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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – April 15, 2019 3 <br /> <br />Mayor Grant told the group that as they add more deputies to the contract cities at some point <br />they will no longer be cost effective. And the more the Sheriff’s department keeps adding the <br />more the Council will want to see visibility. <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott thanked Undersheriff Ramacher for arranging ride-alongs. <br /> <br />Undersheriff Ramacher said they can be a challenge because they get so many requests, but that <br />they will always encourage elected officials to ride along. <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault said the contract cities will vote on adding Deputy Otto to the <br />summer roster on the following Thursday. <br /> <br />Councilmember Scott said he would approve the hiring, Councilmember McClung would like it <br />addressed in the budget and Mayor Grant agreed. Councilmember Holden wanted to think about <br />it. Undersheriff Ramacher noted the funds would be coming out of reconciliation money already <br />allocated for public safety. <br /> <br />B. CTV Update <br /> <br />CTV Executive Director Healy and Public and Government Coordinator Wiedmeyer <br />presented an overview of new opportunities and services available from CTV including <br />installation of new equipment, production services, webcasting, neighborhood network videos, <br />quarterly updates, new analytics capabilities and features of CTV’s new website. An audit will be <br />done to see Arden Hills’ equipment needs and CTV will present those findings at a future work <br />session. <br />C. Part-time Customer Service Specialist <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault explained the request to change the current full time Customer <br />Service Specialist position to a job share position. The position would be 1 FTE total, with each <br />person working an average of 20 hours per week. Insurance benefits would not be offered, but <br />PTO would be accrued. He mentioned the flexibility of having two staff trained for the position <br />that can cover for each other. <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden asked about management of the position. <br /> <br />City Administrator Perrault responded that it would be handled like any supervisory <br />relationship. He also mentioned that moving the position to a job share wouldn’t cost the City any <br />more money in total, but potentially less by not paying insurance benefits. <br /> <br />Councilmember McClung said it did not matter to him if the position was filled by one or two <br />people. <br /> <br />After further discussion, Council directed staff to bring the item forward to the next Council <br />meeting. <br /> <br />D. Council Request Tracker <br />