City of Red Lake Falls
Special City Council Meeting
December 2, 2015
Minutes
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 2nd day of December, 2015.
Members Present: Kevin Harmoning, Kevin Brevik, Cheryl Matzke , Sara Kenfield, Neil Knaack, Allen Bertilrud
Members Absent: none
Others Present: Kathleen Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Alan Cassavant, Carol Seeger
Mayor Kevin Harmoning called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
Bertilrud moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the Agenda as submitted. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Business:
The Council discussed Employee Health Insurance. Adm. Schmitz received new rates today.
Bertilrud moved, seconded by Brevik, to table a Health Insurance decision until the next council meeting. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The council continued their review of the Personnel Policy Model from the LMC and started with page 24 – Vacation Leave.
The remaining Policy pages through page 47 were studied and edited. The policy for Drugs in the Workplace was scrutinized and Attorney Sparby will take a look at all the drug and alcohol stipulations before that section is finalized.
A few sections need more looking into and Administrator Schmitz will give the Council her Personal Days, Comp Time, and Holidays recommendations at the next meeting. The Drug and Alcohol section will also be on the next Agenda after Atty Sparby gets back to us.
The meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
__________________________________
Kevin Harmoning, Mayor
_________________________________
Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator
