Minutes - Council - 06/30/1987 - Continuation of the June 23, 1987 Meeting

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Mr. Hartley stated that he has placed an ad requesting applications for several of the City's departments for temporary positions. Staff will establish a pool of temporary persons available on an as needed basis. Mr. Hartley stated that he assumes Council's action on June 23 intended that park maintenance needs are responded to from that pool of temporary applicants. Councilmember Cox noted that Dave Perkins and Fred Tronson will be grading a 3rd ball diamond at River's Bend Park; to be sure final grading is done in an appropriate manner, the City's public works department should be responsible for the final grading of that area. Public Works Superintendent Mevissen stated that the department has finished the necessary patching for sealcoating projects but must still do the pre-sweeping. Councilmember Cox stated that he does not want to jeopardize the timing on the sealcoating projects but he also does not want enough time to lapse between Perkins' grading and the City's final grading so that the initial grading would be a wasted time and effort. Council directed City Engineer Raatikka to coordinate the final grading of a ballfield at River's Bend Park between Dave Perkins and Public Works Superintendent Mevissen. ~ -~Op~ ~omoarable Worth-Pay. Plan: Mr. Hartley stated that the last action Council has to take on the Comparable Worth Plan prior to August 1, 1987 is adopting the pay plan. The pay plan spells out the adjustments that will be made to make certain there is no discrimination implied by the comparable worth law. The pay plan designates salary adjustments for Department Secretaries Penny Curtis and Sylvia Frolik, Accounting Clerk Jan Bye and Building Official Elvin Er ickson. Mayor Reimann stated that he agrees with the proposed adjustments to all the individuals except for the Building Official. Motion by Mayor Reimann and seconded by Councilmember Pearson to approve the comparable worth pay plan for the City of Ramsey excluding the proposed adjustment for Building Official Class I Elvin Erickson, which will be acted upon as a separate item. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers Sorteberg, Cox, DeLuca and Pearson. Voting No: None. Mayor Reimann stated that he excluded Mr. Erickson's adjustment because the report does not accurately reflect his wages. The report states that Mr. Erickson's income is $20,000 but it does not take into consideration what he receives from workman's comp, which brings his pay up to what he should be receiving. If the City increases Mr. Erickson's wages by $4735, the State will decrease the amount they pay to Mr. Erickson; why should the City pay when the State will provide enough funds to see that Mr. Erickson is getting a fair wage. City Council/June 30, 1987 Page 9 of 13