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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Approved: December 11, 2017 <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />NOVEMBER 20, 2017 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council <br />Work Session at 5:02 p.m. <br /> <br />Present: Mayor David Grant; Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Fran Holmes (via <br />telephone), Dave McClung and Steve Scott <br /> <br /> Absent: None <br /> <br /> Also present: City Administrator Bill Joynes; Public Works Director/City Engineer Sue <br />Polka; Interim Director of Finance and Administrative Services Dave Perrault; City <br />Attorney Joel Jamnik; and City Clerk Julie Hanson <br /> <br />Mayor Grant requested Item 1F be removed from the agenda. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden requested Item 1I be added to discuss the notification requirements for <br />the Edgewater shed. <br /> <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Mayor and Council Salaries <br /> <br />City Administrator Joynes stated the Personnel Committee requested staff look into whether or <br />not the City Council’s current salary is on par with other cities. An informal review of other City <br />Council salaries has been conducted. Upon consulting with the City Attorney, Joel Jamnik, the <br />Council is able to vote at any point to increase their salaries; however, it will not take effect until <br />after the next election. The Council is also able to add an automatic inflation adjustor to their <br />salaries, and the City Attorney recommended tying the adjustor to the CPI. <br /> <br />Mayor Grant discussed the City of Mounds Views compensation rates along with other <br />neighboring communities. He supported the City setting its rates in alignment with Mounds <br />View. <br />