HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220815 - CC Workshop MinutesHastings, Minnesota
City Council Workshop
August 15, 2022
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a workshop on Monday, August
15, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room at the Hastings City Hall, 101 East 4th Street,
Hastings, Minnesota.
Members Present: Mayor Fasbender, Councilmembers Braucks, Folch, Fox, Leifeld
Members Absent: Councilmembers Lund, Vaughan
Staff Present: City Administrator Dan Wietecha
Assistant City Administrator Kelly Murtaugh
Mayor Fasbender called the workshop to order at 5:39 pm. Wietecha summarized the discussion
over the two meetings of the Administration Committee. Because the conversation was so
complex, the key recommendation was to take the information to the full Council to better
prepare for any conversation when the formal proposal goes to Council. If this is the right
direction, then it can go to Council on September 6.
Wietecha provided a review of the memo that was presented to Council. Council discussed the
COLA and its impact on the new wage scale. Council discussed the option for merit or incentive
options to promote high-performance.
Council discussion about those at the top of scale and COLA. Will keep the commitment to offer
COLA for 2023 and will review going forward.
Council discussion on budget impact, especially if the year is more difficult financially.
Consideration may need to be made for challenging financial situations and the options that may
exist to slow or reverse implementation. Emergency operations discussions may be a resource to
contribute to planning for challenging financial situations.
Discussion on merit options/bonus/incentives as other cities may give additional vacation days or
cash out some vacation annually. Council discussion about step movement based on performance
and how that might work in this environment.
Highly competitive positions are those where the availability of qualified employees is low and
every City needs the position. It is recommended that certain non-represented positions are
placed at step 6 to improve competitiveness of those positions in retention. Represented positions
have a different scale and move through the scale differently.
Council was generally supportive of the presented material.
Compensation for Council was the other topic discussed. Council discussion on the technology
stipend vs city-issued device—stipend allows councilmembers to opt for device of their choosing
and not have an extra device while a city-issued device can be maintained by City staff and give
consistency to constituent communication.
ADJOURNMENT
Leifeld, Fox to adjourn the workshop at 6:54 p.m.
6 Ayes, 0 Nays
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Mary D. Fasbender, Mayor Kelly Murtaugh, City Clerk