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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL SEPTEFIBER 14 , 1994 with the City Administrator and has no problem with his recommendations based on the City's current system. However, Morelan believed that the City should be looking more to merit increases versus longevity increases. Morelan pointed out the situation where you have two employees in the same job, one doing an adequate job and the other doing an excellent job. Morelan did not believe it was fair to give both employees the same amount of increase. Scalze reported that she has discussed salaries with the City Administrator, and believes that some of his recommendations reflect what Morelan is suggesting. Scalze stated that overall a 7.6% increase in salaries seems high, but this discussion will taken place at a future workshop. Morelan asked if additional dollars should be budgeted for street sweeping given the benefits that the City might achieve in sweeping the City twice each year rather than once. The City Administrator reported that the budget includes funds for sweepinq the City once. However, depending on the cost of sealcoating, there may be additional dollars for a second sweeping. Morelan asked if the budget should be increased to guarantee a second sweeping. LaValle asked if there was some cooperative funding available for additional street sweeping. Scalze replied that one of the goals of the Watershed is to get streets swept more often. The City Administrator estimated that it would cost an additional $2,000 for a second sweeping given that volummes would not be as great as during the initial sweep depending on when the sweeping occurs. The Administrator felt that this matter could be discussed later in the budget process since there were dollars that could be traded from other areas. There were no additional discussion on the preliminary 1995 Budget. Mr. LaValle introduced the following resolution and 16