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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL—March 14, 2011 4 4. CONSENT CALENDAR - A. Claims and Payroll B. Aut'.:er4ze City Stag to Begin SuinicrWork irvuYs��a�i ti 2011, C. Public Works Union Contract MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar as amended and to authorize execution of all necessary documentsherein. The contained t motion carried unanimously(S-O). Councilmember Werner asked about voting on minutes that you were not present for. He stated the Minnesota League of Cities has stated that if you were not present for a meeting you should excuse yourself from voting on the minutes. He asked if this was the case in Arden Hills. Councilmember Grant stated Arden Hills has always had all Councilmembers approve the minutes, even for those meetings when they were absent. This allows all Councilmembers the opportunity to comment on the minutes. 5. PULLED CONSENT ITEMS A. Authorize City Staff to Begin Summer Work Hours on May 16, 2011 and Conclude on September 2, 20It City Administrator Patrick Klaers stated for several years, the City has changed its hours to "summer hours" after Memorial Day. The summer schedule enables extended hours of City services for construction contractors and residents who have construction projects or other City business. In 2009, the City began to authorize summer hours in mid-May to provide additional extended hours and to provide for a 4-hour workday on the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Councilmember Holden stated she had reviewed the minutes and did not see a reason for authorizing the summer hours to start before Memorial Day. She suggested the summer hours be what is traditionally considered summer and start the Monday after Memorial Day and end the day after Labor Day. MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Councilmember Holmes seconded a motion to_.Authorize City Staff to Begin Summer Work Hours on May 31, 2011, and Conclude on September 2,2011. Councilmember Tamble asked how the hours are calculated for the early off on Friday and if there were any efficiencies that could be gained by changing to summer hours two weeks earlier than the traditional start of summer. City Administrator Klaers stated the traditional workweek is five 8-hour days and during the summer hours Staff would be working four 9-hour days and 4-hours on Fridays. Other than what has been previously noted, there are no additional efficiencies gained by starting summer hours two weeks earlier.