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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL — JANUARY 13, 2025 22 Councilmember Weber questioned what committees Councilmember Holden would like to serve on now. Councilmember Holden explained she asked to serve on the Planning Commission. Councilmember Weber indicated he was the only person to raise his hand for the Planning Commission. Councilmember Holden asked Councilmember Weber if he remembered her saying she didn't think he should be on the Planning Commission because he just served with the Planning Commission and she wanted to serve with this group. Councilmember Weber confirmed that he remembered and that he's sure it's recorded when she said she didn't think it was the best thing for him, but that she did not offer to serve and nobody else offered to serve on the Planning Commission. He stated that was revisionist history. Councilmember Holden responded very much so. Mayor Grant commented one option to resolve this issue would be for Councilmember Weber to serve on the PTRC and allow Councilmember Holden to serve as the Planning Commission liaison. Councilmember Weber declined this request. Councilmember Rousseau indicated she would be willing to serve as the PTRC liaison. MOTION: Councilmember Monson moved and Councilmember Rousseau seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 2025-009 Appointing 2025 City Council Liaisons for Commissions and Committees and Mavor Pro Tem with the amendment that the Lake Johanna Fire Department Headquarters JPA Representative and Board of Directors Representative be Councilmember Holden, the Relief Association Representative be Councilmember Monson and the PTRC Liaison be Councilmember Rousseau. The motion carried 4-1 (Councilmember Holden opposed). C. Recruitment of Senior Communications Coordinator Interim City Administrator Jagoe stated the City currently has a vacancy following the resignation of the Senior Communications Coordinator. She reported Council should discuss the potential next steps for recruitment for this position which include authorization to recruit, give staff direction to bring this to the Personnel Committee, or schedule as a future work session discussion to review the job description duties and City communication needs. Councilmembers have previously expressed an interest in being part of the interview panel for certain positions at City Hall; currently no Councilmembers are slated to be on the interview panel for this position. Council may want to discuss if any Councilmembers would want to be designated to participate if there were a motion to authorize recruitment. Mayor Grant stated at a recent mayors/city administrator meeting he asked how other cities were managing communications. He explained there were a wide range of options, noting larger cities