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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes May 25, 2017 also stated that the make-up of members could deviate from this but within the open meeting law regulations. Council Member King had concerns regarding things being pushed through and desired to ensure that the full Council would receive a recommendation from the Committee and then Council would discuss and make decisions. He stated that he is in favor of the proposal. Council Member Koski stated he feels that the Personnel Committee works well in Lexington, has concerns about current policy, job descriptions and possible need for updating, looking at the League of MN Cities for training opportunities and programs for providing services, costs and providing opportunities for staff to be heard. Mayor Paar stated that in the past he has been in Administrative Offices, does believe that the 2017 City Focus goals address maintaining a high quality staff, but believes that the Committee should be organized first allowing for their research and recommendation back to the full Council regarding educational needs, staff improvement, organizational review, etc. Council Member Montain stated that he has participated in similarly lead sessions and some are good and others are not, he too feels that the 2017 City Focus Goals address maintaining a high quality staff, has concerns that not everyone has the same ideas, does not feel that the Attorney should be appointed to the Committee due to costs, that the Attorney's use in employment matters should be on-call, that most Staff supersede Council in longevity, has concerns for possibility of micro -managing Staff and day to day operations. Council Member King questioned whether the entire Council would be made aware of the meeting of the Personnel Committee. City Attorney Glaser stated that the meeting of the Committee would generate notification to Council members; however, does not require that legal notification be given that they are meeting as they are not a quorum of elected or appointed individuals. Council Member Paar strongly agreed that no micro -managing would occur, that the Committee is just another tool that can be utilized. Council Member Love stated that the Agenda Item of HueLife Proposal morphed into the potential for forming a Personnel Committee and believes that the HueLife Proposal should be tabled with discussion of the Personnel Committee at their next meeting. City Attorney Glaser stated that the Council does have discretion to add items to their agenda at their meeting and that it ties into what the Administrator proposed regarding an organizational review. Council Member Montain stated that he felt it was a step-by-step process. Page 5 of 7 E'?