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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 7 <br /> <br />Community Development Director Hutmacher thanked the Council for their input and reported <br />staff would make adjustments to the presentation and provide this information to the Council prior <br />to the State of the City events. <br /> <br />E. Public Works Director/City Engineer Position <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson commented that on September 14, <br />2015, the Council accepted Terry Maurer’s retirement as the City’s Public Works Director/City <br />Engineer. His last day will be October 2, 2015. She requested the Council have a discussion on <br />next steps in this process and how they would like to handle this. Terry Maurer is the appointed <br />City Engineer per Resolution 2015-002, Section 9. She requested the Council appoint someone to <br />this position as Acting Public Works Director/City Engineer until the Council decides how they <br />want to handle this process or appoint someone to this position. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked if an Interim Public Works Director/City Engineer also had to be <br />appointed. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant stated that this was not the case. He recommended that John Anderson be named <br />the Acting Public Works Director/City Engineer. He then discussed the history of this position <br />and recommended that a new Public Works Director/City Engineer not be hired until after the <br />City Administrator was appointed. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung agreed with this recommendation. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant questioned if the Council was in favor of appointing John Anderson as the Acting <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer and offering him 10% more in pay. The entire Council <br />supported this suggestion. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden believed that if John Anderson was serving well as the Acting Public <br />Works Director/City Engineer, the permanent position should be offered to him. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes was in favor of making this decision after the Council hired a City <br />Administrator. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung and Mayor Grant agreed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holmes questioned who would serve as the Acting City Administrator. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant understood that Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson would <br />serve as the Acting City Administrator and would receive a 10% increase in pay. <br /> <br />2. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES <br /> <br />Mayor Grant asked if staff had an update on the City Administrator position. <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson explained that 23 applicants have <br />applied for the position as of Friday.