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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes March 15, 2022 6 | Page Councilmember Lindner brought up threats to other cities Council Members and was curious if Gem Lake should adopt an Ordinance to help protect elected officials. The Ordinance would dictate where people can picket and protest. Councilmember Lindner will look into an Ordinance and will bring to the next meeting to share. Councilmember Cacioppo informed the Council that he will not be able to attend the October 18, 2022 City Council meeting. He will also be attending the Purple Line meeting on April 29, 2022. Mayor Artig-Swomley reminded the Council that at the May meeting a joint discussion with the Planning Commission will take place on the Comprehensive Plan and that a Ramsey County Emergency Services Coordinator will be coming to speak at the June Council Meeting, although no representative has yet been confirmed as a speaker. She also shared that the laptops have arrived for Gem Lake and that the City Clerk is going to work on putting together a Facebook page for the City to be able to more quickly address emergency situations and special events. Performance Review/Pay Discussion – Closed Meeting Council Only City Council asked the public to exit for a closed meeting. Once the public had left Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to open the closed session for a performance review/pay discussion at 8:50 p.m., seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, closed meeting is in session. Council discussed a pay raise for the Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence. Annual performance was discussed and a raise was suggested based on the last year’s performance and impending graduation from college. Council suggested a $5.00 raise to cover the annual raise and graduation, which would be retroactive back to April 1, 2022. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to approve a wage increase for Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence retroactively to April 1, 2022, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, wage increase approved retroactively to April 1, 2022. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to close the closed session for performance review/pay discussion at 8:59 p.m., seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes. Future Council Meetings City Council, Tuesday May 17, 2022, Workshop, Monday May 9, 2022 CANCELED. Adjournment Being there no further business, following a motion from Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Melissa Lawrence