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West Fargo commission approves HR contract with Metro COG, delays city administrator pay-scale item
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the West Fargo City Commission approved a human resources consulting contract with Metro COG, approved routine items (minutes, building permits, consent agenda), and voted to remove agenda item 5 (discussion of bringing the city administrator back into the pay scale) to the next meeting.
The West Fargo City Commission held several voice votes at its Jan. 6 session, approving routine items and a contract to provide human resources consulting services to the Metropolitan Council of Governments (Metro COG).
Procedural votes
- Commissioners voted to remove agenda item 5 — a planned discussion about bringing the city administrator back into the pay scale — from the Jan. 6 agenda and defer it to the next West Fargo City Commission meeting. Commissioner Jorgensen moved and Commissioner Anderson seconded the motion; the motion carried by voice vote.
- The commission approved the meeting agenda as amended (removal of item 5), approved the Dec. 16, 2024 minutes, the building permits report, and the consent agenda (items A–G). All were adopted by voice vote.
Human resources consulting services (Metro COG)
The commission approved a contract to formalize previously informal HR support to Metro COG. Sarah Gocevic, director of human resources, told commissioners the agreement makes her office available to Metro COG on an annual, self-renewing basis and would take effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Key contract terms discussed in the meeting packet and by staff: - An initial $500 flat fee will be charged the first time Metro COG accesses HR services; that fee may be applied toward the hourly rate if services are used. - Hourly billing is set at $125 per hour for services beyond the initial fee. - Records indicate Metro COG has used the arrangement twice in prior years; staff described it as a light lift for the HR office. - Metro COG had already signed the agreement before the commission voted to approve it.
Commissioner Zundell moved to approve the HR consulting contract for 2025; Commissioner Anderson seconded. The motion carried by voice vote.
Other business and adjournment
Nonagenda and correspondence items were distributed to commissioners. Commissioner Jorgensen publicly thanked Fire Chief Nielsen and FM Ambulance for an emergency response he experienced in late December. The meeting adjourned by voice vote.
Votes at a glance (voice votes; recorded as yes = 4 commissioners present unless noted)
- Remove item 5 (discussion—city administrator pay-scale): mover Commissioner Jorgensen; second Commissioner Anderson; outcome: approved; tally yes:4. - Approve agenda (as amended): mover not specified; second not specified; outcome: approved; tally yes:4. - Approve minutes (Dec. 16, 2024): mover Commissioner Zundell; second Commissioner Anderson; outcome: approved; tally yes:4. - Approve building permits report: mover Commissioner Anderson; second Commissioner Jorgensen; outcome: approved; tally yes:4. - Approve consent agenda (items A–G): mover Commissioner Jorgensen; second Commissioner Zundell; outcome: approved; tally yes:4. - Approve HR consulting services contract with Metro COG (2025): mover Commissioner Zundell; second Commissioner Anderson; outcome: approved; tally yes:4. - Adjourn: mover Commissioner Zundell; second not specified; outcome: approved; tally yes:4.
The transcript does not provide roll-call tallies by individual commissioner names for these voice votes; tallies above reflect the meeting record that four commissioners were present for votes.
