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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 25, 2002 11 . Mayor Probst expressed concern about reconsidering this because it had been previously authorized and the staff had worked hard on this restructuring. Hc asked for further clarification what Councilmember's Aplikowski concerns were. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she was uncomfortable with the structurc format, and it was too top heavy, which would separate the City Administrator from the employees. Councilmember Rem asked for a budgetary breakdown as to what thesc two Directors positions would cost. She indicatcd shc had not becn convinced that the new structure would work. Councilmcmber Rem indicated that Mr. Moore has had his hands too full, and she believed both of his positions wcrc morc than two part-time positions and should not be one full-time position. She agreed if this new structure was accepted, the City would be too top heavy in managcmcnt. Councilmember Grant stated if they were going to talk about specific positions, they should do this in a closed session. He indicated this reorganization would providc an extra layer of managcmcnt, which was an expense to the City. . Councilmember Larson stated he believed the City Administrator had prcviously provided a cost breakdown of what the expense for these new positions would be, and he believed the City had been functioning as it should be. He stated the Council had previously approved this and he did not believe they shOltld reconsider it. Mayor Probst stated he still supported what had been dccided last year and encouraged Council to stay with their original decision. Councilmember Aplikowski stated her biggest concern was that the City Administrator was separating himself from the rest of the employees. She inquired as to why this was the best way to proceed. Mr. Lyllch replied a lot of discussion had previously gone into this proposal, and that all of the staff had becn consulted with. He indicated this was what staff had agreed to at that time. He stated he would not isolate himself from the rest of staff. He indicated this was not his management style. He stated the rcason for thc two positions was for a greater sense of "team" and to havc two people manage those two areas. He stated all cmployees would meet regltJarly and would know what was going on. It would be up to staff to decide how to schedulc the workload. He stated this would create more of a sense of "team", rather than less. He stated he was listening to the stan; and he did not believe it was fair to do elcvcnth hour reconsideration. He stated his original intcnt was organization by function and management by people who werc available, including him, and to proceed with the dedication of long-range plans for the City. He noted this would undo work that had taken place to date, including union and staff work. Hc indicated staff had made a commitment to the structure and this would undo that commitment. . Councilmember Aplikov\iski stated they were not undoing anything at this time. She indicated they had in the past brought in a pcrson to do economic development and things did not get done. She stated she wanted to take another look at this. She indicated this \vas not the only way to do the rcstructuring. She stated it would have bcen nice if Council had the opportunity to talk about this and had heard from staff. She stated if the rest of thc Council felt the reorganization was the