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Clerk -Administrator. and City Council <br />January 26, 1988 <br />Page 2 <br />which they have gone to one-man operators. Along with the labor <br />charge for their services they also received an overhead or <br />administration fee. In recent years this fee has been 40 <br />percent, currently it is 75 percent. In December of 1987, our <br />total bill for labor was $3,844.30. Of that figure, $2,195.49 <br />was for man hours labor and $1,648.81 went to overhead charges. <br />Total overhead charges for the years researched was $11,702.71. <br />It seems to me that we could put that money to more effective <br />uses. <br />Moving on to the equipment rental charges; granted, to provide <br />these services to communities such as Mounds View, Ramsey County <br />probably needs more equipment, which we are helping pay for, than <br />they would need to maintain their roads. For this reason they <br />have an equipment rental charge. These charges are as follows: <br />All Operations Sanding <br />50 Series (Single Axle) $36.00/hour $20.50* <br />Equipped with Plow, Wing <br />and Sander <br />70 Series (Single Axle) $23.50/hour $18.00* <br />Equipped with Under -Body <br />Plow and Sander <br />l <br />Tandem $15.00/hour $29.50 <br />Equipped with Plow, Wing <br />and Sander <br />4 X 4 $28.75/h. jr ---- <br />Equipped with Plow and Wing <br />(This is a 10-ton vehicle designed <br />to widen roadways and break through <br />closed roads) <br />*I would like to point out that while these two trucks <br />are sanding, the 50 Series is costing us $2.50 per hour <br />more while doing the same job task. The total equipment <br />charge for the past 5 years has been approximately <br />$43,800. I might add that our new truck (1988) will cost <br />approximately $55,000. <br />We are also charged for materials (salt/sand mix) the County uses <br />on our roadways. Their current charge is $12.34 per ton for 20 <br />percent salt/sand, which 1 have been told has no mark-up. I have <br />obtained quotes on sand and salt from two suppliers. J. L. <br />Sheily Co. has quoted me $353.10 for 24 tons of 10 percent salt/ <br />sand delivered which is $14.71 per ton. We can purchase straight <br />sand for $3.95 per ton or $7.14 per ton delivered. I have also <br />received prices <br />