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COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 11, 2005 <br />APPROVED <br />383Councilmember Carlson stated she does not believe there are too many goals, but agreed that <br />.84 sometimes a goal may run into conflict with another goal or plan in existence. <br />85 <br />386 Councilmember Stoltz stated this is a very aggressive set of goals. They are not perfect, but bring <br />387 accountability to the Staff. <br />388 <br />389 Motion carried unanimously. <br />390 <br />391 Resolution No. 05-94 can be found in the City Clerk's office. <br />392 <br />393 B. Consideration of Non -Union and Management Team Salaries <br />394 <br />395 Director of Administration Tesch presented the Staff report, indicating Staff recommends approval. <br />396 <br />397 Councilmember Carlson asked if Council could receive salaries in dollars in the future. Director of <br />398 Administration Tesch stated yes. <br />399 <br />400 Councilmember Stoltz moved to approve non-union and management team salaries. Councilmember <br />401 Reinert seconded the motion. <br />402 <br />403 Councilmember Carlson expressed concern regarding a possible 9.5 percent increase. She asked if <br />404 the City would be paying overtime or additional benefits not provided in the past. She added low and <br />405 middle -incomes pay for this salary increase and she cannot justify it. Director of Administration <br />406 Tesch stated they are not eligible for overtime and will not be receiving additional benefits but they <br />0 407 are in the process of implementing post retirement health insurance for everyone. <br />408 <br />409 Councilmember Carlson asked if each individual contributes to the post retirement health insurance <br />410 plan and if the City matches. Director of Administration Tesch stated the plan is like a savings plan <br />411 for health care and the City does not match. <br />412 <br />413 Mayor Bergeson stated there is a range and 9.5 percent is the highest. He noted the City needs to <br />414 move along with inflation and be comparable with wages in similar cities. <br />415 <br />416 Councilmember Dahl stated 9.5 percent is too open-ended. Director of Administration Tesch stated <br />417 there are a couple of past salary situations and now the City has an opportunity to make adjustments. <br />418 He noted the management group has received 1-2 percent and other groups have received 3 percent. <br />419 He concluded the City is developing and some salaries have accelerated. <br />420 <br />421 Councilmember Reinert stated although these are larger increases, the City needs to keep up with the <br />422 market or staff members will go elsewhere and it would cost the City more to replace these positions. <br />423 <br />424 Councilmember Stoltz stated the numbers are from a regional organization and are an independent <br />425 collaboration. He noted Staff is managing the City 24/7 and the City is paying at market. He <br />426 suggested Council take into account benefits because they do not receive an elaborate package. <br />427 <br />428 Mayor Bergeson stated information is from survey group 6 and Lino Lakes is towards the higher end <br />429 in population and workload. He stated the proposal is a target 65th percentile and he thinks this is an <br />1 <br />9 <br />