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Mayor Johnson stated she placed this item on the agenda. She indicated she would like to see the salary for the <br />Mayor and Council remaining competitive or comparable. She encouraged the next Council to review this <br />matter in 2021. <br />Councilmember Jacobsen commented in the State of Minnesota a raise could not be put into place until the <br />next election. He recalled that the Council salaries were set in 1986. He supported the new Council looking at <br />how they are compensated and how it keeps up with the workload to run the City. He suggested when City <br />salaries are considered that City Council rates be included in this rate study. <br />Mayor Johnson explained she was not talking about big dollars. She stated over a year’s time if the salaries <br />were brought up to averages this would be an investment of $8,000. Massopust commented for the year 2021 <br />it would be difficult to approve an increase because the preliminary tax levy had already been set. He <br />recommended the Council and Mayor salaries be considered by the new Council in 2021 through the budgeting <br />process. <br />Mayor Johnson asked if the Council had any further comments at this time. <br />Councilmember Jacobsen discussed the City’s charitable gambling policy and recommended Big Louie’s <br />contributions to the community be revisited. <br />Mayor Johnson commented further on the City’s charitable gambling policies and noted St. Maren’s is a <br />church in Minneapolis. She supported the new Council revisiting this issue as well in 2021. <br />Councilmember Fynewever encouraged the Council to consider where the new DEI commission would meet <br />and what it would mean for this group to be invited into the Council Chambers. <br />Worksession adjourned at 6:17 pm <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Terri Spangrud <br />City Clerk