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COUNCIL MINUTES December 28,2009 APPROVED 46 _ 47 1D. Consideration of Resolution No.09-118,Contract for Joint Usage 48 of Water Facilities By and Between the City of Lino Lakes and the 49 City of Centerville Approved 50 51 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK 52 53 There was no report from the Finance Department 54 55 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT,DAN TESCH 56 57 3A. Consideration of Memorandum of Understanding extending Local 49 (public works 58 employees) labor agreement for one year with negotiated amendments 59 60 3B. Consideration of Memorandum of Understanding extending AFSCME Local 2454 61 labor agreement for one year with negotiated amendments 62 63 3C. Consideration of Memorandum of Understanding regarding L.E.L.S. Local 299 64 (police officers) current labor agreement 65 66 3D. Consideration of Memorandum of Understanding regarding L.E.L.S. Local 260 67 (police sergeants) current labor agreement 68 69 Acting Administrator Tesch noted that the council had discussed these agreements at their work 70 session held just previous to the council meeting. The council has some concern about the 71 language in the agreements limiting the city's ability to lay off employees in 2010; the clause 72 would limit the council's flexibility in dealing with the budget. The city attorney was asked to 73 opine on the impact of the council not agreeing to that language in the tentative agreements 74 before them. 75 76 Attorney Langel remarked that if the memorandums of understanding before the council 77 constitute the unions' offer and the city removes something from them,they would then become 78 new offers on the city's part. The council can certainly vote the agreements up or down; a 79 change to the agreement would put it back on the bargaining table as a counter offer. When 80 asked if the city could change elements of a labor contract mid-term, Mr. Langel suggested that 81 such a change should be requested only under the most necessary of circumstances. 82 83 A council member noted that the council did not agree to the language in question and suggested 84 that taking it out would bring the parties closer to agreement. 85 86 The mayor remarked that the council has a proposed agreement and should vote it up or down. 87 88 A council member suggested that there is risk in losing the furlough concession if the agreement 89 goes back to the table; that would leave a hole in the budget. 90 2