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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION—November 19, 2007 3 ■ Contingency Amount Consensus reached by Council to approve a$25,000 contingency. Consensus reached by Council to approve a 4.6 percent in the general levy. ■ Deputy City Clerk Position City Administrator Wolfe stated that the Deputy City Clerk position would take on specific functions from every department. She stated the major drivers for this position are to better allocate resources and workload. She stated this is a benchmark position; therefore, it would be easy to determine a salary. She commented this position is traditionally more stable and would reduce the impact of turnover. Mayor Harpstead recommended this position be filled before the next elections. Consensus reached by Council to take this to the next step. ■ New Equipment Building and Replacement Fund City Administrator Wolfe recommended establishing a New Equipment, Building, and Replacement Fund and depositing $500,000 into it. Consensus reached by Council to set up this fund and deposit$500,000 into it to be used for City Hall building repairs only at this time. ■ $6,200 for Membership on the I-35W Corridor Coalition Consensus reached by Council to eliminate membership in the coalition at this time. ■ Proposed Part-Time Economic Development Assistant ■ Fence for South Water Tower Public Works Director Hoag commented that the original fence was estimated at $24,000; however, he hopes it could be built for much less. City Administrator Wolfe commented that the fence might not be required and could be eliminated from the budget given further research. ■ Northwest Youth and Family Services Contributions Consensus reached by Council to purchase a table at their fundraiser for $1,000 and to make up a shortfall of up to $4,000.