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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, September 10, 2007 7:00 o’clock p.m. ___________________________________________________________________________________ MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT McMillan recommended the letter from the Mayor of Tonka Bay be discussed at the Council work session. Murphy commented they are making good progress on getting the word out about the running of the Minnehaha Steamboat to Big Island. White reported at the October meeting of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District the City of Orono is going to be voted as “The Lakeshore Steward of the Lake.” CITY ENGINEER’S REPORT Kellogg had nothing to report. CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT 13. ADVERTISE FOR IT POSITION Moorse noted the money for a part-time IT position was budgeted for in 2007. Moorse indicated the City has been using a consultant four hours a week to give the City an idea of what its needs are. Rahn expressed some surprise that an IT person is required for 20 hours a week. Moorse stated the hours spent so far by the IT person have addressed troubleshooting issues and networking issues. Rahn stated he is familiar with another city that utilizes the services of an IT person for 10 hours a month. Curtis pointed out the police department requires a considerable number of IT hours and that the City as a whole has not had an IT person maintain their computers for a number of years. Rahn inquired what other options were discussed at the time this was originally approved. Moorse stated Staff did speak with a number of other cities about what IT services they have utilized both in-house and outsourced. Moorse stated in his opinion the number of hours are not excessive. Bremer moved, Murphy seconded, to approve the initiation of a hiring process for a part-time IT technician. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. PAGE 15 Item #02 - CC Agenda - 09/24/07 Approval of Council Minutes 09/10/07 [Page 15 of 18]