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• <br />• <br />AGENDA ITEM 4B <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Dan Tesch, Director of Administration <br />MEETING DATE: November 13, 2001 <br />TOPIC: Consider Approval of Local 49 Contract for 2002 <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Negotiation of a proposed 2002 labor contract with the Local 49 bargaining unit has been <br />completed. The union membership voted to ratify the proposed contract last week. The <br />city council needs to ratify it before it can be adopted. <br />Changes from the previous contract include: <br />1. Market adjustments effective January 1, 2002, to positions below the average for <br />metro area cities of similar size according to the 2001 DCA Stanton Salary Survey: <br />Mechanic/Lead Worker and Maintenance Worker. Since maintenance worker <br />positions are differentiated in the Stanton but all Lino Lakes maintenance workers are <br />in one pay range, the applicable market adjustments were converted to an amount per <br />hour and will be distributed equally among all maintenance workers in the unit. <br />2. Three percent cost of living adjustment effective January 1, 2002. <br />3. A $75 increase in employer monthly contribution to family health care coverage, <br />effective January 1, 2002. <br />4. Half of any increase in premiums for family health care coverage when the new plan <br />year begins September 1, 2002, until the end of the contract year on December 31, <br />2002. Employees will pick up the other half of any increase. <br />5. Ten dollar increase in annual clothing allowance. <br />OPTIONS: <br />1. Approve the proposed 2002 labor contract with Local 49. <br />2. Decline to approve the 2002 labor contract with Local 49. <br />3. Return to staff for further review and/or action. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />1. Option #1: Approve the proposed 2002 labor contract with Local 49. <br />J: \Ismith \49ers \G RSH E ET.doc <br />