Agenda - Council - 04/07/1983 - Special

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I I I i I I I I I I I I I I 4) Sick Leave - The police bargaining unit wanted changes in this area. The City Administrator recommended no changes until the City had an opportunity to review its sick leave practice. ' 5) Funeral Leave - The police bargaining unit wanted a change in this area. The City Administrator recommended that the Council Personnel Committee not get into this in the 1983 bargaining. 6) Injured on Duty .- The police bargaining unit wanted to add this into the police negotiating package° The City Administrator recommended that the Council Personnel Co~ttee not get into this area during the 1983 bargaining session.' Discussion: Councilman Reimann stated that he wanted to know the total breakdown on the wage package that was being proposed as tentative offer recommendation that they should consider offering police bargaining unit. The City Administrator reiterated that it represented a 3%% adjustment and 5%% cost of living. He stated that other non-union employees adjustments varied according to their position, but they all received a 5% cost of living increase and openers to the package come July 1, 1983. The additional %% being offered to the police was a substitute for the opener clause given to the non-union employees. The City Administrator stated that he could agree with Councilman Reimann in part but he felt his recommendation better protected the Cit~ of Ramsey. Councilman 'Reimann stated he would only consider 8%% (which representad 3%% adjustment and 5% cost of living) as a tentative wage offer. Councilman Reimann stated that he would go along, with the tentative offer of an additional % day holiday which would be taken as a % day'off on December 24th. The City Administrator stated that the tentative % day offer should be for all City employees. Councilman Reimann stated that he agreed with that as he didn't want to create an ~n~alance of fringe benefits. Councilman Sorteberg stated that he had mixed feelings on the recommendation submitted by the City Administrator on a tentative salary offer and what Councilman Reimann felt it should be. He stated he would go along with Councilman Reimann's tentative offer. Councilman Sorteberg stated he would also go along with the % day additional holiday on December 24th. The City Administrator stated that they would take'the Council Personnel committee's tentative offer back to the police bargaining unit. Case ~2: Personnel Staffing: City Administrator Schnelle stated he was coming to the Personnel C0n~nittee on this problem as it was really devel.°ping into a serious problem in the areas ~f the Public Works Department and %he Accounting Department. He stated that he wanted the Personnel Committee to approve of adding one Light Equipment Operator person to the Public Works Department and adding one Accounting/ Data Processing Clerk I tothe Accounting Department. The Administrator stated that the Public Worksman was included in the 1983 Budget, however, the Accounting/Data Processing Clerk I was not included in the 1983 Budget. He stated that the reason it wasn't included is that the office has tried various cost cutting methods to keep from it. However, he ~tated that there are just too many things occurring in Ramsey that are beyond his and Council's control. The money for this Accounting/ Data Processing Clerk I will come from the excess in budget salaries and the Administrative Fund. Personnel Committee Page 2 of 3 February 16~ 1983