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Mounds View City Council April 22, 2002 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br /> <br /> Ayes – 4 Nays – 1(Marty) Motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br />4. PUBLIC INPUT <br /> <br />Jerry Linke of 2319 Knoll Drive indicated he had looked for Item K in the public book and it is <br />not there. He then commented that the Administration does not follow state law as to what goes <br />into the public book and when it goes there. He further stated that he concurs with the City <br />employees that this Administration does not know what it is doing and is in violation of many <br />state statutes. <br /> <br />Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated she would be adding a copy of the contract when <br />Council gets to that portion of the agenda. <br /> <br />Chuck Chism of 3644 41st Avenue South indicated he was a golf pro up at the golf course and <br />indicated he was paid for three and a half months as full time and was told he was only seasonal. <br />He also indicated he taught lessons in May and June and was not paid nor was he paid for the <br />junior golf lessons he provided in February and March. <br /> <br />Mr. Chism indicated that the City owes him $1,584.70 for the last year and asked what he was <br />supposed to do to get the City to pay him the money he is owed. Mr. Chism further commented <br />that he had been told by the City Administrator that the matter would be discussed as part of the <br />collective bargaining but the City has refused to bargain. He then said, β€œthe City Administrator is <br />screwing the City, you owe the money, pay up.” <br /> <br />Mayor Sonterre commented that Council, by majority vote, had made public its confidence in the <br />ability of the City Administrator. <br /> <br />Jon Uline of 10953 Xylite Court NE, Blaine said he was unhappy with the way the <br />representatives of the City handled the rest of the employees at the golf course after terminating <br />the golf course manger. He then said he feels the City drew a line in the sand and let a cancer <br />grow rather than working with the people running the course. <br /> <br />Ron Huston, Assistant Clubhouse Manager and golf pro indicated the golf course staff was not <br />told about the change in the way golf lesson would be paid, the employees found out when the <br />money was not in their checks. He then said he was told that the golf lessons would be part of <br />the collective bargaining. He indicated he is owed $3,370.00 for golf lessons and has not been <br />paid. He also indicated he was told he could not use sick time during the off-season. He further <br />indicated he was told he could make up the time with comp time once the course opened but <br />when he got his check vacation days were used. <br /> <br />Mr. Huston indicated he has had a difficult time dealing with the Administration because nothing <br />is ever communicated to the employees, and things are just taken away. He then said the golf <br />course makes a lot of money and the employees want to continue working there, all they want is <br />their jobs back.