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CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 2/1.5/83 Page six e Morgan - Rossow would add another dimension to Planning Commission, would go along with chronological order.. M/S/P Eder/Fraser to appoint the following to the Planning Commission: Charles Graves as 1st alternate and Paul Ryberq as 2nd alternate. (3 ayes; Mazzara and Dunn nays) 11. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT A. Personnel Committee Meeting - Will be held February 19, Saturday, 9:30 a.m. at the City Hall. B. PERA Withholding - (Ref: Whittaker's AGENDA MEMO expressing his views that public employees should not have to pay for State revenue shortfalls; public and private employees should share those costs; and Lake Elmo should set a precedent by opposing the 2% withholding.) m Fraser - Burden should be shared equally, not just by City staff, I would be in favor of finding a way of rearranging the budget so we pay retirement for employees. o Dunn - This is second time this subject has come up; you would think 50% and not 2% was being taken out. Public employees have to make sacrifices just like private sector; we're living in a State with high taxes and industries are being driven out. * Mazzara - Agrees with Dunn, but we want good quality people working for local governments. ® Fraser - Morale- of workers will be low and work will slow down. ® Whittaker - Employees have already shared in responsibility when fair wage settlement was negotiated back in August/September; public employees can no longer expect guarantees of a steady job and pension; and believe over the long haul there'll be negative effect. ® Eder - Could give them additional 1 or 2 floating holidays as recogni- tion of our sympathies, for 1983 only since court decision is they can't do this again. ® Morgan - Would go along with Eder since employees are coming back for more pay. (Whittaker - pay was cut so not coming back for more pay.) e Mazzara - Employees should be allowed to renegotiate next year. M/ Fraser that Lake Elmo pay the extra 2% that was removed by the State. Motion failed due to lack of a second. M/S/P Eder/Morgan to grant two (2) additional floating holidays in 1983 to City employees in recognition of penalties from 20 increase in PERA fees. (3 ayes; Fraser and Dunn nays) C. Pump Sale - Ad was placed in St. Paul papers and Lake Elmo legal newspaper; City of Mora is still highest bidder ($2,180) with Carlson Equipment at $1,870. We paid $3,500 for equipment new. Maintenance Department would like to use money to buy smaller pump this spring to flush out culverts, etc. o Dunn - It's poor time to sell this equipment. ® Morgan - Agrees that February is not a good time to sell a pump. M/S/P Morgan/Dunn to table this item until June 1. (4 ayes; Fraser nay.)