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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/01/1975 Council Minutes1 SEPTEMBER 24, 1975 1 The Council requested that this be typed and a copy be mailed to Mr. Locher for his consideration and that he be at the next meeting. The Clerk was also instructed that these minutes are to remain strictly confidential and that no one is to get a copy. It was suggested that she type them at home to insure privacy. Article XXV was deleted completely and the phrase "merit increase on the basis of performance" substituted. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M.. OCTOBER 1, 1975 The special meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:35 P.M. by Mayor Bohjanen on October 1, 1975. Councilmen present: Jaworski, and McLean. Absent: Marier and Zelinka. Mr. Locher was also present. This meeting had been called for the purpose of considering the Police Contract as presented by the Union. Mr. Baustain and Mr. Wisenberger were here to represent the Union. The entire Police Department was present. Mr. Jaworski corrected the minutes of the previous meeting as follows: Change his time of arrival from 8:55 P.M. to 7:55 P.M. There was some discussion of the 7th paragraph with the numbers not being clear. This was deferred for discussion at a later time. Mr. Jaworski moved to approve the minutes as corrected. Seconded by Mr. McLean, Motion carried. Mayor Bohjanen suggested that in order to clear this, he felt that the contract should be discussed from the beginning. Article 1 - Date - to be entered when contract is signed. No other questions or objections. Article II - Mr. Locher felt there should be more classifications under this article. Mayor Bohjanen suggested adding the classification of Clerk - Typist. Mr. Jaworski wondered if this is the correct terminology. Mr. McLean; what then? Mr. Jaworski 'Community Relations Officer, not a sworn officer but could function if needed for female prisoners. Mr. McLean said since we have no use for a person with that kind of duties; what other duties other than normal office work? Mr. Jaworski said the same duties as now but not a sworn officer. There was more discussion on the duties of this position, with Mr. McLean feeling that a Clerk- Typist is all that is needed in that office. Mayor Bohjanen felt that if another position becomes necessary, it can be added. Mr. McLean asked if the Council determines that another position is necessary this contract will not cover that position. Mr. Bastain said that was correct, it would be added and negotiated for at that time. OCTOBER 1, 1975 Article III - Mr. McLean asked if Section 3.8 refers to an 8 hour work day and Mr. Bastain said that it did. Mr. McLean said the Council is talking of overtime in terms of a 40 hour work week. The rest breaks were questioned and the time is 10 minutes with 30 minutes for lunch break. Article IV - No questions. Article V - No questions. Article VI - No questions. Article VII - Mr. McLean asked if there would be a different representative and Mr. Bastain said that it would be someone from the Union who was easily recognized. Article VIII - No questions. Article IX - on the seniority question, Mc. McLean felt that no provisions are made for a part -time man who becomes a full time employee. How would his seniority be computed. He was told it would be based on the actual hours worked. If hired at the same time, seniority would be based on rank in the test; hour hired; date hired; or date of application or flip of a coin. If a full time positionopens up, the part -time personnel must be given first preference for the psoition. Mr. Locher felt that if the City had an opportunity to hire a certified officer this could present a problem since BCA makes no provision for the training of part -time personnel, and the Courts will not honor citations issued by uncertified patrolmen. This will be discussed more. Article X - Add "suspension" to the list. Article XI - No questions. Article XII - Section 12.1 - Mr. McLean said overtime is to be paid in excess of a40 hour work week. The union is talking in terms of overtime in excess of an 8 hour daily work shift. This will be discussed more. Article XIII - No questions. Article XIV - No questions. Article XVI, Section 16.1 The City changes this to read 12 days sick leave per -year with no accumulation from year to year, and deleted Section 16.2 in its entirety. The Union asked to hold on that one. XVII - Vacations - The City will pay for one week after one year; two weeks after 2 years; three weeks after ten years; and four weeks after fifteen years and five weeks after twenty years. The Union asked to hold on this article. OCTOBER 1, 1975 Article XXIII - The holidays were limited to 6 with only two times regular pay. Delete Section 18.4 in its entirety. Article XIX - There was some discussion on this insurance with Mr. Locher saying that some of the personnel has coverage in their regular employment and he wondered if this would not make a difference in the premium. This point will be discussed later. Article XX - Add the word "consecutive" after 3 and add "grandmother and grandfather' to the list. Article XXI - The City does this at the present time in the form of Workmen's Compensation Insurance. Article XXIII - Mr. McLean said the City would provide the initial issue for the first year and then in the second year give a clothing allowance. The figure of $85.00 per year was suggested with Mr. Bastain asking if the Council was aware of the cost of uniforms and Mr. McLean saying they are. Mr. Bastain felt that this was not enough to pay for the cleaning and upkeep of the uniforms. There was a coffee break at 9:00 P.M. When the meeting resumed, Mr. Bastain suggested skipping Article's No. 24 & 25, consider No. 26 & 27 and return to the others later. The Council agreed. On Article XVI - This refers to what has been the usual proceedures of the City and merely confirms that these procedures, if not covered by this contract, will remain in force. Mayor Bohjanen suggested that these practices either be put in written form for the City records or elese be included in this contract. Article XVII - Mr. Locher felt the earliest date this contract could go into effect was May 16, 1975 but he would advise the Council that this Contract should become effective the date it is signed. Mr. Bastain insisted that the effective date would be the date that this department filed for certification. This would be February 2, 1975, the date the "Cease and Desist Order" was issued. Mr. McLean asked if this is a one year, two year, or three year contract. Mr. Bastain said the law allows three years, but the untion will consider a two year contract and prefers only a one year contract. Mr. Jaworski asked why only one year and not three? Mr. Bastain said they are not interested in three years in case there should be something that has been overlooked. This would give them an opportunity to change and correct the contract. Mr. Jaworski asked, if this contract is to start in February, in 1975, when does the Council negotiate for 1976? Mr. Wisenberger said, Now. Mr. Jaworski felt that negotiations for 1977 should start sometime in July or August in order to have the material for consideration at budget time. OCTOBER 1, 1975 Mr. Wisenberger said this must be done by statute. The Council must be notified by July. The contract must be opened by May, 1976 for negotiations for 1977. Mr. McLean said this meant this contract then would cover the period of 1975 and end December 31, 1975. Discussion of this date was held because of the implication of retroactive salaries. Article XXV - The union asked to hold this one. This deals with longevity pay. The Council felt that since this is such a young department, this clause has no bearing on this department. Mr. McLean felt that increases in salary should be on merit not because that person has been employed a certain length of time nor because he has taken extra course in a related field. The obtaining of knowledge and being able to use that knowledge in the correct way are two different things. Mr. Wisenberger felt the merit pay method does not deal realistictly with the people involved. He felt that if an officer is not performing, then he should be discharged, but job performance is hard to measure. Article XXIV - This deals with wages. Mr. McLean said the Council will not consider retroactive pay because this issue is not considered in the 1975 budget, therefore there are no funds to cover such an expenditure. The Clerk was asked to read the schedule as proposed by the Council. This schedule is based on a starting salary of $930.00 per month to begin January 1, 1976. After 6 months - $1,014.00; One year - $1,042.00; two years - $1,088.00; three years - $1,107.00. On the part -time employee salaries, Mr. Weisenberger said that the hourly rate for the full time would be the same for the part -time. Mr. Bastain said if this schedule is agreed to, the City would be going backwards in reaching the salary schedule for the Metro Area as presented by the Union. There was more discussion on the percentages of this schedule with more to come at a later date. The Clerk was instructed to contact Anoka County for the possibility of this City participating in their hospitalization program. The next meeting is scheduled for 7:30 P.M. on October 8, 1975. Mr. McLean so moved. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Motion carried. Mc. McLean moved to adjourn at 10:05 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Jaworski. Aye. OCTOBER 8, 1975 The Special Meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Bohjanen. Council Members present: Jaworski, Marier and McLean. Absent: Zelinka. Mr. Locher was also present.