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COUNCIL MINUTES March 24, 2008 APPROVED S41 and formulated the goals and objectives before the council. The goals/objectives were briefly 42 reviewed. 43 44 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve Resolution No. 08-40 as presented. Council Member 45 Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 46 47 3B) Consider Resolution No. 08-41, Adopting Council Code of Conduct — Administrator Heitke 48 noted that the council's current code of conduct was adopted in 2006 and calls for adoption of the 49 code after each election. The council hasn't called for any changes; the code is presented for 50 council consideration. 51 52 Council Member Gallup moved to approve Resolution No. 08-41 as presented. Council Member 53 O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 54 55 3C) Consider 2008-2009 Contract with Local 49- Administration Director Tesch reported on 56 recent negotiations with the Local 49 union. He is recommending approval of a two-year labor 57 agreement. The details of the proposed agreement are included in the staff letter and were 58 reviewed for the council. 59 60 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the 2008-2009 Contract with Local 49 as 61 presented. Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 62 • 63 3D) Consider 2008-2009 Contract with AFSCME - Administration Director Tesch reported on 64 recent negotiations with city employees AFSCME union. He is recommending approval of a 65 two-year agreement. The details of the proposed agreement are included in the staff letter and 66 were reviewed for the council. 67 68 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve the 2008-2009 Contract with AFSCME as presented. 69 Council Member Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 70 71 3E) Consider 2008 Non -Union Salaries - Administration Director Tesch explained that non - 72 union employee salaries are annually reviewed for consideration of both an annual adjustment 73 and marketability. Since the city is currently involved in an audit of some personnel system, 74 staff is not presenting a recommendation on market increases; the pay program can be reviewed 75 when the audit is completed. 76 77 Council comments included concern that some salaries within this group have increased 78 drastically. There was a response that the city has utilized a salary plan in recent years that 79 attempts to keep the city's salaries in line with the region. 80 81 Council Member Gallup moved to approve the 2008 Non -Union Salaries as presented. Council 82 Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote; Council Member 83 Reinert voted nay. 84 •85 3F) Personnel Policy Language Clarification 86