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Mayor Johnson discussed how much time City staff was spending on the City’s water situation. She fully <br />supported the work being done by staff and encouraged the Council to support the Assistant City Manager <br />position. Lotter provided further comment on how City staff positions would be reclassified. He described <br />the work that he was doing on a daily basis on top of addressing the City’s water situation. <br /> <br />Councilmember Bauman believed City Manager Lotter should be allowed to go on vacation without stress and <br />worry. She supported City Manager Lotter having an Assistant City Manager. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson requested City Manager Lotter’s salary be discussed at a future worksession meeting. She <br />asked that staff review the amount paid to City Manager’s annually in the metro area by population. <br /> <br />Councilmember Strub saw the benefit of protecting the City Manager position and believed this would be wise <br />succession planning for the Council. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg wanted to see the whole budget refocused on services. She looked forward to discussing <br />the budget further on August 23rd. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson believed the proposed budget was reasonable. She encouraged the Council to consider adding <br />to or amending the budget based on the comments they are receiving from the public. Lotter thanked the <br />Council for their time and input. He then thanked each of his staff members and their great commitment to the <br />City of New Brighton. <br /> <br />Councilmember Burg appreciated all that was done by staff for the benefit of New Brighton residents. <br /> <br />Councilmember Jacobsen thanked staff for keeping the City going. Lotter commented on the importance of <br />the Council and the significance of having a single voice. <br /> <br />Mayor Johnson reviewed the events planned for Stockyard Days and noted the Lion’s kicked in some <br />additional funds to make this year’s fireworks display the best ever. <br /> <br /> <br />Worksession adjourned at 7:16 pm <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Terri Haarstad <br />City Clerk <br />