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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 9, 201312 <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> understood that the interns were not only working in the Finance <br />Department but also in Administrative Services. She recommended that a .5 FTE intern be <br />approved for the Finance Department. <br /> <br />AMENDMENT: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to <br />approve a .5 FTE intern for the Finance and Administrative Services <br />Department at an expense of $13,000. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> <br />1.5 to .5. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br />explained that the budget had already reduced the position to a .5 <br />permanent part-time position. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br /> did not understand why the Council was punishing the Finance <br />Department by reducing their staffing level. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> asked when was the last time the Finance Department actually used the <br /> <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson <br /> stated that it had been in 2012. She <br />indicated that consultants were used last year for assistance. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant <br />called the question. <br /> <br />The amendment failed (2-3) (McClung, Werner and Mayor Grant <br />opposed). <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes <br />commented that the Finance Department would have no interns at this <br />time. <br /> <br />AMENDMENT: Councilmember McClung moved to remove the following items from <br />the 2014 budget: Finance and Administration Tuition Reimbursement <br />for $3,100; Finance and Administration Training and Conferences for <br />$2,000; Planning and Zoning National Conference for $1,200; TCAAP <br />Professional Consultants for $10,000; Park Maintenance Training <br />Conferences for $500; and Street Maintenance Training Conferences <br />for $500. The motion failed for lack of a second. <br /> <br />AMENDMENT: Councilmember McClung moved to direct the City Administrator to <br />find savings of $83,000 in the General Fund Budget. The motion <br />failed for lack of a second. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden <br /> understood the last motions, but she believes training and conferences <br />aShe believes the budgeted amounts to be reasonable. She <br />requested further information on the expense budgeted for the professional consultants. <br /> <br />