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11. A) DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION ON EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH ALAN PICKREL - Quandt made a motion and Sorensen seconded to approve the employment agreement with Alan Pickrel. Bredthauer, Hurst, Lancaster, Quandt, Peterson, Richardson and Sorensen all voted yes and none voted no. Motion carried. 11 b) DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING BUILDING DEPARTMENT SECRETARY'S SALARY - Hurst questioned if it was still necessary for the secretary to do the additional duties. Sarah will work with Dense to establish a time line for this to take place and where the salary should be placed. Denise would be in a better position to do this. There no action today. 12. PUBLIC WORKS- A) DISCUSSION & CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL TO FILL THE VACANT PUBLIC WORKS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT POSITION — Steve Riehle was present and is requesting to fill the vacant position of the executive assistant position at the Road Department. Discussion was held on the job description and the requirement that that position be a certified county highway superintendent this could be taken off. That position takes experience and it is really not necessary. Peterson questioned if the level a pay might be different? Bredthauer stated she though when the foreman received an increase in salaries there was a salary change for that positon also. Steve stated that he did not make a salary change and they may need to look at the classification of this job description. The prior employee had 36 years of experience and they need to start at the bottom of the range and work up. A classification committee needs to be scheduled if there re change to the job description. Steve stated he does have a temporary person that is working 30 hours a week. B) PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE - Steve stated that the sewer repair at the Wood River Shed has been completed and it is operational. They have been trimming trees on Schultz road and cleaning out a lot of material. Steve stated that Mr. Zlomke had requested that a berm was raised and Steve stated he will look at the elevation and look at the design and talk to Mr. Zlomke Steve stated he has contacted the Sheriff and the City of Grand Island regarding the trash blowing out of vehicles on Husker Highway he has been getting calls also. Wood River Road J.I.L. bought a polisher trying to get a smoother surface but there are still 328 bumps so it is still rough. Steve stated that to move forward they would need to use a pilograph and there is a company out of Hastings that does have a machine. They need to run this to make sure to find the real numbers. 9