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. . . RESOLUTION 6303 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2004-2005 LABOR AGREEMENT WITH AFSCME UNION LOCAL 2826 WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby ratify the AFSCME Union, Local 2826 Bargaining Unit Contract for 2004 and 2005, with the following amendments: 1. Waqes and Insurance are to be increased 1.0% January 1, 2004 plus an additional 1.0% July 1, 2004, 2.5% January 1, 2005 and 0.5% July 1,2005. 2. Insurance: The 2004 Employer Contribution will be $613.30 for family coverage and $672.30 for 2005. The employer will provide an additional $10 per month/per employee if the increase in family premium reaches or exceeds 15%. 3. Letter of Understanding: The employer agrees to pay Basic Medicare Select Senior Gold Plan premium up to the regular employee benefit amount for Marge Norquist as to be outlined in a letter of understanding between the City and AFSCME. The City Attorney has recommended this method. If during the duration of this contract, the City of Mounds View approves an agreement with any other employee bargaining group that exceed the health insurance amounts offered by this contract, then effective 1/1/2004, the EMPLOYER will match such amounts for EMPLOYEES covered under this contract. Contracts with employee groups that are subject to arbitration are excluded. 4. Uniform Allowance: The uniform allowance will be set at $310 for 2004 and $320 for 2005. The Public Safety Officer will be added to the uniform allowance section. 5. Classifications. Salaries. and Stanton 2004 wage rates reflect implementation of a compensation study completed by Labor Relations, Inc. in February of 2003. Wage adjustments were given to any position, which fell 10% above or below the Stanton Group Mean in order to bring them to within 10% of the Stanton Group Mean, above or below. Wage ranges for those falling above the 10% level will be frozen until such time they come within 10% of the market. 6. A Compensatory Time section has been added which includes provisions that an employee may not use more than 80 hours of compensatory time per year and that the maximum total accrued compensatory time shall not exceed 50 hours per employee.