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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY CO CI FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATO DATE: APRIL 14, 1987 SUBJECT: PUBLIC WORKS LABOR CONTRACT - LOCAL ADDENDUM Attached please find a copy of the demands received by the City from I.U.O.E. Local No. 49 representing the City's Public Works employees for the local addendum portion of the Master Labor Agreement Between the City of Mounds View and the Local. This local addendum would run for the period of January 1, 1987 through December 31, 1989 pursuant to the provisions of the Master Labor Agreement. I have reviewed the demands of the Local and would recommend the following responses to them: 1. Holildays. It has been the practice of the City of Mounds View to provide the same number of holidays for all members of the organization unionized and non -unionized. Any increase in holiday benefits to any one group would therefore have a larger impact upon the organization than initially meets the eye. Also, the number of recognized holidays being given to employees is consistent with that provided by the majority of other municipalities in the Metropolitan and, therefore, I would recommend that the request for an increase be rejected. 2. Mechanic Classification. In the past the Union has requested that the City's mechanic be paid the Heavy Equipment Operator or Maintenance III rate of pay rather than the current practice where the mechanic is paid Maintenance II wages for operating light equipment and Maintenance III wages for operating heavy equipment. The Union appears at this point to be suggesting that a new classifica- tion be added to the contract namely, Mechanic and that that position be paid at the Maintenance III level. I would recommend that the City reject this request in that it is the opening to allowing for future requests for additional classifications of employees at different rates of pay placing us in the position of having a structured organization where employees will only perform the work for which they are classified. Due to the size of our organization such a possibility can only be considered to be detrimental to our ability to maintain a small work force and at the same time get the job done.