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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - January 30, 2006 3 channel. The City Council received six applications for the open seat. On January 20th, six applicants participated in the formal review process. The interviews were conducted by Mayor Beverly Aplikowski and Councilmembers Brenda Holden and David Grant. After careful thought and deliberation, the recommended candidate for the vacant City Council seat is Mr. Vincent Pellegrin. Mr. Pellegrin is currently the Chief Operating Officer for Metro Transit. He is also a volunteer fire fighter for the City of New Brighton. He is currently the President of the North Suburban Hazardous Materials Team, which is comprised of the Lake Johanna, New Brighton, Vadnais Heights, and Falcon Heights fire departments. Mr. Pellegrin has twenty-six years of experience in the public sector field and is looking forward to assuming a more active role in the public policy making process for the City of Arden Hills. All membcrs of the City Council have commented on the quality of the candidates for the vacant Council seat, and the difficulty of choosing only one. The City is very grateful to all residents who took the time to apply for this very important position in the City. MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to approve appoint Vincent Pellegrin as the City of Arden Hills Councilmember to complete tlle remainder of the January 30, 2006 to Dccember 31, 2006 election term. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). Swearinl! in Ceremony for Councilmember Vincent Pellel!rin Mayor Aplikowski administered the oath of office to Vincent Pellegrin. B. Resolution 06-18: Recol!nizinl! Dave Scherbel as the 2005 Emplovee of the Year recipient and Mike Schifskv for his twenty-five vears of service to the City of Arden Hills Ms. Wolfe stated on January 12t1" the City of Arden Hills held its first annual employee recognition luncheon. At the employee recognition luncheon the following awards and honors were given to the City of Arden Hills staff members: Building Official Dave Scherbel was named the City of Arden Hills 2005 Employee of the Year Operations and Maintenance Worker Mike Schifsky was recognized for his 25 years of service to the City of Arden Hills. She requested Council approve Resolution 06-18 recognizing Dave Scherbel and Mike Schifsky for their recent accomplishments. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Holden seconded a motion to Approve Resolution 06-18, Resolution Recognizing Dave Scherbel for being named the 2005 Employee of the Year and to Mike Schifsky for his twenty-five years of service to the City of Arden Hills. The motion carried unanimously (5-0).