11-13-2013 Council Workshop Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING CITY COUNCIL LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA NOVEMBER 13, 2013 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 13th day of November, 2013 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at 515 Little Canada Road in said City. Mayor Bill Blesener called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the following members of the City Council were present at roll call: CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. Bill Blesener Council Member Ms. Shelly Boss Council Member Mr. John Keis Council Member Mr. Michael McGraw Council Member Mr. Rick Montour ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mr. Joel R. Hanson Finance Director Ms. Sharon Provos Cable TV Producer Mr. Kevin Helander City Clerk Ms. Kathy Glanzer PROPOSED The City Administrator reported that the focus of tonight's workshop 2014 is to provide an update on the General Fund and to discuss employee BUDGET benefits. With regard to the General Fund, the Administrator reviewed REVIEW his memo dated November 8, 2013 which outlines General Fund changes as follows: o The City will be receiving an additional $700 in SCORE Grant funding (recycling); o Salary scale adjustments have been revised to reflect a 2% cost of living adjustment for depaiiment heads and a 2.5% increase for hourly staff. These amounts are in line with what we have seen from other communities throughout the state. This reduces the General Fund impact by $4,828; o LGA usage drops from $151,930 discussed at our last workshop to $146,901; o LGA to the General Capital Improvement Fund increases to $197,924. With regard to wage increases, the Administrator noted that the City has a step system so salary scales will increase by the percentages recommended. Also, employees who are not at the top of their salary