City Council Minutes 04-28-1986MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, April 28, 1986 - 7:30 p.m.
Members Present: Arve Grimsmo, Fran Fair, Jack Maxwell, Dan Blonigen.
Members Absent: Bill Fair.
2. Approval of Minutes.
Motion was made by Blonigen, seconded by Maxwell, and unanimously
carried to approve the minutes of the April 14 Council meeting as
presented.
4. Consideration of Ratifying Union Contract.
City Administrator Eidem informed the Council that he has been negotiating
with the Union representatives on a new 2 -year labor contract which
represents seven members in the City's Public Works Department.
A final offer was recommended by the Administrator which included
language changes in the grievance procedures, a language change in
respect to compensation time in lieu of cash payment for overtime,
the inclusion of $25.00 per month for dental insurance for the employee,
an additional one holiday for Martin Luther King Day, an additional
24 hours of vacation time for an employee with 13-15 years of service,
a language change permitting the City to place an employee on unpaid,
inactive status when determined to be medically unfit to do the full
Job. In addition, the contract recommended would increase wages
60c per hour during the first year and 42� per hour the second year
of the contract.
The Administrator noted that prior to the meeting, the Union representatives
rejected the proposed new contract and requested that the second
year of the contract include an additional 10� per hour raise to
52� rather than 42�. It was the Administrator's recommendation that
the salary package and changes in the contract were equivolent to
what was recently granted to non -Union employees and recommended
that no further increases be granted. It was also the consensus
of the Council members that the proposed new contract was similar
to what non -Union personnel received during 1986 and didn't feel
an additional increase in salary the second year of the contract
was appropriate.
As a result, motion was made by Blonigen, seconded by Fran Fair,
and unanimously carried to instruct the Administrator to notify the
Union representatives that the offer presented would be the City's
final offer in regards to language changes and salary increases and
to notify the Union that they could proceed with mediation if they
so desired.
Council Minutes - 4/28/86
5. Discussion Item - Orderly Annexation.
Council members briefly discussed the Orderly Annexation Study and
the upcoming meeting with the Monticello Township Board on Tuesday,
April 29, at 8:00 p.m. It was noted that it was the Council's desire
that hopefully orderly annexation is a workable approach and can
be agreed upon between the Township Board and the City Council.
6. Consideration of Bills for the Month of April.
Motion was made by Fran Fair, seconded by Blonigen, and unanimously
carried to approve the bills for the month of April as presented.
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Rick Wolfstel er
Assistant Administrator
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