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cc: Police Chief Grabowski MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council � •�� FROM: Clerk -Administrator DATE: August 20, 1982 SUBJECT: 1983 CONTRACT PROPOSALS - MOUNDS VIEW POLICE Attached please find a copy of the 1983 Contract Proposals from Teamsters Local No. 320. The following is an analysis of their proposals and observations on their desirability and/or reasonableness: 1. Insurance A. The City's present level of contribution is $105 per month. An increase of $20 per month is not within present budget guidelines. B. For the City to pick-up 50% of any new premium increases, the obvious result would be an automatic increase in the insurance contribution without any control by the City Council. C. The difference between the cost of single coverage ($99.50 per month) and the $105 per month City contribution, r which is less than the cost of family coverage, is $55.50. In 1982 the City budgeted only for the cost we experience per employee. The obvious result of this proposal would be increased personnel costs for the City. 2. Clothing and Maintenance Allowance A. The present clothing allowance is $275 per year which is felt to be more than sufficient to provide adequate clothing for any of our officers. It had been increased $50 over the past two years. B. The inclusion of the requirement that the City pay for the replacement or repair of all clothing, watches or eyeglasses damaged in the line of duty presents two thoughts for consideration. 1) Isn't it the intention of the uniform allowance to provide funds for the maintenance of an officer's uniforms? If so, this requirement would then be a subsidy in addition to the uniform allowance. 2) As we do not accept responsibility for the watches and eyewear of other employees whose work is of a nature where they can damage these items, why should we accept responsibility for the police on these items?