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RESOLUTION 93 - 1 I
WHEREAS, the position of City Manager will become vacant on April 1, 1993, due to the retirement
of Stuart W. Anderson, and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has, with the assistance of a consultant, conducted an extensive search for
candidates for City Manager, and,
WHEREAS, after a thorough process to select a finalist from among a group endorsed by the consultant,
the Council has selected Patrick L. Hentges, and,
WHEREAS, discussions with Patrick L. Hentges have provided mutually acceptable terms and conditions
of employment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights does
hereby appoint Patrick L. Hentges, City Manager of the City of Columbia Heights, effective April 1, 1995; and,
City Manager Designate no earlier than March 8, 1993 nor later than March 22, 1993, under the following terms
and conditions of employment:
The City Manager shall be compensated at the annual rate of $72,000. Upon completion of six months
employment, the City Council will provide a performance evaluation and once again upon completion of
twelve months of employment. Subject to satisfactory review, the Council may adjust the base salary plus
may grant performance merit pay.
2. The City Manager shall receive a car allowance of $250 per month.
3. The City Manager shall earn vacation, holidays and deferred compensation as is authorized for other non-
union essential and confidential employees.
4. The City Manager shall receive $260 a month for 1993 for use of insurance benefits and deferred
compensation as is authorized for all other non-union essential and confidential employees.
5. The City Manager shall be granted an immediate thirty day bank of sick leave. The City Manager shall
earn one day per month of sick leave against this bank and will not accumulate an excess of thirty days
until the entire initial bank has been returned. The City Manager may draw against that sick leave bank.
6. The City Manager is authorized, subject to budget and Council approval, reasonable expenses for
professional development in the area of dues and subscriptions, attendance at conferences and seminars,
etc. These items include the International City Management Association, the Minnesota City/County
Management Association, Metropolitan Area Management Association, and the League of Minnesota Cities.
7. The City shall pay up to $2,000 for expenses incurred by the City Manager in connection with relocation
of his residence from Faribault, Minnesota, to Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
8. In the event that the City Manager is discharged without cause, he shall receive thirty days' advance notice
and severance pay based on the following schedule:
a. Within the first year of employment, five months;
b. Within the second year of employment, four months;
c. For every year thereafter, a minimum of three months.
The City is under no obligation to pay this fee if the City Manager voluntarily terminates his employment,
or, if during the time of payment, he finds other comparable employment.
Passed this 22nd day of February, 1993.
Offered by: C I e r k i n
Seconded by: Peterson
Roll call: C 1 e r k i n,
Ruettimann,
/~o-An~e Student, CoUncil Secretary