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Mounds View City Council October 6, 2025 Special Meeting Page 2 1 of Staff, requesting Council hear the grievance. Council agreed. At their workshop on September 2 2, 2025, Council set Monday, October 6, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. for a Special Meeting to hold the 3 hearing. That time has been moved to 5:15 and the CBU was advised of the change. 4 5 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson indicated on August 26,2025, Staff received 6 an updated Grievance document that detailed—"Increase all employees who would meet step 9 of 7 the wage compensation scale, no matter what grade, who meet or exceed all of the requirements 8 for step 9 effective July 30,2025."The document identifies the following four Public Works CBU 9 members who should be elevated to Step 9 within their current grade, effective July 30, 2025: 10 Michael Schnur, Brett Brisbois, Scott Vandervegt, and Nick Bohmert. 11 12 Mayor Lindstrom opened the grievance hearing at 5:21 p.m. 13 14 Michael Schnur explained the staff report did not come from him but rather came from public 15 works staff. He clarified he was not requesting all public works employees be moved to Step 9, 16 but rather was asking for all employees who qualify to be moved to Step 9. He commented on the 17 date of the grievance itself, noting this was the effective date for the new employee. He reported 18 as a public works bargaining group they feel that hiring someone and paying them 100% of their 19 market value wage when no one within the public works bargaining group was at 100% of the 20 market wage was unfair. He indicated if this was the practice that would be followed, then the 21 public works bargaining group would like to see all employees with the same level of experience 22 of qualifications should be moved up as well. He believed by not moving up the existing public 23 works employees the City was placing more value on someone who has never worked for the City 24 than those who have worked for the City for years. 25 26 Council Member Clark asked if wages were exempt from grievance. City Administrator Zikmund 27 reported staff has articulated with the City Attorney that wages and compensation were not 28 grievable per the employee policy and the collective bargaining agreement states they will abide 29 by the City's policy. He noted this item was brought forward to allow the Council to listen to the 30 City employees. He explained if the Council were to agree with the grievance the City would then 31 have work to do on the employee policy. He clarified that there were four staff members that were 32 seeking an increase to Step 9 and three were scheduled to receive Step 9 pay on January 1 and the 33 last will move to Step 9 next summer. 34 35 Council Member Meehlhause questioned if each of these employees were at the same pay grade. 36 Mr. Schnur explained two were at Grade 5, one at Grade 6 and one at Grade 7. 37 38 Mayor Lindstrom inquired how many years of experience did the new hire bring to the City. Mr. 39 Schnur stated he had 10 years of public works experience and other life experience. 40 41 Mayor Lindstrom asked how many years of experience the current City employees had. Mr. 42 Schnur reported one employee has 28 years, one has 20 years, one has ten in Mounds View and 43 ten in another City and the last employee has eight years of experience. 44