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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — JULY 22, 2024 7 C. Council Salaries City Administrator Perrault stated per City Code, the City Council is to review salaries every six years, which would have technically been in 2023; however, any changes to salaries cannot occur until after the next election (2024's election in this case). Council should review and discuss if it wants to approve any salary changes that would go into effect on January 1, 2025. Attached is a recent comparison of nearby cities and their Council salaries. Note, any changes need to be completed prior to November's election. Councilmember Holden indicated she did not support a salary increase. Mayor Grant explained he would support setting the Council salaries the same as Mounds View, as has been done in the past. Councilmember Monson stated she did not have a strong opinion on this matter. Councilmember Rousseau suggested raising the salary $50 or $100 so a larger increase is not needed in the future. Councilmember Fabel commented he would not want Arden Hills to be any higher than Mounds View. Councilmember Holden stated she could support the salaries being in alignment with Mounds View. Council general consensus was to bring this item forward in the future for approval, matching the City of Mounds View's Council salaries. D. Rice Creek Commons/TCAAP Discussion This item was not discussed. E. Agenda Planning Councilmember Holden asked when the Council would be addressing strategic planning. Mayor Grant asked if the Council would support coming back to the worksession after this evening's Council meeting, if the meeting were to run short. Councilmember Holden explained she would not be available for this. Councilmember Monson suggested strategic planning be addressed at the next Council worksession. She asked if the Council could support paying $116 for the Karth Lake Ice Cream Social. The Council supported funding this expense. 4. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND STAFF UPDATES None.