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<br />Administrator/Engineer’s Report <br />May 23, 2018 <br />________________________________________________________________________ <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />Administrator Continuing Education Plan <br />I attended the Minnesota County/City Managers Association conference, May 2-4, 2018. <br />Topics included leadership strategies, sexual harassment training and the importance of <br />positive feedback. <br />Social Media Presence <br />Facebook, Twitter and the city’s website continue to be updated as time allows. We have <br />engaged in some preliminary conversations with a vendor who produces “apps” for cities. <br />At some point, we may bring forward a City App concept. <br />Staff Meetings <br />Our monthly staff meeting was held on May 10 <br />Building Permits <br />Building permit season is ramping up and city hall has been a lively place with lots of <br />visitors to the front counter and an active phone line. Preliminary estimates show that <br />2018’s building permit revenue will exceed projected revenues by at least $200,000. At <br />the same time, our count of total building permits issued for hail damage (roofing and <br />siding) accounts for only about half of what we believe will eventually come in, <br />throughout 2018. <br />Audit <br />Our auditing firm of Abdo, Eick & Meyers was in last week to finalize their work. We <br />intend to have them present the audit to Council on June 13. Preliminary results do not <br />show any significant issues and the city appears to be in good financial standing. <br />Finance Director Position <br />Advertisements are out for our part-time Finance Director position. We have received <br />two applications so far and are hopeful that we can find a qualified candidate interested in <br />working part-time. <br />We have also been in conversation with financial consultants to formulate proposals for <br />filling the role of finance director on a contract basis. <br /> <br />