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r 'Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council Meeting, January 30, 1989 Pi~e 7 SALARIES (Cont'd) Malone moved, seconded by Growe, that Council authorize the 1989 compensation plan as outlined in the Clerk Administrator's salary report and adopt Resolution No. 89-11, Adopting 1989 Pay Schedule For City Employees, with salary increases retroactive to January 1, 1989. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) . PERSONNEL SYSTEM Clerk Administrator Berger reported to Council relative to initial work being completed by staff in order to establish a personnel system for the City. He stated employee information is being compiled, surveying other cities policies as relate to salaries and personnel, and requesting samples of employee performance evaluations. PERFORMANCE EVAL.; CLERK ADMINISTRATOR Clerk Administrator Berger requested Council consider a date for his performance evaluation; he explained City policy requires such an evaluation at the end of an employee's six month probationary period. Berger stated he has requested information from the ICMA relating to evaluating an administrator; he will include the materials in the Council information packets. Council concurred to place this item on the 2/13/89 Council agenda and a date would be set at that time. APPRV. LICENSES; CHARITABLE GAMBLING Council was referred to a memorandum from Berger dated 1-30-89, relative to new and renewal of charitable licenses. . Hansen moved, seconded by Malone, that Council approve the Charitable Gambling Licenses as outlined in the 1-30-89 memorandum from Clerk Administrator Berger. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) Clerk Administrator Berger advised Council he had researched the City's ability to set a priority for issuing licenses to local charities; a draft ordinance was received for Council review. CLAIMS & PAYROLL Hansen moved, seconded by Growe, that Council approve Claims and Payroll as submitted. Motion carried. (5-0) OTHER BUSINESS MISC; RCLLG MTG. Councilmember Hansen advised she would be unable to attend the RCLLG meeting; Malone stated he would attend. MISC; COUNCIL ABSENCE, GROWE Councilmember Growe advised she would be unable to attend the Regular Council meeting of 2/13/89. APPT. LIAISON; PKS/NEWSLETTER COMMITTEES Mayor Sather appointed Councilmember Mahowald as liaison to the Parks and Newsletter committees. Council concurred with the appointments. . SCHEDULE WKSESSION; 2/20/89 Council concurred to schedule a worksession on 2/20/89, at 7:30 p.m., to discuss the RFP for the development consultant and planning commission issues. The Clerk Administrator was requested to determine if a council meeting could be scheduled on a legal holiday. SPECIAL MEETING; 2/22/89 Council concurred to schedule a Special Meeting on 2/22/89, at 7:30 p.m., at the Village Hall, to discuss the concerns with the engineering consultant. LETTER; VILLAGE EMPLOYEES Mayor Sather asked for Council consideration to draft a letter to the Village employees relative to appropriate channels for registering personnel complaints with supervisors or coworkers. He stated problems should be discussed directly with the immediate supervisor and if not satisfactorily resolved, the matter should be brought to the attention of the entire Council at an open meeting. Sather explained the rationale for the letter is to advise the employees of apprQpriate procedures and to develop staff cohesiveness. . Councilmember Hansen was opposed to the letter and stated if the problem deals directly with the supervisor it may be difficult to resolve. Sather commented the employee would then be directed to the Council to resolve the problem.