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COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27, 2003 APPROVED 1 • 2 City Administrator Waite Smith indicated that Council has already received their increase, as have the 3 union employees with two-year contracts. 4 5 Councilmember Reinert moved to approve the agreement with Local 49. Councilmember Carlson 6 seconded the motion. 7 8 Mayor Bergeson indicated that if government at all levels is still having financial problems at the end 9 of the contract it may have an effect on future contracts, but he believes this contract has been 10 negotiated in good faith. 11 12 Motion carried unanimously. 13 14 Consider Approval of Agreement with LELS (police officers), Dan Tesch — City Administrator 15 Waite Smith advised that this is a new contract with a new association called L.E.L.S., representing 16 the police officers. This contract covers last year and this year, as the police officers were with the 17 Teamsters and switched, so the contract had to be re -negotiated with the new organization. She 18 advised that as with the other unions, a 3% annual adjustment was negotiated for both years, with a 19 one-half percent market adjustment in 2002 to bring the officers' salaries in line with officers in other 20 cities of similar size. She stated that in addition, the contract provides a $25.00 increase in both years 21 for a clothing allowance, and a $500.00 contribution towards family health insurance premiums. In 22 2003, the city and employee will split the premium increase over $500.00. She stated Staff 23 recommends approval of the contract. • 24 25 Councilmember Carlson moved to approve the agreement with LELS. Councilmember O'Donnell 26 seconded the motion. 27 28 Motion carried unanimously. 29 30 Consider Approval of Non -Union Salaries for 2003, Dan Tesch — City Administrator Waite Smith 31 advised that there are ten non-union city employees, with the other 55 city employees in unions. She 32 stated staff is recommending that these employees receive the same 2003 salary increase negotiated 33 by the city's four unions, which is three percent. In addition, staff is recommending market 34 adjustments to salaries for two positions that are below the average for similar size metro area cities: 35 Public Services Director, one percent; and Finance Director, two percent. She stated the non-union 36 employees traditionally receive the same health care benefits as unionized employees, which for 2003 37 is 100 percent coverage of the premium for single coverage and $500 plus one-half of any increase in 38 family coverage. She indicated Staff recommends approval of the salary increases. 39 40 Councilmember O'Donnell moved to approve non-union salaries for 2003. Councilmember Dahl 41 seconded the motion. 42 43 Councilmember Carlson indicated there was one comment that was not covered in the summary, 44 which is that non-union employees who received a market adjustment in 2002 would not receive an 45 increase this year. 46 ▪ 47 Motion carried unanimously. • 48 6