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City Council Minutes July 7, 2015 Page 3 of 8 Mr. Weiers recommended that the selection of finalists occur at the Special City Council meeting on August 18th and this would piggy back with the budget meeting already scheduled. Sandy Peine stated that this portion could begin first at 5:30 p.m. It was the consensus of the City Council to add the selection of finalists to the August 18th Special City Council meeting agenda beginning at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Weiers reviewed the City profile with the Council. The Council was satisfied with the profile but recommended the insertion of BLAEDC's video link in the profile (http://www.growbrainerdlakes.org/). The administrator position will be posted throughout Minnesota, the neighboring states, and on the IIMC website. Mr. Weiers will provide the Council will regular updates throughout this process. COUNCIL MEMBER AKERSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE POSITION PROFILE FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR POSITION, TO HOLD A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 18, 2015 AT 5:30 P.M. TO REVIEW THE SEMIFINALISTS AND SELECT THE FINALISTS FOR INTERVIEWS, AND TO SET THE DATE FOR THE INTERVIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2015. COUNCIL MEMBER LOUKOTA SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.3. Personnel Committee Recommendations Sandy Peine discussed the job description revisions for the clerk's office reorganization due to the shifting of duties with her retirement and the hiring of an administrator. Ms. Peine stated that the Personnel Committee, consisting of herself, David Sjoblad, and Scott Pederson, reviewed job descriptions for the City Administrator, Administrative/Finance Assistant, Finance Administrator/Deputy City Clerk, and the Zoning Administrator/Administrative Specialist. Once the job descriptions are completed, then job points are assigned to the position based on the State Job Match. It is important to remember that the points assigned are based on the job classification and not the person in the position. The Personnel Committee recommended the following to the City Council. • City Administrator—This is a new position with 571 job points and a salary range of$67,251 to $88,239. • Administrative/Finance Assistant—This is a position change to Deputy City Clerk from 172 job points to 221 job points and a wage recommendation from step 3 ($14.87/hour) to step 3 ($16.69/hour) on September 28, 2015.