CCP 12-08-2006 Administrator's Update

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t .~ . Mayor ~ Beverly Aplikowski ~~HILLS Michelle Wolfe City Administrator Council Members Arden Hills City Council 1245 West Highway 96 David Grant Arden Hills MN 55112 Brenda Holden Administrator's Update 651.634.5120 Gregg Larson W'ww ,ci.arden-h ills. DlII.US Vincent Pellegrin For the week ending December 8, 2006 Work is proceeding toward the 2007 implementation ofa new phone system, It looks very likely that we will be able to keep our existing phone numbers. This will make the transition process much smoother! Reminder: I will be out ofthe office December 13-18, All the department heads are scheduled to be working during that time. Schawn will be Acting City Administrator in my absence, On December 5th, Schawn and Greg attended the Karth Lake Improvement District meeting at City Hall. A representative from the Karth Lake Board will be attending the December 18th work session to provide an overview of the group's goals and objectives. City staffrecently interviewed five candidates for the Finance Director position and has . narrowed to two finalists. Schawn completed background checks ,md they were very good, The finalists are scheduled to have management assessments completed on Decembcr 7th and 12th, City staff is attempting to schedule the second round of intervicws for the two finance director candidates for sometime in mid-December. The City's employee recot,'llition luncheon has been scheduled for Thursday, Janllary 11 th at 11 :30 AM. A copy of the invitation has been included in the administrative report for your reVIew, City of Arden Hills is seeking volunteers for the City's various committees and commissions, If you know of someone that may be interested in serving on a committee or commission, please have them contact Schawn (651-634-5125) or visit the City's web site for application materials. The deadline for submitting application materials is December 22nd, but the City will accept applications until all open positions are filled. Last week a public works employee was injured on the job. In addition, another employee is on short-ternl disability leave. This leaves our eight person complement down to six during the snow plowing season. We are hiring a retiree as a temporary employee for limited work assignments and snow removal activities as needed until we have one of our full time employees back on duty. TeAAP: . . PDA discussions are continuing with CRR . Consultant Meeting next Wednesday from 3:00 to 9:00 pm at City Hall