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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />r! FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATOCR DATE: MARCH 8, 1989 <br />SUBJECT: 1989 LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY <br />Although numerous bills have been introduced into the State <br />Legislature during this Session, the only one that appears <br />at this time to have any impact upon the City of Mounds View <br />in a direct fashion is a bill proposed by Senator Linda <br />Berglund, S.F. 488 which would make major changes to the <br />State's current pay equity laws. The bill would provide <br />that, "... equitable compensation relationships are <br />established when the average compensation for fcmela <br />dominated classes is equal to average compensation for male <br />dominated classes of comparable skill, effort, <br />responsibility, working conditions and other relevant work <br />related criteri.a." Essentially, this means that all male <br />and female employees in the City would receive the same rate <br />of pay for jobs having the same value based upon our current <br />comparable worth program. <br />In an effort to evaluate the impact of this legislation, I " "r <br />prepared the attached spreadsheet which, based upon reading <br />,ems. the proposed legislation and discussing it with representa- <br />tives of the League of Minnesota Cities, I feel is an <br />accurate interpretation of the bill. As you will note, I <br />have listed each position; the 1989 wage for the position, <br />the dollar paid per point value for the position, the <br />"equity" wage that would be required by Senator Berglund's <br />bill and then the net cost to be experienced by the City of <br />Mounds `7iew for these equity wages as compared to the 1989 <br />wages. The end result is that the City of Mounds View <br />would experience a net increase in payroll in the amount of <br />$212,135.00. Should Insurance, retirement and other i <br />benefits be added to this number, those costs would increaaP <br />Lo iicnily $2S0,000. <br />At this time I do not have a solid understanding of the <br />possibilities of Senator Berclund's bill passing this <br />session but would suggest that it would be worth our while <br />to voice our concerns to our legislators that adoption of <br />such a bill would result in the City having to cut back on <br />services and/or employment levels in order to comply with <br />its mandates. Your direction in this matter would be <br />appreciated. <br />DFP/MJS <br />Attachment: <br />r� <br />