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March 11, 1974 Mr. Zelinka presented the recommendations for salary raised from the Personnel Commission. Mr. Jaworski said that in computing the total package, it averaged out to about a 9% total raise. He remembered that in the budget only about 5% to 6% had been figured in for raises in salaries. He felt there were inequities in giving an across the board raise. Truck drivers and laborers are grouped together at $3.75 an hour. This is unfair to drivers. Also, the Deputy Clerk's salary at $3.00 per hour. She has much more responsibility placed on her but her salary is much lower. He felt that job descriptions should be written and each catagory be seperated into a classification and a wage scale set up for that classification. Mr. Jaworski moved to refuse the Personnel Commission's recommendation and give a 5% raise at this time. Get the job descriptions, have the Personnel Commission review them and set up a pay scale in order to be able to give raises to people who earn them. Seconded by Mr. McLean. Mr. Zelinka disagreed. He felt that Youth Labor should be left as is. Also, there is a job description for the Road Supervisor and the Clerk. Mr. Jaworski felt that the Council could not justify a raise to those two without raising the remainder of the employees under the present set up. Mr. Zelinka asked who would write the job descriptions. Mr. Jaworski felt the individual would. The persons who do the jobs know what is done in that position. He mentioned the Election Judges - one who counts and one who works during the ;voting. Mr. Zelinka felt that the Clerk would be the one to write the description for this job since these people work per her instructions. Mr. Jaworski agreed, There was discussion on the procedure of setting up this system. The general feeling was that these descriptions will be given to the Personnel Commission for ranking and a recommended pay scale for each catagory. This then will be presented to the Council for review and verification. Mr. Marier asked for a vote on the motion. On the roll call vote; Mr. Jaworski - Aye; Mr. Marier - Aye; Mr. McLean - Aye; Mr. Zelinka - a qualified No. Motion carried. There was more discussion on the procedure with Mr. Jaworski stating that he felt this would give some continuity to raises and not just reaching in a hat and raising everyone the same regardless of the ability or desire to do a good job. Mr. Locher reported on the sunday Liquor bill to strike the clause requiring a certain percentage of the income to be from the sale of food. If this bill is passed, it will leave the question of the Sunday Liquor sales up to the Local governing body. At the present time no action will be taken on the Sunday licenses that have been issued. The Liquor Control Commission will notify the city of any changes in the law. He had also been informed that the City cannot issue Dance Licenses such as the 49 Club, Blue Heron and Oasis has. A cabaret license must be issued. He had checked with St. Paul and Minneapolis on this for forms. Minneapolis does not issue cabaret licenses, but split their liquor licenses into several catagories. St. Paul does issue these licenses and will send copies of the form to Mr. Locher. At the present time, there is no problem with the ones that have been issued. We will be given an 1 1