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Mounds View City Council November 26, 1990 <br />Regular Meeting Page Four <br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Motion/Second: Paone/Blanchard to award the low <br />bid for the 1991 City newsletter to Nystrom Publish- <br />ing, in the amount of $13,904, to use totally <br />recycled paper. <br />4 ayes 0 nays <br />Public Works Foreman reviewed the five bids which 11. <br />had been opened earlier in the day for the cold <br />storage shed. One bid was rejected for non-compliance. <br />Mr. Ulrich reported Staff recommends the award go to <br />the low bidder, Morton Buildings, Inc. <br />He explained the total cost would be $74,007. Electrical <br />service still needs to be added, of which they're not <br />certain yet of the cost. The building should be <br />completed by January 31, 1991. <br />Motion/Second: Paone/Blanchard to approve the award <br />to Morton Buildings, Inc., for the sum of $60.947 for <br />construction of the salt/cold storage building, to be <br />charged to Shop Account 100-4260-705, with a transfer <br />of that amount to be made from the Undesignated Fund <br />• Balance to account 100-4260-705. <br />4 ayes 0 nays <br />Roger Stigney, 8400 Eastwood Road, stated he had <br />appeared before the Council twice before, questioning <br />the starting salary of $55-65,000 for the new clerk/ <br />administrator, as he feels it is at least $10,000 too <br />high. He stated he had called the Attorney General's <br />office concerning comparable worth, which he had been <br />told at a previous Council meeting was a condition <br />of the salary. He was told by the Attorney General's <br />office that the City was only required to pay minimum <br />wage. <br />Mr. Stigney further reported he had checked with <br />adjoining suburbs, and Spring Lake Park's salary for <br />the individual who has been there since the '70s is <br />$48,585 and if they were to hire someone new today, <br />would place them at 75-80~ of the current salary. New <br />Brighton, with a considerably higher population, has <br />a range of $47,250 to $50,560. Mounds View paid the <br />past clerk/administrator $56,000 after ten years of <br />service, and at a 75-80~ starting range should be <br />$42,000 to $44,800. Mr. Stigney stated he feels the <br />. City is offering at least $10,000 to much, and he <br />has spoken with many residents who agree with him. <br />Mr. Stigney read a petition signed by those residents <br />and presented it to the Council, and requested the <br />Council make a motion or take some action on it. <br />Motion Carried <br />Consideration <br />of Award for <br />Cold Storage <br />Bids <br />Motion Carried <br />12. Residents <br />Requests and <br />Comments from <br />the Floor <br />