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-46- · Assistant Fire Chief(Chie£#3) · Captain (Captain #11) · Captain (Captain #12) · Lieutenant (Lieutenant #1) · Lieutenant (Lieutenant #2) · Training Officer Bob Simpson Jim Sharp Chris Weiss Jen'y Streich Dave Lewandowski Ron Lemm Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman, to recommend that the City Council accept Fire Chief's and City Administrator's recommendation of Fire Department Officers for 2001. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmennan, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Kurak. Voting No: None. Case #2: Consider Ending Probationary Period of Community Development Secretary Human Resources Manager Heryla stated that JoAnn Shaw assumed the position of Community Development Secretary on July 12, 2000, and her six-month probationary period date was 1anuary 12, 2001. Based on the satisfactory six-month appraisal, staff recommended that Community Development Secretary JoAnn Shaw be retained as a regular, full-time employee effective January 12, 2001. Motion by Councilmember Zimmerman, seconded by Mayor Gamec, to recommend that the City Council end probationary period for Community Development Secretary JoArm Shaw and grant her the status of regular full-time employee effective January 12, 2001. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Anderson, Hendriksen, and Kurak. Voting No: None. Case #3: AFSCME Contract Negotiations Human Resources Manager Heryla stated that on January 9, 2001, the City's negotiating team and representatives of AFSCME reached a tentative agreement on an employment agreement that covers one year, the period of January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001. AFSCME members scheduled a meeting to vote on the proposal January 11, 2001, and the membership approved the proposed agreement. The contract provisions include: Cost of living adjustment: Three percent for 2001; New Compensation Plan: Brings all union employees to market rates with proposed four percent annual steps to keep employees at market rates. COLA increases will be the only increase paid to all employees as of January 1, 2001; Market increases and all step increases will occur on each employee's amaiversary date beginning January 2001. Those employees who do not have an mmiversary date by July 2001, will receive a four percent wage increase and the balance of their scheduled market rate increase on their anniversary date; employees will fully enter the market rate-adjusted step plan as of their anniversary date, 2001. Newly hired employees will be hired at market rate and will receive future step increases on their Personnel Committee/January 23, 2001 Page 2 of 5 I ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I !