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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY 13,2002 8 ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS . A. Operations and Maintenance Employee Replacement Hire The City Administrator Lynch eXplained acurrent Operations and Maintenance employee announced he would be leaving the City at the end of October, 2002. He stated staff thought this would be a good opportunity to hire a replacement employee before the departure of another. He summarized the advantages of hiring someone at this time. Mayor Probst stated he believed a 60-day process would be better than a 90-day process. Councilmember Aplikowski stated they were really looking at having additional help for the summer. Mr. Moore replied the summer season was a very busy time and to get this extra person out on the street would be very helpful. He indicated this was going to be a very busy summer for the City. Councilmember Grant agreed with the 60-days advance time period. Councilmember Aplikowski stated she understood they wanted to get someone on staff as soon as possible because they needed the help. Mr. Moore replied they would hire temporary seasonal help, but seasonal help typically did the turf maintenance, not street repairs . MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Aplikowski seconded a motion to authorize the City Administrator to begin the hiring process for replacement of one Operations and Maintenance employee, with a 60 day overlap period for training and to return to the City Council with a recommendation for hire. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Grant stated School District #621 was being very strict about the 2 mile busing limit, and reminded the residents that there was a deadline for applying for busing. .