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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 14, 2010 Page 4 1 representing St. Anthony Fire Department. City Manager Mornson outlined the terms of the 2 two-year contract covering 2011-2012. 4 Motion by Councilmember Roth, seconded by Councilmember Gray, to approve Resolution 10- 5 087; Ratifying the 2011-2012 Agreement between the City of St. Anthony and International 6 Association of Firefighters, Local 3486, representing St. Anthony Fire Department. rs Motion carried unanimously. 9 10 C. Resolution 10-088• Ratifying the 2011 Agreement between the Law Enforcement Labor 11 Services. Inc. #186 Local Representing the St. Anthony Police Department and the City 12 of St. Anthony. 13 14 City Manager Mornson provided an overview of the proposed resolution ratifying the 2011 15 agreement between the Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. #186 Local Representing the St. 16 Anthony Police Department and the City of St. Anthony. City Manager Mornson outlined the 17 terms of the one-year contract covering 2011. 18 19 Mayor Faust stated his concern regarding the potential for competition between departments due 20 to the unions for Law Enforcement Labor Services and the Public Works Department supporting 21 the one year contract as opposed to the two year contract agreed to by the union for the 22 Firefighters Department. He stated his support of the 1.5% increase for both 2011 and 2012 23 agreed to by the Firefighters union as opposed to the 2% increase for 2011 included in the 24 subject agreement. He stated that the City has been more than fair in providing equipment, a 25 good working environment, and good leadership, and that he will not vote in support of the 26 proposed agreement. 27 28 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Stille, to approve Resolution 10- 29 088; Ratifying the 2011-2012 Agreement between the Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. 30 #186 Local Representing the St. Anthony Police Department and the City of St. Anthony. 31 32 Councilmember Stille commented that there is some flexibility with the different timeframes for 33 the labor agreements, as one group is locked in for two years while the other two groups are 34 limited to one year agreements, and that there may not be any increases in the agreements 35 renegotiated next year. 36 37 Councilmember Roth inquired about the process if the Council were to decide to direct staff to 38 go back to renegotiate a similar agreement to the 1.5% increase/two year term with the two 39 groups that have opted for a 2% increase/one year term. City Manager Mornson replied that if 40 this were to be the decision of the Council he would recommend that the Council reject the 41 contracts, which would then automatically go back to renegotiations. 42 43 Motion carried 4-1 (Faust opposed). 44