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lt <br />EN HILLS <br />Approved: October 22, 2018 <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 <br />5:00 P.M. - ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br />CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Grant called to order the City Council <br />Work Session at 5:00 p.m. <br />Present: Mayor David Grant, Councilmembers Brenda Holden, Dave McClung, <br />Fran Holmes and Steve Scott <br />Also present: City Administrator Dave Perrault, Public Works Director/City Engineer Sue <br />Polka, Finance Director Gayle Bauman, Interim City Planner Jane Kansier, Deputy Clerk <br />Jolene Trauba, and Summit Development Managing Partner Jamison Kohout <br />A revised agenda was distributed with items renumbered. <br />Mayor David Grant noted that Councilmember Brenda Holden would be arriving late. <br />1. AGENDA ITEMS <br />A. Investment Policy Review <br />Finance Director Gayle Bauman stated that after reviewing the City's Investment Policy she <br />was not recommending any changes at this time. <br />B. Sheriff Budget Discussion <br />City Administrator Dave Perrault noted that the Sheriff brought forth the preliminary budget <br />for 2019 that includes a $48,000 increase over the 2018 budget. The largest cost was adding an <br />additional Investigator, the second was personnel costs including COLA and PERA. Equipment, <br />including a new squad car, was the next largest expense. A narrative and summary from the <br />Sheriff's Office were attached for review. Some cases such as elder abuse are mandated by State <br />Statute which is adding to the investigation case load. <br />Mayor Grant asked if we could obtain the number of investigations and expenses in Arden Hills <br />over the last five years. He felt that at some point adding more Deputies would not be cost <br />effective. <br />