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R V 1 CITY OF ST. ANTHONY 102 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES 3 November 7, 1995 4 8:00 P.M. 5 I. CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 6 The meeting was called to order at 8:01 P.M. 7 II. ROLL CALL. 8 Councilmembers Present: Ranallo, Marks, Enrooth, Wagner and Fleming. 9 Councilmembers Absent: None. 10 Also present: Michael Morrison, City Manager; Kim Moore-Sykes, Management 11 Assistant; Jerry Faust; Scott Jahner; and Gary Shun. 12 III. 1996 - 1997 UNION CONTRACTS. The City Manager reported that the Police 13 have withdrawn their two grievances. He expects that all contracts will be 14 approved and ready for Council's review and approval at the November 14th 15 meeting. The City Manager summarized the contracts for all unionized 16 departments. All contracts will be in effect for two years, 1996 and 1997; wage 17 increase of 3%; health insurance increase of $25.00 for 1996 and $15 increase in 8 1997; and severance compensation changed from 1 year to 3 years, maximum 45 9 days, which will require an ordinance change to be adopted for non-union 20 personnel. The Firefighters will receive an increase in clothing allowance of $5.00 21 in 1996 and $10.00 in 1997. The Police have requested a 24-hour notice of a change 22 to an officer's shift and that the City consider providing Long Term Disability 23 insurance for officers. Regarding this issue, the City Manager indicated that the 24 insurance companies he has spoken to will not insure just police officers but has 25 indicated to the Police union that the City will continue to look into this type of 26 insurance provision. The Public Works Union has requested the following: 1.) 27 pesticide spraying be added to the HEO list, which cost the City an additional 28 $25.00 per year; 2.) employees doing vehicle inspection be compensated an 29 additional $1.00 per hour at an estimated cost to the City of $25.00 per year; 3.) 30 $3,000 per year be budgeted for education reimbursement for job related schools; 31 4.) increase compensatory time that can be banked from 40 hours to 50 hours; and 32 increase Pump Duty from 3-1/2 hours to 4 hours. 33 The City Manager also reported on a letter dated September 25, 1995 that was 34 received from Jim Hansen, Business Agent representing the Public Works 35 employees. They are especially concerned with the new federal drug/alcohol testing 36 requirements for drivers with Commercial Driver's Licenses and feels that these 37 employees are entitled to additional compensation as the result. 0 8 The City Manager discussed Mr. Hansen's proposal of starting a Labor Management 9 Committee in the City of St. Anthony. The organization that Mr. Hansen