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Mounds View City Council October 14, 2002 Regular Meeting Page 15 Council Member Marty said he found it unacceptable that the City has not paid this individual for five months worth of pay from 2001. He then said that it seems to him that previously some of the information that was provided to Council, such as the Hayes points, have been adjusted and readjusted and he has seen this position in a memo linked to other positions in the City and he does not understand why this has been all over the board and the City has not paid for over a year. Assistant City Administrator Reed clarified that, as stated in the Staff report, this was an issue City Staff brought to Council in August of 2001 but AFSCME had asked that it be taken off the agenda until the contract was negotiated. She further clarified that the only reason this is back on the agenda is because Staff put it on the table during the last day of negotiations. She also noted that AFSCME is under the impression that the City was to negotiate an actual dollar per hour wage although there is nothing in state statute and nothing in the contract requiring the City to do so. Assistant City Administrator Reed indicated that Staff has spent a number of weeks explaining the City’s position and direction was given unanimously to establish the wage at Step 2 and that is what is before Council. Council Member Quick indicated he remembered when Council agreed to hold off on this at AFSCME’s urging the question was asked of the employee if that person was okay with holding off and he had said he was. He then said he is glad the matter is being resolved. City Administrator Miller emphasized that while AFSCME asked the City not to deal with this until the contract was negotiated, they never placed the matter on the table, the City did so on the final day of negotiations. Ayes – 4 Nays – 1(Marty) Motion carried. 9. REPORTS A. Schedule of Additional Work Session for the Budget Finance Director Hansen suggested using Monday, October 21, 2002 as a budget work session meeting. There was consent to discuss the general fund budget on October 21, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. There was consent to discuss the rest of the funds on November 6, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. B. Consider Innovative Images, LLC/Mounds View Community Center Banquet Facility Proposal to Dismiss all Claims Against the City of Mounds View. City Attorney Riggs handed out two handouts, one was correspondence from legal counsel for Innovative Images and the second item was correspondence the City forwarded to that counsel on