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Mounds View City Council Page Eight Regular Meeting - May 10, 19. questions and getting the answers they want to hear. Ms. White stated that she feels that this is a duplication of services for seniors. Ramsey County provides services, all churches, American Legion, VFW, and ARP also provide services. Orduno stated that in terms of the random sample survey, stated that an adequate sampling for the Gallop poll is 4, 000. Decision Resources is an excellent company and when the number to be surveyed was picked it was statistically valid. Mayor Linke polled the seniors in terms of those who would use the center and those who would not. The number was equally split. Mayor Linke asked how many seniors use the services provided by the City and attend the senior trips. Only two of the opposed use the services, the rest that are opposed do not use the services. At this time Mayor Linke presented a resolution of appreciation and commendation to Mr. Jerry Skelly for his participation on the Regional Senior Center Task Force and announced that Charlynn Robertson, another member of the Task Force, who was not able to attend the meeting tonight because of a death in her family but her plaque and award would be forwarded to her. Councilmember Quick asked what is driving the costs of salaries up. . Orduno explained that current salaries are driving the salary costs up and pay equity is driving the cost up. Orduno stated that pay equity is a state law that says that female dominated positions cannot be paid consistently below male dominated positions. Pay equity tends to draw the female dominated classes salaries upward. Comparisons on the salaries must be made internally. Values are determined and compared to a job with the same values or similar values. Councilmember Quick also asked Orduno to explain steps. Orduno explained steps in salaries. . The City has a give step pay program. Fridley and New Brighton have five steps also. The steps areentry level, Steps 1, 2, 3 , 4, and 5. Mr. McCarty is concerned about the Council getting into a cost situation that would be very extreme once the final numbers would come in. Councilmember Blanchard asked how many paid employees would be on the governing board. • Orduno stated, as proposed, there would be four administrative city managers, but no one would be paid for being on the board.