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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION MINUTES MARCH 18, 2002 6 e d.2 Staff Restructure Mayor Probst restated he thinks the restructuring continues to make sense; makes even more sense now with the acceleration of the TCMP issue, Council Member Larson stated he supports going forward with the proposal. Council Member Grant said it makes sense to hire a Director of Public Works, and sees a strong administrative staff. He suggested no formal vote to proceed at this meeting, He said he wanted to get costs back prior to hiring, and stated he has no problem if the City Council decides to hire another director, but he does not see the necessity to add another director, Council Member Rem said the new Deputy Clerk position should be able to take some of the workload off the City Administrator. Administrator Lynch brought to the Council's attention the least amount of change with the least amount of cost in another director position, He said staff is supportive of this proposal, applying the same logic of Operations and Maintenance to Administration, Council Member Aplikowski explained that the tide "Administrative Services Director" sounds like a Community Services Director. She suggested the possibility of hiring a marketing specialist to help market this proposal once TCAAP is more defined, further saying she is not against it, just against it right now. e Administrator Lynch presented an alternative draft Organization Chart illustrating a "three-legged" plan accompanied by a definitive draft organizational chart. Mayor Probst urged the Council to make a decision, stating they owed it to staff to do so because currently, staff is in a "no-man's land", Council Member Larson said if the remaining Council Members are more comfortable with a Community Services Director at the same cost; why not go ahead, because the result is still adding only one more staff member. Administrator Lynch suggested he would recommend that the Council approve the appointment of Tom Moore as Director of Operations and Maintenance. Council Member Aplikowski suggested the decision be made at the April 29, 2002 City Council meeting. She reminded staff and Council of the Business Luncheon, Friday, April 19, 2002 from 11 :00 a.m. - 1 :00 p,m. d.3 Discussion: Town Hall Meeting Administrator Lynch reviewed the Town Hall Meeting agenda including parking and general schedule. .