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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 9, 201311 <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br /> explained that staff was spending a <br />great deal of time training the interns as they come and go from the City. She commented that a <br />permanent part-time employee would stabilize the staffing in the Finance Department. In <br />addition, the training would only have to be completed once. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br /> supported adding back the interns as he did not want to see a regular part-time <br />employee added. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br />called the question. <br /> <br />The amendment carried (5-0). <br /> <br />AMENDMENT: Councilmember McClung moved and Councilmember Werner <br />seconded a motion to remove the Engineering Intern for a General <br />Fund savings of $2,584. <br /> <br />Public Works Director Maurer <br /> stated that this position was not a position of need, but would <br />allow for a specific project to be completed by his department. He wanted to have all paper as- <br />builts made electronically available to his department. He stated that if this was not approved, he <br />would request approval from the Council at a future time. <br /> <br />Councilmember Werner <br /> questioned the expense for this .5 FTE to the City. <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br /> indicated that the total expense for <br />the .5 Engineering FTE would be $12,918. The intern would be paid $10 per hour for six months <br />and no benefits would be provided. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung <br /> stated that this was not a crucial item that had to be completed and he <br />did not support the staffing expense. <br /> <br />The amendment failed (2-3) (Holden, Holmes and Mayor Grant <br />opposed). <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> requested that the Council discuss the 1.5 FTE interns for the Finance <br />Department due to the fact the Council eliminated the permanent part-time position. She <br />indicated that staff estimated the expense for the interns to be $17,000. <br /> <br />AMENDMENT: Councilmember Holmes moved to add $4,250 to the General Fund <br />ce and Administrative Services <br />Departments. The amendment motion failed for lack of a second. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> inquired what a .5 intern FTE cost the City. <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br /> stated that the expense for the entire <br />budget would be $10,400 plus FICA. This would cost a total of about $13,000. <br /> <br />