1998-02-12 CC Minutes Special
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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
February 12, 1998
Albertville City Hall
7 :00 PM
PRESENT: Mayor Mark Olsen, Councilmembers Duane Berning, Patti
Stalberger, John Vetsch and Robert Gundersen, City Administrator David Lund, City
Clerk Linda Goeb, Maintenance Workers II Tim Guimont and Ken Lindsay
Mayor Olsen called the special meeting to order to discuss and review job
performance and expectations with City Administrator David Lund.
The Council directed City Administrator Lund to review the job duties assigned to
each of the Maintenance Workers II positions.
The Council reviewed and discussed job performance and expectations with
Maintenance Worker II Tim Guimont.
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The following decisions were made by the Council:
(1) Tim Guimont will attend Public Works Committee meetings.
(2) The City Administrator and the Public Works Department will check into
the purchase of uniforms and cleaning rags.
(3) Employees who do not leave city property over noon break will not be
required to punch the time clock for lunch break.
(4) An increase in wages of $1.00 per hour will be paid to Tim Guimont
effective Monday, February 16.
(5) Tim Guimont will be paid mileage for the city use of his personal vehicle
until such a time that the city purchases another pickup.
Mayor Olsen proceeded to open a general discussion with all employees present.
Issues discussed included the recommendation that Tim be brought up to date on
the known "trouble" spots in the city, i.e. sewer lines, storm sewers, etc.
The Council agreed to allow the Public Works Department to look in to
purchasing a pressure washer for city vehicles and to estimating the cost of blacktopping
an area of the maintenance garage parking lot.
The Council discussed the value of committee meetings as a method of shortening
. the length of Council meetings. Linda suggested that the committees each prepare a
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report to be included in the following Council packet outlining the topics discussed and a
recommendation of action.
The City Administrator will check into the process for licensing the Public Works
employees for chemical application.
Linda advised the Council that Wright County will be unable to certify the records
to the city's auditor for several weeks, due to the extra time and work involved in
establishing the new property taxes. The audit may be delayed several weeks.
Mayor Olsen adjourned the meeting at 9:00 PM.
Mark S;,-Olsen, Mayor
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Linda Goeb, City Clerk
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