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On the topic.of*schedules MayorArtig-Swomley asked the Council how -they felt about closing the office for the last week of =t, Councilmember.!Lindner made a-rnot'ion to close Heritage Hall for the remainder of ibil .be.guming Decothber 23, 2021; seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all. voted yes, motion passes, Heritage Hall will be closed fbr the renigiinder of 2021, beginning; December 23, 2021. City Council Clerk Training The City Clerk has almost. completed. a -full year iothe. position and will have completed all .tasks that. usually come up throughout .the year. City: CoanciM..11nning Commission Training Mannal Mayor Artig-Swomley stated that. she would'like.to create a training binder containing documents that can be given to the Planning Commission and City Council and new members that came in. Three sections beitig suggested are::1} Council Cojiduct; 2) Land Use; and 3) Meetings. City Attorney.PatrickKelly has -some suggestions that he will setid.dver 10 the Mayor and Councilmember Lindner wanted to make sure that all documentation in the manual is -as.-current as..passible; Health Insurance Stipend Concept Councilmember Johnson suggested a cost of living.iperease {COLA} at the beginning of the.year. Mayor Artig-Swomley feels that the Council should do that plus an insurance.stipend: Counciimember.Cacioppo feels that. the Council should. agree tin *a.number that would still be decent after taxes are taken out. Councilmember Amlee brought ug the idea of an HRA, but that would require the employee to. get a certain type of insurance without option; but it would be untaxed. and the employee would be reimbursed. Counciltnetnber Cacioppo madea motion to apply a.COLA salary increase based on the Social Security Administration, seconded by C!Duncilmember Johnson. Voice vote taken, all voted yes,. motion passes, employees will. receive a C&A increase. starting with the .first paycheck of2022. Councilmember Amlee made a motion to approve a:$7SQ.0.0 monthly amount based on averages from MNsure.gov for an add itidoal -benefit amount on any Gem Lake employees' paycheckthat. would be taxedstarting 3anuary 1, 2022 for purposes of purchasing insurance, seconded:by Couni;ilinember Caciappo. Voice, vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, employees will be - given -an additional $70 00 per month to cover the cost of buying any insurance they require. November Credit Card Machine Statement The Council reviewed the statement for November and decided that the City will. need to charge a feo for.each:transac6dn 'instead of eating the-fee..Councilmember Cacioppo suggested after reviewing the statement:that a. 3%. fee per. transactigri would be sufficient. Councilmember L{ndner trade a motion to.charge.a.3.% fee per transaction to process credit card.payments, seconded by Cquticilmeniber Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, the City will not-charge.a.3% fee f4r.all credit card.. transactions. Historical Documents and Photo Library Mayor Artig-Swomley has .been collecting and copying historical photos and newspaper clippings from the several residents of Gem take and sending them to the -City Clerk. The scans are all saved in a folder on the A ve and. there is also.a folder of prints. at tbe office. .City OfCiem Ukc-'Oty Council Meting Minutes bee m ber 21., 2021 5 P a 6. e