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Mr. Hart!~ey~also revlewe~ the Issue of Waste Management calling some co~a~s and fees as taxes an~ reducing that amount from the revenue, i The City gets 10 percent of the gross revenue less taxes, and the:~lty does not necessarily agree that those costs and fees are taxe~. The City Attorney Is working on that matter now. Mr. Hart~ey!also reported that the Landfill Siting committee In Anoka CoUnty has been adJourne~ Indefinitely because of political In-fighting:and disagreement over the Environmental Impact Study. He has nO Idea when that committee will be calleo back. Also, the Federal ~PAiIs now promulgating rules nationally that deal with the siting ~ landfills. Those guidelines may have a ~lrect bearing on the lan~lll siting process In Anoka County. COMPARA tiE WORTH STUDY Deputy Mayor Peterson explained in November the Personnel Committee began wc~klng on the Commparable Worth Study. At that point there were two igroups that were will lng to help update and recio the study, gouncllmember CJch noted the two groups are coming from opposite 'idlrections. The Comparable Worth program must be in place by Deceml~er 31, 1991. The Intent Is the Personnel Committee will recommend some alternatives that would be acceptable to the Council,. [the City personnel will be allowed to ciecide what plan they want, after which the City Council will approve lt. It was note~ that there will be more on this Item in the near future. FIRE DEPA~RTMENT RELIEF ASSOCIATION Councilmember Clch reported the Fire Department ls In the process of formin~ a Relief Association and a private retirement fund. He has not h~d ~ chance to review all of their proposals, but he wi II De studying ~them very closely because he does have some questions and concerns. Some of those concerns are on whether or not the City shou'!]d contribute to a private retirement fund; if It does, how much ~hou]d be contributed; how much is received from the insurancel rebate from the State; the practicality of a first-in, flrst-out~ type retirement fund; and the question of whether the City's coDtrlbutlon should be retroactive two years when in fact the Department has been only 18 percent functional for two years. Councllme~nbe~ Clch stated he would ask at the December 11 meeting to defer ~his untl] the first of the year for continued study. Another ¢~)ncern of the Fire Department has to cio with in3uries on ':e job add being covered by long-term disability. They are ~3overed i~ injured while acting as agents of the City, but what about thel long term? How can it be determine~ that the In3ury SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL/DECEMBER 5, 1990 Page 5 of 7