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CITY COUNCIL MEETING, OCTOBER 19, 1982 -7- 10. ENGINEER'S REPORT: B. Water Tower Painting - -=Bo'rer - Contractor's will come back in the spring and finish the interior at no additional cost. M/S/P Mottaz/Fraser to approve a time extension for Allied Painting and Renovating to June 30, 1983, to complete painting work on the water tower, with no change in contract price. Carried 4-0. 12. FIRE DEPARTMENT RELIEF ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS: onus - Fran Pott explained the percentage rate of bonus iBncrease for firefighters after 20 years. The.,bonus amount after 20 years acts as an incentive, for younger men to stay in the department rather than retire and receive their pension. The proposed bonus plan conforms to the State law tP.at permits bonus' provided they are paid out of the General Fund. The bonus' can be anything; but they have to paid out of the General Fund. The 4% bonusfollowspresent percentage decrease that a firefighter gets when he retires before 20 years. If -a roan retires with 18 years service, should be entitled to $9,000 @ $500 per year, but he does not get $9,000, he gets 92% of $9,000 because it is derated 4% for each of the two years he is short of 20 years. In effect, it is a bonus to stay for 20 years. Suggesting that this bonus be continued to 25 years. --Fraser - more concerned on where the $5,000 needed in 1983 will be found. --Mottaz - asked about the amount that was placed in the wrong fund.. --Fran Pott - passed out two sheets - Income - Special Fund and Major Income - General & Discretionary Funds. --Fraser - in going over this with the department, the liklihood of funding this from sources presently available seem excellent except for the initial year, when up to $5,000 would need to be made available. Understand that this $5,000 would only have to be paid out if two of the men who could retire, did retire. If they chose not to retire the dollars would not be needed in 1983. --Fran Pott - distributed a Bonus Liability Schedule. Fire Department is looking for approval of the proposed bonus plan. --Fraser - the 1983 budget, as prepared, does not include the $5,000. In order to allocate this would require raising the levy - this cannot be done. Is there anything in the budget that can be shifted. --Mottaz - asked if the Department would accept tenative approval until this can be discussed with the Administrator., --Novak - no problem with the whole idea - its getting the money for the first year. --Fraser - would also support the bonus proposal - need to find a way. M/S/P Mottaz/Fraser to approve the ioncept::of the proposed Bonus Plan as presented by the Fire Department, with final approval based on the recommendation of the City Administrator regarding the financing of the $5,000 needed to implement the plan in 1983. Carried 4-0.