Laserfiche WebLink
CITY OF ORONO MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: June 26, 2017 <br />TO: Orono City Council <br />FROM: Doug Reeder, Interim City Administrator <br />RE: City Council Human Resources Committee Report <br />The Human Resources Committee met on June 15t' to discuss several staff issues. Here is what <br />was discussed and the conclusions. <br />1. Finance Director <br />The Finance Director has been on sick leave since the first week of May and the latest report <br />is that he will be out at least until July 12. It is not certain that he will return then or if he will <br />return full time or part time. It is certain he will not return before then by doctors' orders. <br />There is potentially a scenario that he will not return. <br />This is a critical time of year for finance because we have not completed the Audit and need <br />to begin the 2018 General Fund Budget. The Assistant Finance Director has worked with the <br />Finance Director for only about 5 months, considering the time he was gone on vacation and <br />she is not in a position to lead either the budget or audit preparation. With any of these <br />options we will need to bring the Payroll/Utility Billing Specialist in full time to handle some <br />finance functions. <br />The options presented to the Human Resources Committee were the following. <br />a. Hire a consultant to coach the Assistant Finance Director and prepare some of the needed <br />documents. <br />b. Try to find an Interim Finance Director (I am reaching out to two whom I have worked <br />with) <br />c. Do nothing and hope the Finance Director comes back soon. <br />Recommendation <br />Hire a consultant to help prepare for the audit and to assist in budget preparation. <br />A proposal from Abdo Eick and Meyers will be received on Monday and will be <br />presented to the City Council at the Work Session. This company is currently under <br />contract with many cities to supplement the city staff. They have an annual contract with <br />Wayzata to handle the higher level financial work and have also worked with Medina. <br />They have the full capability to keep the city finances operational and will work on an <br />hourly basis as needed. <br />