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C~[TY COUNCII~
Li.'CTJ ~? C.ANADiA, ',rT',1?I!iS0'CA.
September l9, 198!s
Pur,uant to ~;ue c~al.l ane not~ic~; thereof a taorkshopmeet~i.n7 of Che
Coiinci.l of tPie City of f,itCl.e Can~da, T4innesot~ wa, held on the
19Ch daav of ~eptcmb~r, 1984 i_n the ^ounc:i.7 Chtimbers of Che C:i.Cy
Cencer 1ocaCed 1t 515 7,i_t[:l.e ~annd~ 1?uad i~i s,z~id C~i.C~.y.
~<C~i.n~ ~'ayor- ~fich~aet ^ahey cal7.ed the meeCi.ng to ordcr flC 7:35 P,~4.
an~l 1-1'ir followiny; caere pr<~senC at rol.l. ca11;
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1°85 i~lro rrahicy
Bu<1geC Co revi.e~a
`~lorlcshop
9'ne [ir;t
esti~nate<1
budget of
Acti.nn ~.iayor
Coui~ic i lrna n
Counc~.i7.womnn
Counci 1.~aom:~n
pqrtyor
C;i_ty Cler~<
?'ubtic. ~dorics HupC.
Recreati.on Director
Recorrlirig SecreCacy
''!ro Mi.cheaeJ_ '1=ahcy
?!r, i)enni_s rorsberib
^1rso ''fUos i~}Flrdin~i.
`,trs, 3evcrl.y Scal.ze
~,fr, Rayinond !lansan
~'fr. Jose.ph ChlE~beclc
'°ir, Ro<~r~r Glanzer
P4r. Jim M~re~lan
`4rs. ~C~Chleei2 Glanzer
report.ed that P.he ~~>urnose oE toni.Qht's zam~k,nop meeCi_n~; ~aa,
the 19f;5 buds;eC,
catenory foc cons~ideration was 101 N[ayor/COUnci1. 7'he.
I~arl~Y~~t for tha_s cate};ory i.s $(~7,h10, down from thc 19-`~~r
a79,5('0.
'Che Ci_t:y Clerlc poinCed out that th~rea i_s a decrease of i9,000 un<,9~r
Pub11c Of,`i_c.i.al Insurance. Ttie reason ~or t.¢iie i;; that iJ~ie prerni.am
~~.s paid every three ye~r5 :`r,. Scalze .i>ked i_( thes Ci_t_y st~oul.d not
b~ I~ud,~e~~na (R3,OQ0 i.n Lhi_s c.ate~;ory for 1.9£35 so Chat ~.in three eear'~,;
Lime i:he Ci.ty has acc~.~eiulatr:d Che ^,,9,~qp, rather Ciian picki.ng ~i.t up
~i.n one yeai-, The cit}~ Cter'lc recornnien;l.Fd ~agai.nst th:i_s.
Council. d~.sr_ussed iahech~.r ~4;ayor ancl Coune.il salaries ,hould bc>. i_ncse,~sed
~lur~i.n;; 19£35< stx-s, Scalie ;unc;esl~.ed Y:hat- r2~yor and Council salai•ies be
i.n<rc~ised on the sari~~ p<rcen[agc basis is renu~lar ~trnployca salari_e„
(hls orouLd el.i.miii..~te this ~i.L`em as a pol~tical i.s,iie.
tr. Tahey f.el.C the~re sl2outd P~e no inarease ~in 19£35, but felt CPiat Gouncit
sataries shoul.cl be incr~aase~l to t';7.;0 per monLh ~ir~ 1986,
Council. deci.ded Co Cal,<e Ch~i_s rnatt:er under consirlert+t~i.on Eor act:i.on ~it
tiic SepCember 2(i Counci.l meeCi.np;.
'L'he next budget catFPOry ~.s Plunici.pu7. Court 102 7?sti.maCed budget i,
y,'I_7,46fi, ~
Pa~~.,, ._.~,_..
N(T~7tJ'Pi'S
Ci.l:v Council.
Sept. 19, ia£J4
Counei.l. <Liscussed the cost of prose-c~iti.on and -i.t was anai.n si.ignested
th::iC .i.f L'iere are areas i.n thc Ci_ty,Chat contr~ibute exccssi.vely to
the CiCy's cosC of prosecuti.on, [.he nroner-ty owi~iers sho~.ild be not.iFied
and r.queastec! to cto some,Chi.ng aboot thi,.
'CPic CiCy Clcrl< <aas requested to ie_s<-~arch thi<, and g~i.ve thc Cc>uncil a
re~ort,
Phere raere no chan~;es suf;n,ested to Clie ~[un~i.c.i.pa1. Court x.i~lgec.
Che nc.v,t category i_s T?lect~ions 7.030 7'hE. estimated budge~ ~_, `;>4,7Q0,
'Pne C'1er!c t~eported tiiaC the Ci.ty is mal<~.n; ~i.ts lasC pa~~ment on vot:in~;
m~chi.ne> in 1.9f3.5,
'~'he-re ~aere no cl~it~nges sii>;e.s~ed (or t:his port:~iori of tl~xe bud~eta
The ner_t are~ is 7.O4 Office oL (he Clerk witti a~i usCimaf:ed budget of
~~;Fit),827, TI~~~ Cl.er~t reported ChaC Che P.egular i2rnployee- salar~i.e,.s ~re
b~sed on abouC a`i% i_ncxease, '[hi.s al.so repres~-~nt.s about, a Ghi.rd
oC thc Cicy C;Leric', and De~~uC~ Clerlc', salari.es. "fhe rest o[ these
~,1lar:i.es ~.re covcced, in the Sewer and :~7~itcr P,ud~;2ts.
Phere was no c.han.~c. sug,-est~~d Lor C.Lis {~orti.on of th~ budhe.P:.
'Che~ next catego,ry i.s 1.06 Ptanni.ng wiCh an estimaCed bi.idneC ior 1~)85
of ~ll.,400< Council Pelc tFiat this porti.on oF the buci~et i~~ay not
be i,ysr-.ct to the ctxLent estimaC.ecl as t:ha Planner-'s Punct~i_ons ~nay rlecee.ase.
cli.ir~in„ 1935e
'Cherc were no ch~zng.;e.s rtconiinended for the f'lannin4,; z>ortion of. t.he
b~idget:.
'I'he nexC cateoory is b01 T'1.~rm~ing/Develope~rs. fhe estim~xCed '1.9£35
7,~iiclveC -i.s ~27.,000. The Ciey Gterk rr~~orCed th~t tl'i:is is a pass
Ylirough i t.e~n a> these co ts are p~ie~sed on to c'cvclopers,
1.07 C~ity H,~ail ~is t!ie next <at:<~~;ory and hud~eted ai: ';'U,900 {'.or 7.°£35<
'Chc Clerlc poinGed out that tele~~hone ahzrges and uCil.it}~ charges arca
est-i_ruatcd P~~igher (or 1935, ~ .
'Chere m=erc no cl~ anr,es ,uf;nFSi:etl for Ci_ty Flall. caCCagory,
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sepe, l~', t98/s
10`; °ar!c Comrn;i.ssion i.s birl};eY:ed xt. '$37.,525 f:or ].985. Coi.inc~i.1
que,ti.oned che `~?,000 bud;eted Lor ConsulLaiit Oontract. ~~!rs. Scalze
Expla~ined t~~at Che Ci.ty's cornprehensive pxrlc pLan nced; to be uhdated.
Also under [:hi.s catet;or~ i.r, app].~i.cations for s;ranCSo i~lrs, Sca'Lre
c~rpla~i.nect thaC up to Jul.y o[ 19f3~: tlie C~i 1-y ~ised 4;900 i.n Ch_i,s catc.~;ory,
e~nd. t.h:i.s i_s hoa the 'k2,000 Ci.;urc ~rt~s aeri.ved ac Eor the 1.9~35 bnd;eG>
'L!i~~rP wr.,re no cl~ian ;es sus ~cst.ed ~~or t:hi.s cat.eg;or~ oE thc buri;et.
110 Seni_or Ci.ti.zE:,ns has an esti.m~zc.ecl ~ud„el: of ~$3,928 Lor ].985, Counc:i.l
had ,ev~raJ ~,ue,tions on tf~~(s uorti.on of Chc '~udget and rE.yuesC.~~d c.hac
44~rs. CatLa~k'ier att.encl the Sept:ernber Zfi Counc~i 1 m~ et in}; and tha1:. a rno~ce
detailed budgct be pr~senC~d at t.l,~at timeo
Coune~i.l. al.so reqursted Ctiat the C~i.ty C1e~rlc eneclc into ~ohat, ot1~~e c~..t_~i_e,
c~ic> with renaed to se.ni.or ci.t:iren J~~rooremse Counc~.i.1 a7.so requested that
i.t be i.nt'ormed of; Che nurober oI nccio~rs Che Si P1u> Cl_ub has and ho~.~
many ef. Cli--~e 'nember~s z~re cit~i.zei~~s of f~itClc; Canada. Fi_na11y, t.~ie C~iCy
request.ed that for the me~ti.n~ on tl~ie 76~h c~ 'f:~innnci_al staCemene for_ tne
55 Pl.us Cl.i.ib be pre,ented.
lli Communi.[:y Rerv,i.cE; ie I>ud~;eCecl at `>1.3,30"> Mr. rat~iey qi.ie.sCioned
ChE= $1,000 bt,id~Ft for Ctinndi_~n D-iys. Pailey sugnc~sCed that i.i this coere
..xppr'oved ~i.t bc ioith Che cond~i_t~i_on that Che~ `•lowlc:i.1 inay decide to wit:hdr~iw
or dec~rease thi.s Eund~ing at. ~ 7.ater daca>
'Che CiCy Cl.er'c recommen<ied Chat-. thE~ `v~~O bur!getF~tl £or li~istori.cal. Soc.i.ety
be ~?c.c~'eased L:o $500. G~I.Ch that r,•ecoinmendat~i.on, the budz~et for CommuniCy
Servi.ce was re.co~umenrled at. ,7~1R,309.
C,Zt.e~ozy U.7_ Cit:y Caca~;e -!.s budgeted aL :ti7,7:i0 for 1.985. I;oger Glanrer
i eporcccl Ch~t he b~id~eted d14,000 under !!t i 1 i ti_c•.z ch~e to i.ncreasi.nt;
costs, ~lzmzer Lel.t th~xt in pa,t yc~r, he estimatecl lo~a i.n Che ut~i_1.iCies
secci.on of tPi~ bud;et.
'Phere wcre no cliann,es proposed [or Chi.s section of Cl~ie buclget.
Under CaL~~gory 203 St:r~-~e~ T,i~;hCS a bi,id~eC oY ;k39,000 is propo,ed wl~rieti
~i.s u~`~10,000 inc.rease over the 1934 hudGet. 1~1r G1an;~,cr e.xpla~i_ned i:hat:
th~, re,nson Cor the 1~~rf;e increas<~ i.e thaG duri.nq 1484. the Qi.ty ordered
1.2 new str-eeC 1 i.~;hCS anel he :i_ , est ~i,.~n~;ti.r,~; f-oc 7.7 ciddi_~i.onal dt,u-ln~; 1~3f35.
Al.so i_nexc,asi_nc; ui:i.l.~i.t:y cos[:s hev~ l~~een considered>
Pas>e -.3-
i~finutes
C~.ty Counci.l
Repc, 19, 7984
Chere ~aer~e no ch~n.;es proposed for Che ;rreet C~.nht sect~i.on of tl~ie
budg~t>
Section ?,52 Sani.t~~tion ind iJaste. is
~"r. Gl.anz~r reported that the reaso
z rai.se i.n r.t~te,s Fac' the durnpse~r,
char~e~J ci.t~irens at. Che d~mipstEr h~
'I'llc'.1'!-: 1•/C?YE' 710 C.'1 tCis;E'.S S~tf,<!E:SCCC`. (OL'
budf;eCed aC $12,100 tor 1985,
~ for L:hF, in<.reasc is c,tue Co
IC ~az; ,ug~~stect t:h~t rutes
incrcased Co »icl,c ~~ip tnF C:=t~'s cost.s
SaniTezti.on dnd 41~sCe,
Section ~02 Storm Sewers i.s ~~ n~~~i c.iC~-~~,ory -i.n tHic budgeP: and e t.i.meted
at ;3,100a
iir. Clanaex reporCed ChaC l~ie
the Steapy Aol7.o~o LiEP: sLati
or cul.verts around Che Ci_Cy.
oP problun =areas that. should
Che ~~13,~100 >>ud~;et woulcl bc~ a
ha5 .u,p,esLed t;li~.i.s c,~itegory t:o cover
m ancl a7.so anq cl~ani.ny of ,torm ,ewei~s
Gl.anz.er stat.ed that Y,here are a l.ot
bc Cal«n care of, y[r. Gl.auzer,~ fel.t tP~ai
st:art~.i_~io area Eor the C:ity.
1_~0 ~i>i.re JeplrC~ent: i.s esti.mate~l at ~£3h,225 c~i~ii.ch i.s about: a`i% inc~-easc~
ovr:r tl~ie 19$4~ bud~et, Counci_1 ret~ues[ed thaC the Ci.ty Cte~r!< checlc ~inco
when t:he meei..ings are held f'or the IZe1.i.c,L 9ssoci.at~i.on,
'Cliere were no chans,es proposr~d Eor Cl~i,is budF;et.
'Phe 151. Pol_'i.ce cate~ory of Che bu~l~;et; ,i., est:i.matted at $235,~4~0, 610
c.?'tP7np;CS ~aC.r;F_ pl'ppo5CC1.
15? F~i.re. ~(ars!~~al is esCim~ted at °~9,5/tl., Again, no channes were pr~opo>ede
C,ategorri.cs 7.53 ~Snspcactions i.s esl~i~n~ted ~it '~?9,i£3l ~nd 15~r Ani_mal
Contr:ot aC ~54,272. 'Chere were no channes propo,e<1 Yor i~ic.se section,.
l.'i5 Ci_vi1 Defense. is estimal.ed ~~t: 9>~,600 ior
commenCed that tlie 'y!ayor tias not appo~ineed a
and thie Publ~ic ?1or1c, Superi.iv_cnden[ ,ias been
Cne t;iinc be-i-ng. There we're no changes nro
(>~~;~~~ -C~-
t9as. T~,,~ c~r.y cz~~-i<
Civi7. Defenso 17i_r~~cCO~c
4i~ndlin~ thi_s zicea for
>o>ed i.n the bud~;eC,
~t1:N1J'CI~;S
Ci_ty Couiu~il
Sepe. 7.9, 19°4
207. Strec.t, i.r e, ti.m~ited at 4,,'103,340 compared o~LCh `~A6,1~a~0 ~i.n 19R4.
Mr. G1~snzer reported that the reason for the increase is t_hat he
wouLd iilcc to do a 1_i.[.t1e rnore se~~-1.cc~aC~in~q Chsn ae,s done ~i_^ Cl~ie pasC.
Clanzer cocm~ented t:hat Si.s de~~~art,:rnent ltas been fatl~i.n„ hehi.nd in tk~i_s
areae Aiso, ~i.n 1.984~ he ~i.s over_>udget:. ~in the aeea of snowp'Lo~rLng ancl
~heref~xe, has ~~r~ov~i.ded f.or a 1~rg<~ ~i.ncreasc i.n Cl~is arca.
'I_'here ae,re no c.hzri~ges L~~rqposer9 Lo~- thi_s porti.on o[ ck'ie Suct,et.
2U5 7'ree R~m<>vai t, esCiinlted at '~8,100 [or 19%?5< Tt~~e Cit~ C~lerlc
c~xpl.ai.nrd Cnat: r:~:osC oL N~iis monE.y comes bacl; t:o Che City exc.ept ~or
Che ~vages of t:he 'I'ree Irasn~ctor.
D?o chnn~es nroposed.
401 R~creat:ion :i_s proposed at: .`,77.5,E~Oq over ~i 19~3~H budF,et of `fi45,4~00,
Council d~i.sci.is,ed whether or not Che Cit.y shoiit<! pay for Che r.c*airin~
of the KeLLoF;g Ilodcey e~tn! s as proposed i.n thc uuds;et., It was poi_nted
out Cl~iat <e11og~ `-I:i.gh Sc~hoo;l. only u,es tl~e rinlc, c!ur~.inc; Che day and,
Cherefore, Che CiCy woulcl probal~l.~ Pinve to pai~ for the, re~ai.rinp, e~,
tlie City uses thF cinlcs at ni~ht.
?[r. T,+ah~y .us;;ested ehaC the CiCy bud;et: for re~~ri.ri_ng t.tie r:[nl,cs, snd
if Che Scl~~oo1. Di.stricC wi_1.1 nart~icipatc, that :is Pi.ne a'Lso.
'4r. N[or~~lan pointerl out that he propo;er,l thcit $]_0,000 be bud;etec!
for l~And zcyuisi_Cion and another n7.0,000 f'or sub,~quent dcrvelopment.
~~.~Ivs. Scnlze poinCed out thaC t'.he money .t ba>-icall.~ f.or tne p~.iechase
of new par(c leznrl and the paark d.edic.at.~i.on Lund i.s ~for.~ che uurch.ise of
Spooner Park.
.~~r. Fahey suagest:ed thaC tl.r,is money be put i_n Che Contin,e~ncy Fund
aiid snould t:he Counc~il wi.sn to piirchasc narl:. l~md, t}ie f~mds couLd
he trt-~nsferred Erom the Contin;ency Pund, Fahey ~l.so :ii~~;ested that
~crnaps t:he i.ssi,ie oE ~~urc.hasing ~dcNl:ional narlc ~Land l~~e puc to a
rc-Len-endurn.
?4r. I'ocsl~~ry; di.d not ehinlc t1~at the c.i.[:y should taice propr:r~Cy oEL tl~ia>.
Cax r<>].1s For par1: proper(:q. t~?t~;, S~.t+lze poi.nt:ec~l ou~ that Che property
the Par'e ~ommi.ssi_on h.is consi.dei.ed is c7~ssi.fi.~-~-d as ei~ri.cultural i:or
t:ax pur~~,~o;es and no~ ~cnerat-i.nn much t:~ix money am~uray.
~ir. h4orel.an poi.nted ouC
Ce~nporary emp1.oqees and
cl.a,si$'i_ctition. rlorel~n
based on a 10% ~i_nr_rease=
th~at he i.s buds;c.L~.m; 9;17,000 for salezr:ies o[
~i.n 19£33 che city sg~~nt ~7.8,000 S.n Chi.s ,ame
sti~tc:d thFit Che 2e,~utar }~,~~~~~LoycE. a~ilary is
„~;~, _5_
~Cf ~1it9'RS
City Cot.iaci.l.
SepC. 19, 1Of14
Counci_1 cl~_sciisse<1 ~~it:h ?4r. i~4orelan t!-iac I~e should ~~robabiy be bu~l;rt~ir~g
an ar~oant: ~i.n (he Cen>i.cal_ putl.~y porti_on uf ths~ budnet cach year, qveez
if therc are. nc>t: ,pecifi.c plans for t.he money thnt year.
~CL ~sas Cne c.oncensus of i:kie Councvl tltst enc ~?ecreat:i.on nort:~i.o~~ oF tl~e
budget be redi.ued by ~~,20,000 to ?55,6~0,
"[he Ci.ty C7vrtc r~vieo~ecl +a-i_th the Coun~~i'L Chc Rorid ~Cndebtedness porC'i.~n
o[ the I,~udgeC. Lhe C;lcr-'c oo~.inCed out t:IzaC the total levy Pe~:~c.ent~i;;e
~i.ncrease f'or 1985 ~is 2.7_9%,.
~tr~. P~z~ey ini.'ormed the C;ouncil. that the Cit:y curren[ty provides la.fs
~i.i7suxanc.e cove.rane to einpl.oyecs and deperident:s. This costs the CiCy
~puroa~.imaitely 4~18 per~ yecir pFr emp7.oyee, or a toCal of ~il~oul: ",,s10R per
yeetx'<
tilrs, Scalze commerited th~~il ~i_I t:he cost ev~r inc.rezses clr~r~at:icall.y,
t:h:i_s i.s px~obebly an a1-ea~l:haC Ch~ Cicy may vrlnt to iool< at. i4r <~orsberp;
sii;t;ested that tl.~:i.s ju,t be cl.eaned up arid el.~m~~nated si.nc~~ most oc.her
bus~inesses do noC px~ov~ido 1iPe in>urpnce co~rc~r&p,e for einplo~ees,
h[r. ?~"~ihe~~ sCai~.ed Chnt he urefE.rred th~ coverap,e to remein s~ince the
c.ost was nomittal,
Nlr. i'ahey ~.nformed che Counci_1 t.h~xt: he and t!~ic <7ity Clerlc ha~roe lootced ~t
ulcernntives for ~~ios~~i.talizat~ion cc~vera~~ for e.rnployee„ If Ci~ice Oii.~
goes ~v-ith provi.d~n~; S}IA',.[; cover'a.v,e for thc employees an~' dependenCS, it:
tvi'11 reault i.n a cosC suvi.nns of ~;3,3p0 per year ior the City,
Dh, Faiiey r~eZ~oe~ted thiat lic has discussed this aitli the e~nployec~., end
a1.1 are ~sill~ing to malce tt~e cl'i~n?e ~ai_f:h r_he except:~ion of Joc SCeel.e
caho has indicat.ed that: he wot.tld prefer t.o remmin cai.t:!i h_s p~'esenC dor.r~r,
Tt ~a~s the c.oncensus of t.he Counci.l. that tlie. G~ity wi.ll provi.cle Itospit:alira-
tion throu;;h SHAR~? as soon ~s pos,iblra The CiCy C7.erlc Chought iC
*dould tal<e about GO dtays to implemevlt Che change.
1-fc i'ahey po-i.nted oi.~f thaL thc prescnt l~ife i.nr,urancc f,or employ~.es i~iay
be prov~i.clcd. as ,;>znrt oE t.he hospitalizal,ion pac!<r~i;e.. If ~.h~T :i.; the case,
the Ci.t_y wi1.J_ jusC drop tl~ie coverage.
P7r. I~ahey re~orted that: l~~ist~. ye~xr the Ci.ty gr~int~d ,nosY: (:ull.~-C~i.me employees
a~r.b%. salar_y inc.rease, This; year lhe City C1erk ~i.s recommending a 7.5%
for the ofEi.cc stnff. and a 6% :increase Lor hi.msel.f",
Page, _h_..
M.tn1C7TRS
C~it:y Counc..i1.
Sel~t. 1~~ lyii!}
i~-!r. Pahey reco;nmended ChraC the sa7.,=iry for Grace 131ess1er be broi~gl~it
t:o ~a~ith:i.n i0 cents ~~>er hour o[ Rev Jes~crsen. 'Chi.s d:i.fFr_r'cncc a~il.1.
recon~ii.zc the difier<~~nce :in ycais of scrvi_ce beC.~een the bao ~rnployees>
'Phe Cit.y Clerlc reported Chat tkic. 7<5% ff.~ux•e represenCS the higki
avera<;e of the cities si~nil.ar i.n si.a,e cn Li.CCle Canada,
'?r. r=~~esbExg stated Chat he tieas cons~i.d~rin~ ci b6 increa;e across-the-board
,for n17. emnl.oyeE:.s anct cl.osi.~ng Che ,alary k;ap a lit:t].e rore bet_ween Jo<~
St:eelE~ ancl Da^ i)ral;e.
.~t F~~neq po-inted nut Chat the ~1e~ri.cal l'ielp for tl~~e School 1)ist.r:ict
has been otfearecl 7.254 and /<3%"!,0
,~4ts. Sca7re suf;,,ested a 7% incrcas~ acro..s-the-board, 3c~lre stated
that she co~s not in C:avor oE thf, si.re i.ncrc.a,es the Piil~l.~ic ?aori<s
>u~cri.ntendenc has recommende~3.
l,eih~y Ce1c that ,70~ St.eele- Should get a l.ai,er i.ncreasc 1~~~~P~c;~ also
commented tha[ raiCh the acioss-thc-board pcrc.ent:~i;e in~.cEa~st~., salary
di_sparat:i_es conti.nuc t.o £;ro:a,
Mr. l~or&herg poinCed ouC. that the 1?ubl~ic Works ;uperi.nCendent he>
reques[ed an nd~Ji.Tional Putl.--ti.ma> e;nployee. 7'oi,Serf; stated thaC.
t_hi.; c,an be aorked out with 4~0-hoar per wceek tFmporary employce.
The City coiald probably nri~~ Chf. ~osi-t::ion al~>ouC `;5 Co 55,50 per hour
and r;rhen morlc is slo~v, t:he employee could be lai.d-off:,
T'orsbert .;tat.ed tt~~~~ he taas ~in f,avor of 7% ror ~i1'L emp',loyee, ~.aith an
est,r<~ 5% Eor .;'o~ Steel.e. ~'r. G1anz~r st~tnd that 7% ~;aould put the
clerical <^.mploys~s :Ln ~lic inictdl.<~ of eheir ran;e, I~uC tPie mai.nten~ince
people caou'Id etil.l be l.ow,
Mr. i'orsx.rs; ,t.ated th~it thc Ci.Cy i~as ltigl~ter maintenance Chmn othcr
ciCi_cs, Gl.anzer stated tYi~t c!ie ernploy~.es orerE ctas>ified acc.ordi.n~l.y,
ir. ~~,t{~ie,y stzited th~~iC Cl~e C:i_t:y cumloC :ignor~c ~~kiaC other c iC~i.es are
pay i_ri.;.
-i5. Scalre su~;,c,ted e 7% incroasc. ior, a17. Ernployees wi.th 7 14"/
iricre-ase fqr Joe. S~~:e~l.e.
'.ir. Morelan st.~te~d tha~ hc is rc,ques~-i.ng a,i 7.0"/, .~nc.rease Lor t~'u• r~gi.il.ar
~c.creation ernnl.oy~e.s. ~orelan poinCeri ouC ChaG the ciCy's recreaCi.on
programs havic esnonded ~in recent. years and, thereEore, ~he r~z<~ular
emplogees ~are. li~~v:ing to pi,it i.n more~. hour,.
?[r,. Scatzc pointed oi.it that ChE, city'S~ recreation employE~s are at: t:he
l.ow end of tk~~ salary scale. ;~al.zc d~i.d noC CFi:i.nlc the 7.0% aas out-of-t~i_nee
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Ci_Cy Co~.incil
Se(~C. l~9 19%;G
11x-. Fahaty staCc~d thaC he, too a;;t~eed wi.tl~i the ~I.~e i.ncse~isc 1:or teg~il.ar
rec:.reaC~i.o~n employeeso
At this 1>oi.nt. i.n the mecC~in~, tJ~ie. concen>us of the Council sc~e~mec.l Y:o
}~~e a 7% sal.ary in~rnase ~cross-the-boarrlioi.t:h che excepCion ot ;foe
Sleele at 14°a, Grace tile>sner Co ~ai.thin 50~ A~~r hour o£ 'lSev Jespersen,
?tecreation ret;utar em~loy<es aC 10%, anrl ,~ri., Gx~-~n.~i.dct's ss'Lacy r~rhi.ch
i-s ailre~dy set uncler t,hic satary schedut~~ mdo~~[ed for p~~t-time
ernol.oyees,
4~.. Fi~hey urr;ed Che Coin~ic~i1 to consitl~r a salary comr~re:;sion adjustm~ant
For the 1?ul.~li_a ldorl<s a^m~~l.nye.es.
'(nere bein,<.; no further business, the me~ t.i.ng was ~icljour_nrd at 17.:1`l P.?
RespectEiil.l.y subm:i.tted,
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