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INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL FOR JULY 17 MEETING PAGE TWO 5" ATTACHED IS A FROM THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND Q LiCENSE OF THE STILLWATER EMERGENQY BERVICES TO THE ST. CROIX VALLEY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES" THE COMMISSIONER HAS APPROVED THIS TRANSFER, AS YOU MAY RECALL, MR" SNOKE APPEARED BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL LAST MONTH WHERE HE INDICATED THAT HE IS INTENDING TO PURCHASE THE STILLWATER EMS FROM MR" CROPP" I ASSUME THIS APPROVAL OF LICENSE TRANSFER IS CAUSING SOME DELAYS FOR THE LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL AMBULACE APPLICATION TO OPERATE ANOTHER AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE AREA. THE CITY HAS NOT RECEIVED WORD ABOUT APPROVAL OF THIS ADDITIONAL APPLICATION AT THIS TIME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE LAKEVIEW APPLICATION IS APPROVED, I THINK THE PUBLICITY THIS APPLICATION HAS RECEIVED IN THE NEWSPAPER AND ON TELEVISION WILL RESULT IN BETTER AMBULANCE SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 6. ATTACHED FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS A MEMO FROM THE LEAGUE OF MJNNESOTA CITIES RELATING TO COMPARABLE WORTH, MORE WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS TOPIC AS MORE INFORMATION IS LEARNED BY THE CITY STAFF ON THIS NEW STATE LAW" GROUPS ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR COMPARABLE WORTH JOB DESCRIPTIONS" THE CITY CERTAINLY INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT OF THE LAW" I WILL BE DISCUSSING COMPARABLE WORTH WITH THE CITY COUNCIL PERSONNEL COMMITTEE SHORTLY. I ANTICIPATE A MEETING OF THIS COUNCIL PERSONNEL COMMITTEE IN LATE JULY TO DISCUSS CITY EMPLOYEE SALARIES FOR THE 1985 CALENDAR YEAR. \ WHILE COMPARABLE WORTH RELATES TO ONE EMPLOYEES VALUE IN REALTIONSHIP TO ANOTHER WITHIN THE CITY, EVERY CITY MUST ALSO BE CONCERNED ABOUT RETAINING QUALITY EMPLOYEES. TO THIS END, ONE CITY SHOULD PAY A WAGE COMPABLE TO ANOTHER CITY FOR A POSITION THAT DOES SIMILAR DUTIES (PROVIDING THAT ONE CITY IS NOT OVERPAYING AN EMPLOYEE). THIS WHOLE TOPIC OF SALARIES AND THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS EACH YEAR WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. 7^ ATTACHED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND INPUT ARE THE BUDGET SURVEYS THAT HAVE BEEN USED THE PAST FEW YEARS" THIS SURVEY REQUESTS INPUT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON GENERAL INCREASES AND DECREASES THAT ARE DESIRED IN EACH BUDGET CATAGORY. WHILE THESE COMMENTS ARE HELPFUL TO THE STAFF IN PREPARING THE CITY BUDGET, EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE THAT CERTAIN EXPENSES, LIKE CERTAIN REVENUES ARE NOT WITHIN THE CITY`S ABILITY TO CONTROL. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY DESIRE ENGINEERING EXPENSES TO DECREASE, IF THE WORK LEVEL DICTATES THAT THESE SERVICES ARE NEEDED, THE CITY SIMPLY HAS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE BUT TO OBTAIN THIS WORK FROM THE ENGINEER AND PAY THE FEE THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORK,