Agenda - Council - 12/21/1982 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Councilman Reimann feels that no matter where you work you should be a good employee. It is what's expected of you. City Administrator Schnelle stated that when the economy is up, government is down. The City falls behind in the good years and has to catch up in the bad. He stated that he's here to see that we have a good work force. We have an excellent Staff at the present and we want to guarantee that we'll be able to keep these people. Councilman Sorteberg stated that while he realizes that the Ramsey Staff is efficient, he feels the cost of living increase could be pared down. He stated that it seems that Stanton is setting salaries for the Cities. City Administrator Schnelle stated that everyone refers to something and that all Stanton is doing is compiling a list of salary ranges for the Metro area Cities. He stated that he is not here to spend the City's money but rather to compensate the employees for the job they're turning out. We could be hiring more people, stacking them up and costing the City more money. Building Official Berg asked Councilman Reimann if his pay increased when his workload increased. Councilman Reimann stated that it did. Building Official Berg said ~hat when the City"s workload increases, the pay doesn't and bad times seem to make for more work at the City Hall. Councilman Sorteberg stated that he can swallow the adjustments but he doesn't think the cost of living will amount to 7%. He feels that 5% is more realistic. Motion by Councilman Sorteberg and seconded by Councilman Reimann to recommend the salary adjustments as presented plus a 5% cost of living increase. Further, that in June of 1983, the Council Personnel Committee will review the economy and adjust the cost of living accordingly~ Motion carried. Building ,Official Berg asked if the cost of living would be the same for all employees, Councilman Reimann stated that it would, Councilman Reimann then questioned the salaries of part-time City ~mployeesl This was discussed and a motion was made by Councilman Reimann and seconded by Councilman Sorteberg to recommend pay for part-time City employees as presented with the exception of drivers and assistants. The driver's salary will be raised to $10.00 per hour while the assistants will receive $8.00 per hour. If the assistant is licensed to drive, he will also receive $10.00 per hour. Motion carried. There was a lengthy discussion on health insurance. The Personnel Committee felt that there was a possibility of paying the unused dollars between the cost of the family plan and the individual plan to the employee. Personnel Committee P e