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Mounds View City Council March 28, 2011 Regular Meeting Page 6 Council Member Stigney recommended the memorandum of understanding also be put on hold. 1 2 Mayor Flaherty did not understand the need for the stipend and felt the officer’s knowledge and 3 experience should be passed along to new officers as part of the job description as a Sergeant. 4 5 Council Member Hull questioned how the training was completed in the past. City 6 Administrator Ericson stated in the past, an additional stipend was offered to field training 7 officers, but they were Police Officers and not Sergeants. 8 9 Council Member Mueller asked if training was included within the Sergeant’s job description. 10 City Administrator Ericson stated he reviewed the job description and it did not list training for 11 junior officers as one of its directives. However, this was up to interpretation and there was an 12 item that stated, “all other duties as assigned.” 13 14 Mayor Flaherty understood a stipend should be paid to field training officers but did not 15 understand the need for an additional stipend to those promoted to a higher position within the 16 department. He recommended the item be placed on hold with the contract. 17 18 Council Member Hull indicated the field training could be over and above the regular training 19 conducted by Sergeants. For this reason, he would support the item as presented. 20 21 Council Member Gunn questioned if the Sergeants were certified to complete the field training. 22 City Administrator Ericson was uncertain if certification was necessary. 23 24 Council Member Gunn felt the stipend should be paid to the officers that are certified to 25 complete the field training within the department whether a patrol officer or a Sergeant. 26 27 Council Member Mueller commented that in the past, Sergeants completed the training of new 28 officers. However, as of late, Patrol Officers have completed this task, providing them additional 29 income and experience for future promotions. She felt the issue should be put on hold until the 30 LELS contract was decided. 31 32 MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Hull. To Postpone Resolution 7756, the Memorandum of 33 Understanding between the City and LELS 232 about a Training Stipend, until further 34 information was available from the Legislature. 35 36 Council Member Hull indicated the recent officers hired would need to be trained. He did not 37 want to see this training hindered based on Council action taken this evening. Finance Director 38 Beer stated the training would be completed by the Police Department regardless. However, he 39 cautioned the Council on this issue stating additional duties would have to be assumed by the 40 officers and the Council may have to consider additional compensation. Because of this, 41 precedence could be set for all workers within the City any time additional duties are added to a 42 job description. 43 44 Council Member Gunn explained this could create a problem if the Sergeants were asked to go 45