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Mounds View City Council Page Six Regular Meeting - - - - - October 13, 190 Sharon Croon, Eastwood Road, stated that she works at a large corporation and that job classifications are not worth a hill of beans. The Corporate managers where she is employed are taking pay cuts. Why can't employees of the City of Mounds View take pay cuts? Orduno stated that Sears is not under state law. None of the private sector business are under the state pay equity law. Orduno explained the pay equity law. Orduno stated that with regards to Unions in terms of negotiations an arbitrator for police or fire would not uphold a 0% increase. There is a different perspective in the public sector vs. the private sector. Croon stated that the City should start at the top and work down as far as pay cuts. Have the cuts be across the board and deal with pay equity law. It has to be started someplace. Other people in the community are taking pay cuts and losing jobs. - Bill Frits, 8072 Long Lake Road, wanted to know if a job description is the same thing as a position classification. Orduno stated that it is a title for certain duties. Mayor Linke explained that the work that these people are doing does not f ilo the job that they are doing. Bill Frits asked how many unions the City has. Frits stated that his belief is the City has one Union and one decertified bargaining unit which has no force in law. Frits further stated that he doesn't support non-union workers getting union wages. These people can be cut. Comparable worth is comparable throughout the City. Frits stated if you cut one cut them all including yourself. Rickaby stated that the Planning Technician was reclassified to City Planner. Rickaby asked the reclassification compares with City Planners in the-past? Orduno explained that job duties have changed. The level of accountability and investigation issues has grown. Paul works with the City Attorney regarding development agreements. Orduno stated that Paul is far superior to the other City Planners that the City has employed. Orduno stated that many things fell through the cracks. Paul's expertise is such that he has been involved in tax increment and development agreements since he began employment with the City. Paul is doing duties far beyond those of a Planning Technician. Paul is also primary liaison to the Planning Commission. Planning Technicians do not do this job nor do they get involved with TIF or development agreements. Planning Technicians that have been with the City in the past have not been involved to the degree that Paul has.