walsh stated the only question he had on the outsourcing comparison is that he did not understand the net <br />savings losses.