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Citizen Input <br /> <br />Roger Neilsen, Officer at In-Tech, stated that they had some concern over the $10.00 hiring rate <br />of new employees. He explained that the industry rate is $7.50 per hour at the entry level <br />positions, but noted that the company does have positions that range from $18.00 to $20.00 per <br />hour. <br /> <br />Mark Nielsen, Officer at In-Tech, explained that the company makes plastic injection moldings <br />which requires unskilled labor for the entry level position in which they will train the employee <br />to do the job. There is Iow employee commitment, but would like to encourage employees to <br />stay with the company because they spend a lot of time training them. He stated that the <br />company offers an excellent benefit package that includes full coverage for an entire family. <br />They could meet the wage, but then not cover the health benefit as they have in the past. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich explained that In-Tech is required to meet certain criteria. One of those <br />requirements is to create one new job for each $25,000 of assistance that is received, which in the <br />case of In-Tech would be seven jobs at $10.00 per hour. If In-Tech fails to meet the <br />requirements within two years they would be required to payback 14.3 percent of the subsidy for <br />each job they fail to meet plus interest. The second obligation is that In-Tech has to commit to <br />staying in the City for five years otherwise they have to pay back 20 percent of the subsidy. <br /> <br />Mark Nielsen questioned how they will determine the seven jobs at $10.00 per hour. Will they <br />have to be the newly created position or seven people within the company. <br /> <br />Mr. Mulrooney explained that the State would like Cities to focus on the new jobs that are <br />created. <br /> <br />Roger Nielsen stated that they could guarantee three or four new jobs at $18.00 per hour in the <br />first year as well as eight to ten jobs at $7.50 per hour. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec questioned if the jobs that exceed the standard be included. <br /> <br />Mr. Mulrooney replied yes explaining that Council make their own decision on an appropriate <br />hourly rate based on a project. <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec inquired if the $10.00 per hour fit the criteria that has been used in the past. <br /> <br />Mr. Mulrooney replied that it falls in line with the most recent projects. Some of the early <br />projects did not focus on wage. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich noted that a property owner can file a one year extension if the goals are <br />not met within the two years. <br /> <br />City Council/September 28, 1999 <br /> Page 7 of 26 <br /> <br /> <br />