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. . . . It was a difficult year and the City Administrator did a good job. Long Range Planning: . City Council and City staff needs more retreat time to flush out strategies. . City Council and City staff need to complete more planning. A one year plall is not sufficient. . The City is experiencing a lot of short term hurdles and it is important that a management plan be created to foster better planning for the future. . It is important that the City Council empowers staff to move forward and foster internal growth. Relationship with the PubliclPublic Relations: . City Administrator speaks well for the City; . City Administrator is viewed as a credible source by the media; . City Administrator is effective and credible; . City Administrator is good at community response. Intergovernmental Relationships: . She is very knowledgeable of other agencies and City staff; . She has done a good job with ereating joint powers agreements with neighboring communities. lnlportant to remember that she represents Arden Hills. . City Administrator is well respected by colleagues, peers, and has shared new ideas from working with other communities. ProfessionallPersonal Development: . Very good at networking events; . Assist City Council in working together; . Utilize historic knowledge of the City. Development opportunities: . Needs to delegate more responsibilities; . City Council needs to know that the day-to-day operations are being managed; . Information to the City Council must be consistent; . Assist the City Council in creating a better working relationship amongst itself; . Needs to be more decisive in her recommendations to the City Council. The City Council also agreed to support a step increase, per hiring contract, at the October I I, 2005 City Council meeting. Recommendation Based upon the City Administrator's successful performance review, the City Couneil is recommending that Michelle Wolfe be eligible for a salary increase in pay from step 4 to step 5.