City Council Minutes 05-26-1988 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Thursday, May 26, 1988 - 7:30 a.m.
Members Present: Arve Grimsmo, Fran Fair, Warren Smith, Dan Blonigen,
Bill Fair
Members Absent: None
1. Consideration of Appointment to Position of Water/Wastewater Collection
System Operator.
Public Works Director Simola reported that the City received 40
applications for the position of Water/1'Wastewater Collection System
Operator. He went on to say that Tony Strande is recommended by staff
for the position by virtue of his overall excellent experience in the
field. In addition, Tony performed well for the City as a Wastewater
Treatment Plant Operator prior to being laid off due to organizational
change.
Simola then reviewed a proposed employee agreement which requires that
Tony Strande reside within 10 minutes of the city of Monticello. At the
moment, Tony lives in Palmer, Minnesota. The employee agreement
requires that Tony comply with the residency requirement within six
months of his start date. The employee agreement also calls for Tony
starting at 90 percent of union wage with an increase to 100 percent of
union wage after successful completion of a probationary period.
Finally, the employee agreement stipulates that Tony will receive credit
for years worked with the City in calculating the accrual of vacation
time. Council reviewed the qualifications of the other candidates with
City staff and discussed the terms of the proposed employment
agreement.
After discussion, motion was m
appointment of Tony Strande to
Collection System Operator and
the stipulation that there wil
associated with the residency
agreement. Motion seconded by
Respectfully submitted,
JeV 01 Neill
Assistant Administrator
ade by Fran Fair to approve the
the position of Water/Wastewater
to approve the employment agreement with
1 be no extensions to the time line
requirement contained in the employee
Bill Fair. Motion passed unanimously.