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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of August 27, 2012 — Regular Meeting Page 13 of 20 beneficial in keeping the City fiscally sound, and that he had proved himself to be a good leader and had demonstrated good decision making over the past several months, even through some difficult situations. They all agreed that he had the best interests of the City at heart, and had been and would continue to be instrumental in fostering a new trust between the Commission, City staff, residents and other local governments. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5-0. City Attorney Katie Reischmann advised that she would be happy to work with Mr. Newlon on negotiating a contract and that past practice had been to have one of the Commissioners appointed to also be involved in the contract negotiations. The Commission agreed as a whole agreed to continue that practice. MOTION: Commissioner Miller moved to appoint Vice Mayor Hufford as the Commission's representative to participate in the City Manager contract negotiations. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Aramendia. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5-0. Ms. Reischmann advised she would be out of town for a week, but would forward a draft of a contract and some samples from other cities for Mr. Newlon's and Vice Mayor Hufford's review. She added that it could be finalized upon her return. Commission consensus was that the contract should be presented for consideration at the next Commission meeting. 13. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Future Agenda Items Vice Mayor Hufford expressed concerns about the current staffing situation in the Code Enforcement division, as a result of the resignation of one of the officers and the ongoing illnesses of the other two officers. She inquired about the possibility of hiring an additional officer on a temporary basis, in addition to replacing the officer who resigned. She felt that this would be a proactive approach and possibly help keep up while the two other officers were experiencing health issues. Discussion: A lengthy discussion ensued regarding the financial aspects and feasibility of hiring an addition code enforcement officer on a temporary basis. Mr. Newlon explained that upon Ms. Broman's resignation, the position had been posted, and he understood there were over 100 applicants for the position, with approximately 10-12 possibly having previous code enforcement experience. He explained that if it was decided to add another position on a temporary basis, that position could possibly be filled from this pool of applicants. He also advised that a less skilled part-time position was already being proposed in the upcoming budget to assist with areas not requiring as much training, such as removal of snipe signs and things such as that, in order to free up the code enforcement officers for more complicated code enforcement issues. Discussion: Additional lengthy discussion ensued regarding the possibility of hiring an additional part-time or full time temporary code enforcement officer; funding options and possible benefits for the position; training;