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I I I I I I PERSONNEL COMMITTEE CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA The Ramsey Personnel Committee conducted a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 1996, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. Members Present: Councilmember Carolyn Beahen Councilmember Sheila Beyer Members Absent: Mayor Glen Hardin Also Present: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder Administrative Services Manager Linda Walte Smith CALL TO ORDER Councilmember Beyer called the regular meeting of the Personnel Committee to order at 5:39 p.m. CITIZEN INPUT None APPROVE AGENDA Consensus was to approve the agenda as presented. COMMITTEE BUSINESS Case #1: AFSCME 1996-1997 Contract Ratification Administrative Services Manager Waite Smith summarized the proposed AFSCME 1996-1997 contract as follows: effective January 1, 1996, the contract provides for a 2% general wage adjustment for each covered employee and a step increase pool of 3% to be divided among covered employees according to their years of service and relationship to salary class maximums. Effective January 1, 1997, each covered employee will receive a 2% general wage adjustment and a step increase from a 3% pool. The contract eliminates HEO pay in exchange for adding $.55 per hour to the 1996 wages of Public Works Maintenance Workers on staff as of January 1, 1996. The contract provides a $22 per month increase in the City's contribution to family health care coverage (making it $312 per month) effective August 1, 1996, and $22 per month increase (making it $334 per month) effective August 1, 1997. The contract provides that during 1996 and 1997, the person currently filling the position of Environmental Specialist will accrue vacation and sick leave benefits prorated on the hours worked. Ms. Waite Smith noted that this contract costs slightly more than the LEL$ package in 1996 and slightly less than the LELS package in 1997. It increases the minimum pay levels within the compensation plan to 74% of class maximum. It does not increase the class maximums with an average tenure of 7.53 years. This conforms quite closely with Council's adopted wage policy. Staff recommends adopting the contract. She reported that AFSCME ratified this contract a week ago yesterday. City Administrator Schroeder explained further that this contract is more expensive than we have had since 1990, in'contract costs but he felt it's a good contract. He summarized what happens by eliminating HEO pay and added that this is good for the Public Works personnel, with the Personnel Committee/May 28, 1996 Page 1 of 2