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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY 28, 2002 15 B. City Accountant/Treasurer Memorandum Mr. Lynch explained the current and historical duties of the City Accountant/City Treasurer. He recommended the Council find the position of City Treasurer was necessary; the position was not a voluntary position and had not been since July 27, 1992; that the duties and responsibilities of City Treasurer can be performed by one person in one position; that the duties and responsibilities of City Treasurer be specifically denoted in the job description of City Accountant; find that both positions have been performed by Mr. Post for the last ten (10) years; find that both positions should continue to be performed by Mr. Post as City Accountant; find that if Mr. Post indicated refusal to perform the duties of City Treasurer as found necessary and as directed by Council, Mr. Post be informed that he could be disciplined, including tennination for failure to perform his job as directed. Mayor Probst stated he believed the reason the City had gone down this direction was with the intent of having one person do both of those duties. He suggested the Council agree with the first six findings in Mr. Lynch's memorandum. Council Member Larson requested Mr. Post give Council some background on his recommendation. He commended Mr. Post on his fine job as City Accountant/Treasurer. He asked if this was a philosophical or financial issue. Mr. Post replied it was a philosophical issue. Mr. Larson asked if this was an issue that could be overcome if the Council felt it was important to keep the positions as one. Mr. Post replied as the person perfonning these duties he was of the opinion that these were two positions and not one. He asked what was the reporting structure of these positions.