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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 25, 2013 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 17 of 21 McMillan stated the people in attendance did have a fairly lengthy discussion regarding the sales tax exemption, the business to business tax, and the property tax rebate that are included in Governor Dayton’s budget. McMillan noted these items could have a significant impact on the local cities and that the mayors let the local legislators know the issues they are facing. CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT *13. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE 2013 SQUAD CARS Levang moved, Anderson seconded, to approve the purchase of one 2013 Dodge Police Charger for $24,001.00, plus tax, registration and other miscellaneous fees, from Dodge of Burnsville, and two Ford Interceptor SUVs for $25,793.00 each, plus tax, registration and other miscellaneous fees from Nelson Auto Center in Fergus Falls. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. *14. REQUEST TO HIRE PART-TIME POLICE OFFICERS – RESOLUTION No’s. 6207 & 6208 Levang moved, Anderson seconded, to approve the hiring of Jason Barnes and Phillip Spanjer as part-time police officers at a pay rate of $23.60 per hour with a start date of March 4, 2013. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Levang moved, Anderson seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6207, a Resolution to declare that the part-time position held by Phillip Spanjers is that of a police officer as defined for purposes of PERA pension eligibility. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. Levang moved, Anderson seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6208, a Resolution to declare that the part-time position held by Jason Barnes is that of a police officer as defined for purposes of PERA pension eligibility. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 15. CITY CLERK APPOINTMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHART Loftus stated Staff has provided the City Council with two options to consider for city clerk. In follow-up to City Council direction in January, Loftus indicated she has analyzed the city hall positions and has recommended a change in the planning and building department. It is her recommendation that Mr. Gaffron’s title be changed to building and planning director instead of an assistant city administrator. Loftus stated she would like some direction on what changes the Council would like to see and that the options are outlined in her memorandum. Anderson commented Staff did a nice job of breaking apart the city clerk responsibilities and that she would probably be more in line with going with Option 2. One of the proposed options that were interesting is that the City should explore and evaluate utilizing the homestead clerk service with the county, which may free up some more of the front-end staff time. McMillan stated she would also go with Option 2 and that in her opinion there has to be a deputy city clerk since it is in the City’s Code. McMillan asked if the City Administrator envisions the deputy city clerk taking over when the city clerk is not available or on vacation. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 03/11/2013 Approval of Council Minutes 02/25/2013 [Page 17 of 21]