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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />MARCH 26, 2008 <br />CITY The City Attorney reported that his office has been coordinating <br />ATTORNEY prosecution issues with the courts and Sheriffls Departments. He noted <br />REPORT their recent implementation relative to dismissal options for traffic <br />violations. <br />PERSONNEL The City Administrator reviewed staffls recommendation for the <br />POLICY management of the earning of overtime and compensatory time within <br />AMENDMENTS an eight-hour workday rather than aforty-hour workweek. The <br />Administrator felt that this was the most equitable way to manage this <br />time relative to certain Public Works functions such as snow plowing. He <br />noted that the policy would apply to all regular employees. The <br />Administrator further noted that the Personnel Policy provision which <br />states that sick time and vacation time cannot be combined with hours <br />worked to generate overtime and/or compensatory time would still be in <br />force. It was also noted that this practice is followed in unionized cities in <br />the metro area as well as in non-unionized communities. <br />The second proposed amendment would require enrollment of all new <br />full-time hires in the high-deductible health insurance plan. The <br />Administrator pointed out that this is the way the health insurance industry <br />is moving. He also felt that as time progresses, the City's HMO plan will <br />be phased out due to cost. <br />Mr. Blesener introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: <br />RESOL UTION NO.2008-3-86 -APPROVING THE PERSONNEL <br />POLICYAMENDMENTSRELATlVE TO OVERTIME AND <br />COMPENSATORY TIME AS WELL AS THE HIGH DEDUCTIBLE <br />HEALTH INSURANCE PLANAS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY <br />CLERK IN HER REPORT DATED MARCH 20, 2008 <br />The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Keis. <br />Ayes (3). <br />Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. <br />JPA'S WITH The City Administrator reviewed his report dated March 21, 2008 <br />THE CITY relative to three Joint Powers Agreements with the City of Maplewood. <br />OF The Administrator noted that the City Attorney has recommended some <br />MAPLEWOOD language changes relative to lift station replacement costs not being passed <br />onto Little Canada by Maplewood. <br />The Administrator reported that the first JPA addresses Maplewood's <br />discharge of sanitary sewer from Palm Court into Little Canada at Keller <br />Parkway. He noted that this situation has existed for a number of years <br />16 <br />