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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 25, 2002 ~.~ i 12 way to go, she would go along with it. She indicated she still believed the City Administrator would be separated from the rest of the staff. She stated she had not come to this decision easily. She stated this was not the way she wanted lhe City to look. Councilmember Aplikowski statcd her issue was with the job descriptions. . Councilmember Rem stated they needed to have morc discussion. Councilmember Larson stated if this was an issue about the job descriptions, why didn't Council discuss the job descriptions, and not reconsider the previously approved structure. Councilmember Rem stated she believed Council should hear from more of the staff, other than the City Administrator, as to what they wanted the City structure to be. MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to extend the Arden Hills City Council meeting to 10:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. (5-0) Mayor Probst stated it was the Council's responsibility to lead the City, and they had the responsibility to support the City Administrator when they had instructed him to do something. He expressed frustration that the Council was unable to reach a decision and stick with it. He stated he did not see the logic for backtracking. He indicated he not believe any employer would consult the entire staff as to how management should be structured. . Councilmember Grant recommended they take this issue to a worksession. Mayor Probst asked for direction as to what Council was looking for in order to have a worksession discussion. Councilmember Grant stated he wanted to see other alternatives to restructuring. He suggested the combining of Parks with Public Works was a good idea. He stated he was not in favor of a tall and narrow structure; but a tall and wide structure. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she wanted to see a budget analysis. She stated these positions had not been posted yet, and she did not feel that fifteen days would make much of a difference. Councilmember Larson stated he thought it was unfair to the Administrator to ask him to come up with other alternatives, when this was the alternative they had agreed to. He stated if the City Administrator did not agree with an alternative, it would be counterproductive. He stated they nceded the City Administrator's support of a structure. Councilmember Aplikowski staled she had not seen any other alternatives and she wanted other ideas to be presented. Councilmember Rem also requested a budget breakdown. She stated with respect to the job . descriptions; she was not convinced that the structure they had was working. She stated team building needed to get done by the staff. She asked why they needed two new people, and what