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Part 1 (Video ID: -6zGFBaDk_s):
- 00:00:08: Call to Order, Pledge, Agenda Approval
- 00:01:17: Approving Minutes, Bills, Investments, and Donations
- 00:02:22: Police Chief Report: Traffic, Calls, Safety Reminders
- 00:04:00: Community Development: Downtown, Permits, Dog Park, Cleanup
- 00:06:14: City Engineer Report: 256th Street Project Updates
- 00:07:14: City Administrator Report: Projects, Staffing, Deer Hunting
- 00:10:30: Post Office Concerns, Special Meetings Discussions
- 00:12:09: City Administrator Position Profile Review: Wage Discussion
- 00:14:30: More City Administrator Position Profile Discussion
- 00:16:52: City Administrator Salary Adjustments and Approvals
- 00:20:58: Recruitment Process Discussion
- 00:25:12: Recruitment Process Continued
- 00:27:53: City Administrator Interview Dates and Details
- 00:31:48: Setting the City Administrator Interview Date: June 30th
- 00:34:16: Motion to Approve City Administrator Profile
- 00:35:21: Labor Agreement, Alcohol Dispensing Approval
- 00:37:59: Street Improvements, Seal Coat, Park Reminders
- 00:39:10: Police Officer Hires and Seasonal Worker Approval
- 00:40:47: Early Voting Agreement and Geno Turkey Plant Assessment
- 00:43:23: Meeting Adjournment


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Call this meeting to order. I'll rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all. So, there was a few additions to the agenda under consent agenda I under action items G and H. That should be it. Unless there's anything else, can I get a motion to

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approve the agenda? >> Second. All >> in favor say I. I. Oppos. Motion is carried. open forum. If anybody would like to speak, they can come up here and talk for a little bit. All right. No one there. Okay.

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Uh approve of the minutes, bills, investments. There's a donation resolution. Uh 20-26-9 roving hill roving hillbillies snowmobile club $500 towards the fire department. Uh gambling gambling

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resolution for St. Mary's. A gambling resolution for the Mars Lions. There's a gambling resolution for the Chamber of Commerce. There's a donation resolution number 2026-23 from Pliant Dairy Ingredients for $1,000 towards the Tomorrow's Fire Department.

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And there is a donation um resolution number 2026-24 from the Melrose Lions for $2,500 for the Chamber of Commer commerce for Riverfest. Can I get a motion to approve? >> I abstain from G and I.

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>> Okay. >> So move >> second. All in favor say I. I >> opposed with an abstain for two. Motion is carried. We're on to reports. Uh police chief report chief. >> Yes. In uh March 26 in our traffic area,

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we had 32 citations, 64 verbal warnings, three written warnings. Uh in 2026, we had 270 calls request for service. 25 was 277. Uh at the end of 22, excuse me, March 25 we had 772 calls overall for the year. And this year we're at 868. So

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we have about a 96 call increase in that area. Uh agency assists, we're up by about six or eight of them so far. um agency assist at 18 for this month. They've been hovering closer to 10 in the previous months. Um we've had a few accidents in the area as well as um

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the state patrol being out of position or other other units being out of position for a driving complaint or something similar to that. So, we help them out until either they can get there or we take care of it for them. Um couple areas to discuss. Weather's changing. We got more people biking, walking dogs, doing all those sorts of things. Be careful. Watch for them.

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Watch for people at the crosswalks. Those sorts of things. We want everybody be able to enjoy the the warm weather and be safe. Um the parks are technically not open till May 1st. Be careful when you're in them. There's soft areas all over the place. We just don't want anything getting wrecked until things can dry out a little bit better, but we do want people out there

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to enjoy them. So, take advantage of that, but just be cognizant. >> I also see that they put a crosswalk in over by Ron's Oil and Quick Trip. >> Yeah, they they updated that. Um it's been in there for just a bit. Um >> last

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>> Yeah, last fall it went in. So, it's it's probably something new for overall usage, but yeah, it's um something to be aware of. >> Okay, good. >> Thank you. B community development director report. Sheila,

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>> yeah, work continues on the downtown redevelopment project. We will be working on a phase 2 environmental work and preparing for a closing with Geno. Um and we're also starting to work with some contractors on demolition ideas and and ideas for the parking lot location.

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U permit applications for windows, sidings, roofings, and decks are starting to pick up being spring, and we want to encourage homeowners with plans to email or stop by to discuss those permits. This does include porches, driveways, expansions, and sheds. Those need permits as well. So, this is just a

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reminder that we need to talk to you about those. The planning and zoning commission is preparing for some reasonzoning including the re the geno site and Sterns electric properties. Both will be moving from industrial use to more commercial applications and allowing in the case of Sterns

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electric for the daycare facility. The park board has decided to open a dog park on a trial basis. Um they have decided to utilize the hockey rink by centric care. I believe this is what the city of sock center tried as well before they went to a full

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dog park. This is just a way for us to try to see if it's utilized by people and if there is responsible pet ownership practices. So we will see how it works and whether it is a popular option. The streets parks department has received its bench

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order. So we are going to be promoting the bench program again. Those are really welcome additions throughout town where people sponsor, you know, the benches for people to sit, you know, when they're on their walks. And two dates I just want to remind people of. Saturday, May 16th is

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citywide cleanup day. That is the day that um West Central comes and puts the dumpsters here in our parking lot for people to bring their things as they're cleaning their homes. And Wednesday, May 20th, is hazardous waste day, which will be held at the fire hall for your

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chemicals, light bulbs and things. Just a reminder to people about those two dates. That's all I have. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> City engineer report. Dave. >> All right. Good evening. Uh quick update on the uh later action items. We're going to be approving the bids. We're

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asking you to approve the bids for the 256 street project. I want to use my report here to tell you a little bit about what changed since the last meeting. We presented that to you guys. Andrew and I met out on daylight court and looked at the curve out there. We wanted to just replace the pavement

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bumps. That curve is heaved so badly out there that we had to up the improvements a little bit. So we had 24,000 budget and we did it as an alternate in case it came in really high or something that we could pull it out, but it came in pretty good as you guys see the packet there. So basically a little more robust

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improvement out there. We're going to replace a couple faces and fix the right >> that's what changed from the last week as far as my for 2026. So questions for me.

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>> Thank you. Thanks, Dave. Mr. Mouse will speak for point of contact for administration. >> Yes, I'm definitely learning. Either running two departments is a lot of work or there's a lot more upstairs than I ever expected to be done. But anyway, getting a lot of uh adventures up and

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down the steps and uh keeping a prize as much as I can. Anyway, uh had a meta board meeting. There was a discussion about the old Geno turkey store uh since the last uh council meeting and then receiving notice from deed related to the redevelopment grant. So that's being worked through. She was doing a nice job on that. Uh public utilities commission

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uh did some discussion and selection to put power underground for Coney Road 169. There's a county project happening there and uh they selected a low bidder for that. That kind of got pushed our way a little bit faster than we would normally expect to do those things, but um it's come along pretty nicely. um met

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with several companies related to water wastewater plant and a pump and blower building uh project. Rice Lake was selected there and our engineer Neuro will be working with them get things put together and uh probably going to be about a year and a half, two-year project, get that all up and running and done. Uh discussion about the electric

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line supervisor position, posting, evaluating wages, those sorts of things. Uh I believe that should be coming out either tomorrow or early next week. And then also a conversation about journey line worker uh things were happening as well. Currently we have one and we have two apprentice. The goal is to get at

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least one more in there to help out um with our current workload and potentially one more was discussed as well. Um special joint meeting was held earlier this week with the PUC related to the city administrative wage scale for the upcoming posting. Uh labor negotiations and contracts were reviewed

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and considered uh for the new labor group. Um yeah, otherwise we got uh current staffing going on. Some construction scenes about to start making it busy. Uh sat in on a quarterly ambulance meeting with uh Centricare and the ambulance department. Uh that's been a new thing

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for the last year or so. They went from monthly now to quarterly. Things have been working out better between the two departments. We're just trying to get things ironed out with Central Care's movements on what they need and and don't need and what the ambulance maybe has to now purchase or lease um to continue with the services there. that

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was generally provided before. Um April 6th we hosted the county commissioners board out here. They um used to go on the road co happened then now they bring that back and they selected Melrose for this year's meeting which was probably a good option. They had the discussion

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related to um the DNR allows now for rifle hunting for deer hunting in all zones and we're a shotgun zone currently and then it was open for discussion a public hearing. Sounds like they'll decide on the 21st of April on what they would like to do with that ordinance. But um estimates that uh Sheila and I

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had from being there that night and whoever else was there of about 275 between all of our meeting areas here and about another 25 sitting out in the hallways. So we had about 300 people. Um 70ome people expressed their concerns or opinions and um very well respected,

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went very well. Longer night, very toasting here, but turned out pretty well. Uh Jackie's working on the audit for next week or the auditors will be here next week. So, that'll be a full week for her. Um, post office contacted uh the mayor with requests for anybody that's parking on the streets to stay

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away from or not block any mailboxes. Uh, seems to be becoming an issue for the postal carriers. They won't or cannot deliver as efficiently efficiently when that happens. So, uh, please be aware for your neighbors and everything like that. Um, we have had some late additions to the council meeting. Would the council prefer

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special meetings instead or would the late additions depend maybe it's depending on what they are if there's too much research to be done may we try and push and have a special meeting or what's kind of the consensus a lot of times you know try to get everything in line by Thursday or or by Friday

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afternoon of the week before it gives us as council members to be able to contact people if we have questions or concerns and that's one thing that I've always said you know if I have questions questions and I have Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, even Thursday morning to talk to administration or department

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heads if if I have concerns about something, especially when we're, you know, spending taxpayer dollars. So, okay. >> Um, if if it's a hard p, you know, pitch pinch, I I understand. Um, you know, if we if we need a special

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meeting for something very special, Yeah. Otherwise, sometimes it might have to wait. Okay. But do what we can to get the city business done. >> Just wanted to get some direction or an idea of something.

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>> Rest council, how you feel? >> I agree. >> Seems reasonable. >> Okay. >> Don't know if I missed anything on that, but that's what we got for the month. >> All right, sounds good. We are on a new business. Uh, city administrator

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position profile dis discussion. is Pat here? >> Yeah, Pat Milbin is on um via teams meeting um from David Draw Associates. Um he was here to present the city administrator profile. The profile is basically the advertisement for the position. Uh the PUC reviewed it on

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their end. Uh it sounds like they um they made the approval on their end anyway and this is for the council's opportunity to take a peek at it. I know it was or was originally sent out if there's any adjustments that need to be made or any questions that the council has. Jenny.

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>> Good evening, Mayor Council. Thank you for allowing me to participate with you this evening. First matter of >> first matter of business. >> Yes, I can hear you. Am I coming through?

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>> Yes. >> The first matter of business is just to get your uh feedback on the profile. The profile is intended to be the primary tool. Um and so if there are any changes

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to text or pictures, photos that were included, I'm just looking to kind of get your approval that the profile looks good and is something that I can start sharing with individuals as I'm looking to draw people to apply for the city

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administrator position. Has a council had time to look through it? I know Mark, you and I have talked about it. Have >> Yeah. >> Any concerns or anything? >> Lake Jenny. >> Yeah, just the Lake Jenny. Um, >> and then the pay rate got adjusted to

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>> Okay. >> Our pay scale that was listed there. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, yes, I believe Chief Moss brought up, we will be adjusting that salary from 119

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$34 to $150 uh $150,10. So, we will not make that change to the front. Uh if you approve of that based on what I heard earlier this week, >> that would be >> okay.

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>> Is that good? >> That's what we wanted. Yes. >> Okay. And I think the area that Pat maybe had a question on is if you did a a higher wage on the top end of the scale which then when you step it back

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percentage-wise um they're 4% inc or 4% increases over a four-step process that then may have adjusted I didn't catch your numbers on the front end pad but it may have adjusted what was originally 119304 that may have adjusted that higher. Is that correct Pat? I I didn't catch your

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number. We were already the midm max though, were we? >> So I guess I didn't fully understand your question, Chief Boss. Uh 4% on top of that is >> uh No, no, no. So the the top end was

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$150,000 was agreed upon by the council and commission for for that pay range, but the way the city is set up for the fourstep pro uh process that we have um the finance director stepped it back 4%

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four different times basically to get the here's our start that gets us up to $150,000. So there's I mean over a fourstep period it's a 16% change. So I don't remember. Jackie, did you have that number? >> Yeah, she's trying to check the number.

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So it might make that 119 304 that was an original starting salary or the beginning of our range that might move a bit because the 150 on the top end. Um, >> okay. >> The way that we currently have our step

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program set up, four steps is generally what each department has from start until top out. So that 119 might be a bit different and I don't okay >> know how to do that on a calculator but >> and I can certainly check in with you

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you know before we go out with posting to make sure that bottom number is correct. Yes. >> Okay. for the starting wage. >> And maybe that's an area for the council to be aware of or or comfortable with, I guess, is that if because of the 150 on

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the top end that that 119 might become 122, 121 or whatever that number is. I don't know. >> I kind of took it as it stay 119 and then we move the top one up just to make the spread bigger. So >> yeah, that's what I >> because they may not if they don't

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qualify on their resume, they may not ever reach the 15. If you start, you know, if you started them at the minimum, for example, maybe they don't get to the 150, but if they have all the qualifications and they start at 125 or

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whatever, then then they would reach that. That was kind of how I understood it. And the and that's part of the reason I brought it up is that because of the way our our steps are currently, they're a 4% increase over the four steps that that might change or we

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Jackie might have to work some magic. So typically like so the high is 150 and then we work back from that. So that the bottom range what it used to be will be higher and I can run or I don't think so >> I guess otherwise the other area would

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be is that those increases like she says she works back for from 150 those increases might not be 4%. They might be bigger because the top end went higher and the bottom end stayed the same. >> Oh I see. So it might be a 6% increase in each step as opposed to a 4% that

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we're used to within the city. >> Well, like Pat's saying, if we fix that before post and we don't have to vote on that number tonight, do we like to increase the minimum? >> I think that

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>> Sure. >> I thought that's, you know, I thought we all agreed on on that. It was just it's within so much. I mean, >> we were already >> Do we have to have the exact numbers? >> So, so we already 2% over the midmax. >> Yeah. >> So, there should be a huge change

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between it. >> No, I'm comfortable with that. I just wasn't sure that it I guess I didn't know if we broke it down. >> Yeah. >> Right. So, so do we have to have the numbers to vote on or can we just vote that the numbers get adjusted to

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>> to meet the Okay. So, >> improve it with the adjustments if needed. >> Yeah, >> that's fine. >> I know we talked about moving it up, but I didn't >> I didn't realize that. >> Just made this the scale.

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>> I thought that's what we moved it up to was >> the 150. >> Yeah, we did. >> So, we're talking about the other three steps. >> I wonder if I got a scale. I was thinking I was going to stay at 119 and go to >> and so did I.

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>> I thought those levels would stay >> and it very well could. It would just be a matter of those percentage increases in a four-step system would be different percentage increases than what the rest of the city has operated off of. >> Right. But if we would level it >> because in theory when you start you

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start at 84% of whatever the highest value is and then you get a 4% increase you're at 88. Yeah, >> that's how it it generally has worked in the city. >> Um, but if those percentages need to be changed or adjusted, I believe that's within >> your guys's ability to do so. It's just

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a matter of that. Jackie needs to be aware of that. >> Okay. >> But to Travis's point, they might not start on the bottom. They might start in the middle of the first tier. >> Yeah, we might start on step two or three bins, >> but then that would still

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that would still be accurate. You'd want to use your potentially 4% if you started them at somewhere in the middle. That still you want to still match to the 150 is what you're >> right. Yeah. You want to have either you want to base all of your salary off the minimum or you want to base all your

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salary off the top and either work backward or forward from what I learned discuss to go to 150. So that part wasn't in question. I just thought we're leaving a bigger gap in there. Does Pat, do you have anything on that?

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Like are we on track with adjusting the minimum? >> You know, I would say I mean if you obviously if you have a consistent step with other groups and you want to maintain that, uh I would typically

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start at the minimum and work off of that. Um >> but certainly when it comes to attracting applicants for the city administrator position uh you know you may have some highly qualified people.

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>> Thank you. So >> I would say be consistent with what you >> what you've been doing with salaries in the past and you know maybe I believe agree with you being consistent in terms of how you treat

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salaries ranges >> as long >> but I I can certainly work with uh chief boss and uh HR and we can, you know, get that lined up. You know, it's obviously

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going to be somewhere in between that range of, you know, 119 to to 150. And we'll just make sure that it's consistent with with what the city has done in the past in terms of how they establish pay ranges. Okay.

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>> So, we'd want to make a motion according to the paperwork that you gave us. Then >> pay new P scale. >> Um, >> does anybody have any questions with it? >> Do we have to? I still don't because

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even if you advertised it at the original price, you could still start them somewhere in the pay scale, right? To still make this work. >> For example, like if >> Go ahead. >> All right. So the old old starting rate

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was 119,304. So the new one that Jackie just calculated was 126,000. Even if you advertised it at 119, the candidate came in and said they wanted to negotiate and he negotiated up to 126, it still would

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work out, right? >> Uh could you state that question again? I'm sorry it's breaking up a little bit in terms of my hearing. >> Excuse me. >> Your question. Does the microphone help? >> No. >> No, it doesn't. >> Yeah.

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>> I was saying even if we advertised the position at the original $119,000, if we had somebody new come in, we could still offer at $126. Even if we didn't advertise at that rate,

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right? You can always go up. That's the first negotiation point. >> It It's what we're advertising. advertising a range. It's up to you as the council to determine based on their experience, based on their education,

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where will they fall within that range. So, yes, you can pick any number within that range. Obviously, if you get somebody who's coming in with you, you can't go lower than that. And I would not recommend that you obviously go

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higher. Um the top is the top but yeah anywhere within there is perfectly fine >> but you probably will want to stay on your steps. When we hire someone say we offer them to start at one or two and then

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a certain period qualify to move up to the next step. So usually like that's >> so the candidate has no negotiation power is what you're saying. >> Yeah. But then they would probably try to negotiate to

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>> step two >> just to go to the >> Okay, >> something else and then whatever. >> Gotcha. >> You typically don't negotiate with someone to fall in between two steps uh because then it throws off their

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increases. Uh so typically, you know, you try and put them into one of those steps so that they know going forward this is the amount of increase that they'll be looking at in future years and they kind of know where they are on the schedule.

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>> Thank you. >> Does that make sense? >> That clears it up for me. >> That clears it up for me, too. >> Okay. I'd make if we're going to do 150, which is what we discussed at the joint meeting, then I'd make a motion to follow the >> Are there any other

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any other changes to any of the text to any of the photos that uh you think would better represent the city of Melrose? >> Anybody? >> I didn't see anything. >> Really? >> No, I was happy with everything. >> Yeah.

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>> Good. >> All right. Everything look good according to everybody here. >> Um, >> so maybe the other question would be that then uh Pat, what would you believe if everything's approved tonight, what would you believe maybe we can kind of put in application dates and then ranges

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or is that something that more would be um a discussion after this is all approved or should we have that figured out tonight? My thought is that if the council can figure it out tonight, I would probably start um possibly tomorrow or or Monday

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with uh getting it posted and starting to conduct outreach. >> Okay. And then what is your what is your feeling for a range as far as if application or if process can start on Monday as far as posting of the the position, what is your feeling for the

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application range then or maybe some of those dates towards the end? Typically what we do is we post for a period of uh four weeks. Um and so during that time I'm obviously doing outreach. Individuals may apply right

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away. We have found historically that you do have a number of people who are made aware of it but wait until close to the uh posting closing and then they do apply. >> But we'll wait until the end of the

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posting and then at that time I'll evaluate and determine which individuals to forward on to the council to consider for further uh consideration. You as a council then have an opportunity to look at the video interview, to look at their

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resume, their cover letter, their work personality index as well as their information disclosure statement. Based on that information, you'll have a better idea of who is a good fit for the city of Melrose. and those people will

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then be invited into interviews. Um the one thing that I would like to have a brief discussion after you approve the profile is about interview dates. One of the things that we have found is

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is makes the process go smoothly is if we can put into the profile. If you look on the last page there, we typically have uh the finalist will be selected and final

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interview date posted. What we want is we want individuals to know in advance that this is the date that you as a counselor are going to conduct interviews. We don't want to go ahead with the process and then find out that several of our finalists have other

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commitments and are unable to make the interview day. So if we can let them know well enough in advance, uh that's often times very very important to keep things moving and make sure that we don't have individuals

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applying who have conflicts and then break up the interview schedule. >> Yeah, makes sense. >> What are we thinking? You guys have dates in mind or >> would you do these during the day or

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would you like them after hours? What is your feeling? >> Typically what we do is we when it comes to interview day, we typically schedule it in the morning. Uh we have interviews. We're probably looking at the what I recommend is four to five

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candidates simply because you may have things change for individuals. they're they may no longer be able to relocate. They may have life changes. They may even have another application out there and take a different job. So, I recommend that you have about four to

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five candidates invited in for interviews. We do it in the morning and then early afternoon is when you as a council are making a decision. We do have as we get into talking more about what you want to see scheduled for

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interview day. Um certainly the council is the one who's making the decision, but if you'd like, you can have, you know, staff or members of the public also conduct uh separate interviews and then provide feedback, not make the decision, but provide feedback to you as

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the council as to who they liked and why they liked certain individuals, how they would fit within the organization, what strengths they would bring. um that information could be shared with you to help you in making that decision. You

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don't have to. I'm just saying that that's an option in our process. >> All right. Well, first off, is there certain days that work best for everybody here >> or what does not work? >> I'm pretty flexible except for the last

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week in June. >> Okay. Can I maybe toss if I can maybe toss out possible interview uh of would uh June 29th or 30th that would be a Monday or a

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Tuesday? I don't know if either of those dates would work for the full council and for staff. >> I'm thinking that >> be able to use the council chambers for interviews. Yeah, we should be able to

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>> know in advance can shuffle. >> If it's in the morning, we can use it on the 29th. I think >> see here >> we're talking all the way on June, right? >> Yeah. >> June 29th and 30th.

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I'm >> free. 29th to 30th. Just let me know exactly which date we'll do and I will whatever I'll be there. Do you want us to nail a date? Now

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certainly if that's an option it would be preferred so we can get it into the posting and we can let candidates who are applying know in advance if you're applying you have to be available on this date to come in for an interview. So that we

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>> So can I vote for Tuesday the 30th? >> Can we just ask them first? Would would you what would you think would be better to get more people on Monday or Tuesday or >> you know if >> you know with giving them advanced notice like we are I think whatever day

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works best for uh you as council members. I think whatever fits into your schedule, the candidates will uh knowing in advance will make it work with their schedules if they want to apply for the position. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

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>> So, you're looking at Tuesday would be your >> for Tuesday, but >> Tuesday >> Tuesday will work. >> Yeah. Tuesday would work. >> Okay. June 30th. >> Okay. Great. Tuesday, June 30th. Okay.

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So Pat, I'll also pass this information along to the public utilities commission since they have a uh 50/50 is how the um city administrator position is um governed or paid or however you want to say that. So I'll let them know about that date as well

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and as well as the effective time timeline. >> Certainly. Yep. No, that would be great. That would be great. I I will get notice out right away and uh we will plan on uh making changes to the profile but uh

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confirming that it works uh for them as well before we go live with anything. >> Okay, should work for me. Okay, I got it in my schedule. Are there any questions or concerns

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about the recruitment process? >> Nope. So, when do you when would you be saying it should be in the papers or what? >> When do you think you'll have >> Go ahead.

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>> What I will do is is once we get the uh profile revised and we get out there, I will send you a listing of all the places where it is posted. Um obviously League of Messo cities uh a number of different places where um we have found

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candidates in previous recruitments will be included. So I will get an email out to you with a listing of all that information as well as putting it obviously on the Melrose uh city website.

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>> Okay, perfect. >> All right. Is there anything else >> that that's it then? >> All right. Well, then council, can I get a motion to approve uh the the step scale and for the date for the interview

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process? >> We need the PUC, don't we? >> As long as Yeah, we'll go along as long with the PO concurs. >> So, we have a special session with them. >> We will have to have a special session with them. >> Well, >> so what will we vote on at that?

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>> Here, here would be the question. They've approved the salary top end but did not I guess in theory did not approve the well >> the scale adjustment >> right but if we're we're maintaining the minimum at 119 and the maximum 150 I

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believe that was my understanding they approved that >> they did >> the only change to the profile would be is putting in finalized dates but the overall profile the pictures the verbiage and all those sorts of things they were comfortable with and approved that so I don't know that we need to have another session with them but Sure. >> I can check with Connor to be sure on

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that. >> Um, they would just be getting updated on the filler portions of it from tonight. >> Well, then should we just concur with the date as of right now that June 30th, the Tuesday, we'll be good. And if there is a major malfunction, you you reach

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out to the commission tomorrow and if it's good, if there's something, then we can always send out an email. Okay. >> Okay. So at least uh with this um concur with the

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um with the profile with the four steps. Can I get a motion for that? >> So move second. >> All in favor say I. >> I oppose. Motion is carried. All right. Well, thank you Mr. Pat. Appreciate it. >> Thank you very much for your time. Have a great evening.

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>> Yep. You too. >> Okay. You were on to B at the council consideration of resolution number 2026- 18 approving the labor agreement memorandum of understand between the city of Melrose and the American

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Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council number 65 local 0748. Uh was there any questions on that? >> I don't have any. >> All right. Can I get a motion to approve

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it? So move >> second. All >> in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Motion is carried. >> Uh application for authorizing to dispense alcoholic beverages at a community festival um public property

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the Maros Chamber of Commerce uh Riverfest 2020 uh June of June 26 through June 27 2026. Is there any questions or concerns? >> I have to abstain from >> I'll make a motion. Second. Okay. All in favor say I.

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>> I. >> Oppose. And one abstension from it. Okay. All right. Then uh 2026 streets improvement project. Dave. >> All right. As I mentioned in our report, I got seven bids for the project ranging

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from 267,000 $35.75 from construction last year's project back. asking for you guys to approve of construction 2675.

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>> I make a motion. >> All right. All in favor say I. >> I. Motion carried and seal code project. >> Hello, Mr. Andrew. >> All right. Uh, three bids were open April 9th for the 2026 seal co project.

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At this time, I'm asking that we go with all black who came in lowest 73,475. >> Okay. Any questions or concerns? Can I get a motion to approve? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Motion carried. >> And I have one other thing.

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>> Just want to reiterate on the point of contact. Chief Mouse. Parks don't open until May. Please be considered our park systems. Please stay off the grass of your vehicles. The roads and parking lots. You're doing a lot of damage to the grass right now. So just be considerate. We're working on it. So

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hopefully next week. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. >> All right. So D is a police officer hire. >> Yes. On April 10th, myself, Sergeant McNicki, and HR director uh Doris Rean

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interviewed two candidates for full-time positions. Uh contingent offers were being presented to uh Miss Amanda Rosetti as well as uh Mr. Alex Broadwell. Uh both offers were contingent upon a successful background check, psychological examination, pre-employment physical with a drug

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screen. Um we're recommending the hire of Miss Rosetti at step one on the wage scale uh following a six-month full-time employment employment and a favorable evaluation moving to step two and the same recommendations being done for Mr. Broadwell as well.

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>> These would bring us to uh number five and the additional number six that was approved by the council for 2026. >> All right. Can I get a motion for the first one from Miss Rosetti? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carried. And then for the second one, Mr. Broadwell. >> So move.

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>> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> Opposed. Motion is carried. >> Uh hiring of a seasonal temporary streets and park worker. Uh I think it was Neil Nathy. Um he was already approved by the

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PUC. Um can I get a motion to approve? Second. All >> in favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Motion carried. >> All right. Then it's a early voting agreement with Sterns County. Is there any questions or concerns?

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>> We do it every year at this time for election year. It's just something we do every two years. So, can I get >> made a mention about not finding enough judges or something? I didn't quite understand that piece of it. He was concerned early on, but it sounds like he was able to fill and then

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actually there's some outside people from outside the Melrose or Melrose area that are interested as well. So there should be plenty of judges from what he's seen as of now. >> Thank you, Chief Mos. >> Okay. Okay. Again, motion to approve. >> So move. >> Second. All in >> favor say I. >> Oppos. Motion carried. Phase two

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environmental site assessment deed scope proposal from the former Geno Turkey Star Plant. This was a late addition and if you would prefer we can schedule a special meeting on this. Um we emailed out to you a phase 2 environmental study

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proposal from Brown Intertech. Uh this would be to follow up with phase one and do actual drilling and dirt work and things on the JOTS site both in the parking lot and in the other side of avenue. Uh we do have a deed grant in

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the amount of $50,000 to offset these costs. Our only cost would be the match which would be the phase one and portion of this study. Um we're basically doing the environmental study to make sure we can get you know association or if there is anything we

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don't know of anything but they just want to speak a little further. I think we talked about this several times. >> We have to wait till after closing for this part, right? >> No, as soon as that we deliver that agreement, that donation agreement, which is essentially a purchase

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agreement, they will allow access. So, we can do it from the time of the purchase agreement to closing. They will let us start. >> Okay. >> Yep. That'll be good. >> The only area that Mr. Krueger, our city attorney had concerns about is that the liability

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is only for the 59,500. Um he's more comfortable or has seemed more commonly um up to whatever their insurance limits are. So if that's something that council would like to basically countered with that'd be a conversation is that sound right?

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>> Yes. >> Excuse Sheila. >> That would be we'll just see if they'll adjust the agreement to that. But um one of the things we talked about was making any vote you do tonight subject to any changes recommended by attorney.

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>> Okay. >> Any concerns? >> Be fine with that. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Can I get a motion to approve? >> Second. All in >> favor say I. I. >> Post. Motion carry.formational items. Uh

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next council meeting will be May 21st, 2026 at 6 pm. If there's anything else, can I get a motion to adjurnn? >> Second. All in >> favor say I. >> I. >> Oppos. Motion carried. Meeting is adjourned.