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Mounds View City Council April 14, 2014 Regular Meeting Page 4 1 Council Member Mueller believed the Council was helping honest, hardworking neighbors 2 through the Code amendment by allowing them to keep their existing commercial vehicles 3 parked on their property. 4 5 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6 7 A. Resolution 8239, Approving the Hire of David Radtke as a Mounds View 8 Police Officer. 9 10 Police Chief Kinney recommended the Council approve the hire of David Radtke as a Mounds 11 View Police Officer. He explained the Department had a vacancy due to the resignation of 12 Officer Stoffel. The hiring process was discussed in further detail and it was noted Mr. Radtke 13 successfully completed all testing. He reported Mr. Radtke was raised in Mounds View and 14 looked forward to serving this community. 15 16 Council Member Meehlhause asked if there was concern given the fact Mr. Radtke was not at the 17 top of the compiled hire list. Police Chief Kinney voiced no concern with this and was confident 18 in Mr. Radtke’s ability. 19 20 Council Member Mueller questioned if an exit interview would be held with Officer Stoffel. 21 Police Chief Kinney commented a questionnaire was presented to Officer Stoffel, but noted his 22 feedback and completion of the paperwork was voluntary. He explained that Officer Stoffel 23 resigned his position with Mounds View to accept a position closer to his place of residence. 24 25 MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8239, 26 Approving the Hire of David Radtke as a Mounds View Police Officer. 27 28 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 29 30 B. Resolution 8242, Approving a Labor Agreement with Law Enforcement 31 Labor Services (LELS) Local 204 (Mounds View Patrol Officers). 32 33 City Administrator Ericson requested the Council approve a three-year labor contract for the Law 34 Enforcement Labor Services (LELS) Local 204. He noted the contract expired in 2013. He 35 indicated a pay study was completed and it was found the City’s officers were being paid 36 comparable to neighboring cities. The proposed changes within the contract were reviewed with 37 the Council, along with the retirement plan classes. It was recommended the Council authorize 38 the contract with the understanding the class system may need to be amended by the plan 39 administrator. 40 41 Council Member Meehlhause requested clarification on the refused/unpaid overtime statement 42 within the contract. Police Chief Kinney stated he has not had to exercise this clause. Finance 43 Director Beer indicated this statement could be getting to the department’s need to equally 44 distribute overtime between the officers. 45