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Page 4 Elk River City Council Minutes September 26. 1988 e D) City Administrator informed the City Council that Building Official. Ken Norquist. has resigned from his position and his last date of employment with the City would be October 7. 1988. The Building and Zoning Administrator and the City Administrator are recommending that Building Inspector. Cliff Skogstad. be elevated to the position of Assistant Building Official effective immediately. As Cliff's duties would then be shifted to commercial and industrial inspection and his responsibilities increased. the Staff is recommending a pay increase to $27.500.00 effective immediately. Cliff would be in this position as Assistant Building Official for a six month probationary period. If everything worked out at the end of the six month probationary period. Staff would be recommending Cliff be elevated to Building Official and that he receive the entry level wage of this position. A letter of recommendation to the City Council on this issue dated September 26. 1988. from the Building and Zoning Administrator was distributed. e COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF KEN NORQUIST. AUTHORIZED THE STAFF TO ADVERTISE FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING INSPECTOR. AND THE PROMOTION OF CLIFF SKOGSTAD TO ASSISTANT BUILDING OFFICIAL ON A SIX MONTH PROBATIONARY PERIOD WITH A WAGE OF $27.500.00 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY PER RECOMMENDATION OF THE BUILDING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR IN HIS MEMO DATED 9/26/88. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 8. Consideration of 1989 General Fund Budget Mayor Gunkel informed the City Council that at the end of the last budget meeting raising General else be on 9/21/88. the City Council was left with the di1ema of either revenues or cutting expenditures in order to have a balanced 1989 Fund Budget. The amount that needs to be cut from the budget or raised in revenues is $109.400.00. e Mayor Gunkel indicated that one of the most significant areas that could be looked at in terms of balancing the 1989 General Fund Budget has to do with Staff additions. The Street Department has requested an additional empo1yee. the Fire Chief has requested full time status. the Police Department has requested a second Community Service Officer. and the Administration Department has requested a personnel coordinator/adminis- trative assistant. The total amount in the budget for these four positions amounts to $100.000.00. The main topic of discussion with these personnel additions related not to whether the positions were needed. but if the City could afford the positions and when the positions should be added. The number one priority of the City Council was the request of the Fire Chief. This position was viewed as the most important of all the Staff addition requests. A lengthy discussion between the City Council members took place on this position and the discussion related to the need for a detailed job description. how future Fire Chiefs would be appointed once Mr. Russ Anderson no longer desires this position (Fire Department Bylaw amendments may be required). and whether or not some clerical help would assist the Fire Chief and allow him to concentrate his efforts on the most important issues relating to public safety rather than the more mundane day to day activities.