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July 20, 2021
MEDINA CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES OF
JULY 20, 2021
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in work session on July 20, 2021 at 6:00
p.m. at the Medina City Hall, 2052 County Road 24, Medina, MN.
I. Call to Order
Members present: Martin, Albers, Cavanaugh, DesLauriers and Reid
Members absent:
Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, Assistant City Administrator
Jodi Gallup, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, Finance Director Erin Barnhart, Public
Sgt. Kevin Boecker, Planning Director Dusty Finke, and Mark Goldberg DDA
II. 2022 Budget – General Fund
Finance Director Erin Barnhart provided the City Council with an updated draft budget
for 2022. The budget discussion centered on the general fund budget for 2022. Staff is
working to keep increases to a minimum, keeping at least a flat property tax rate of
22.92% from 2021 to 2022. Staff is currently negotiating contracts for assessing, fire, IT
consultant, and Police Union (LELS).
Barnhart also provided an update on moving the shared Administrative Assistant from
Planning/Zoning/PW to full-time at 600 Clydesdale Trail for Public Works. The position
would continue to be utilized to track different responsibilities for public works, take on
more parks responsibilities, and provide further administrative help for public works
staff. A full-time Administrative Assistant position would be created for
Planning/Zoning to process permits, free up review time for the planners, allow more in-
house GIS/infrastructure planning and reduce consultant costs which will help pay for the
position.
Finally, Barnhart discussed a possible option to allocate resources to help with long-term
fire expenditures. Council Members agreed with this option. Barnhart further discussed
options with the second round of federal stimulus funds. Medina can reimburse for
certain fire department items in the second round of stimulus. Police body cameras were
not eligible. Drinking water infrastructure, water meter replacements, upgrades to the
water treatment plant, and helping businesses with utility costs were eligible options.
III. DDA – Classification and Compensation Study
Mark Goldberg from DDA provided a presentation on the classification and
compensation study for the City Council. Medina’s pay structure is within the market as
compared with the other cities. Mark Goldberg provided information on benefits,
discussed phasing up the pay for the Community Service Officer position, phasing of
adjustments to the City Administrator pay, discussed the Associate Planner position not
being an entry level position, and providing flexibility in the compensation system with
steps.
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Scott Johnson informed Council that staff worked with Mayor Martin and Council
Member DesLauriers to put together a contract response to Maple Plain Fire. No
response has been received to date from Maple Plain.
Adjourn
Cavanaugh made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:56 p.m. on July 20, 2021. Martin
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
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Kathleen Martin, Mayor
Attest:
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Jodi M. Gallup, City Clerk