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City Council Minutes Page 3 <br /> September 3,2019 <br /> ----------------------------- <br /> Council discussed shortening the length of the phased retirement to save cost and <br /> setting a precedent for phased retirements and ending up with 1 1/2 employees for <br /> positions. <br /> Mr. Portner stated the city is not obligated to grant phased retirement and few <br /> employees are eligible. <br /> Councilmember Christianson asked if there might be an opportunity to talk to Mr. <br /> Pearson about the length of time needed to transition a new IT Manager into the <br /> role. <br /> Council agreed there are only a few positions in the city where an overlap makes <br /> sense. They agreed to leave the item in the budget for an 18 month phased <br /> retirement for the IT Manager position. <br /> 8.2 Councilmember Christianson update on Washington DC Trip <br /> Councilmember Christianson gave an update on his recent trip to Washington D.C. <br /> 8.3 Discuss Work Session Items <br /> Mr. Portner presented the staff report. <br /> 9. Liaison Updates <br /> Council provided updates on the activities of the various boards and commissions as <br /> also noted in the respective board's minutes. <br /> Council recessed at 7:53 p . in order to go into work session. Council reconvened <br /> at 7:58 p.m. <br /> 10.1 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) <br /> Ms. Fischer presented the staff report. <br /> The Council agreed the IPMC should be adopted into the building code. <br /> 10.2 Certificate of Occupancy Program <br /> Ms. Fischer and Fire Chief Dickinson presented the staff report. <br /> Fire Chief Dickinson said the city has adopted the state fire code for new businesses <br /> but not for when they change building use. The proposed program would help from <br /> a safety standpoint such as a lack of a draft stop could allow a fire to burn out of <br /> sight in void spaces. <br /> Mayor Dietz asked who would do the inspections and how would the city find the <br /> businesses that need to be inspected. <br /> Chief Dickinson responded the fire department would inspect. If the city adopted <br /> these changes into an ordinance businesses would be required to be inspected. <br /> P 0 W I R I D 9 Y <br /> otm§A UREJ <br />