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10-01-1951~k P.CLI,AGE 0~' RICS~N'IEI~ Council M®eting October 1, 1951 The pillage Council of the Villag® of Richfield met in a~om^ned session on October 1, 19'~s at 5sao p. m. to oontinus consideration of the Village beget f®r the year 1952. All members were presegt. The Mayor asked if fi~here were aqy items to be taken up before considers the budget. v . 1. The Clerk read a letter from Br. G. G• `Bastye requesting par~.ssion to operate a small. ax~.ma~, ho_epital, commencing Januarg 1, 1952s at 6340 Lyndale Avenue S. ,_ • --_. It was moved by Trustee Bowen, seconded by Trustee Littlejohn that the Clerk ~ authorized to issue a kennel license to ~3r.- G. G. Bartle,for b3~°0 Lyndale Avenue S. Carried' r ~ ~ - Trustee Walters moved for a reconsideration of the motion after consultation on the setter with the;Yillage Attorney. w. The Council then resumed oonsideration of the budget. _~ {~ ~~~` 2. It was moved by Trustee Littlejohn, second®d b~ Twee T~Talters thst the .~~ ~ °` ~/ balance of approximatel~r X2,900.00 due the Public E~,ner for the audit of n~~ 9311age accounts for the year 1950 be paid out of the General Frnzd~ and the ~! ~=` ba]aiuze of ~95~i.?o due on the Public -Exa~.ner'-s audit of the .Liquor- Store ~ sotsotmts for 1950 be paid ;out of the Liquor Store Fund. Carried. - It was movedeby Trustee Bowen, seconded-~ R~ustee Walters that as of now and up to this time it is the intent of the Council that the ~1~300.85 r~• maiA3ng unpaid on the fees fcr the Public Examiner's a~tit far the ~®ars 197, 1948, and 1949, (petitioned for by the people of the ~;lie) ~i,s to be ~a3,d by a special tau levg oert3.f3ed by~the State Auditor. Carried„4 3. In considering 'the cost of operating t1r~ .Pi7lags goverment Trustee /Walte~rs egg®stal that the Clerk's and Ts-ee~surer~s pos~Ltions be oomb3ned. Mayor C~istian stated' ghat' tY~'se positions wars 3.moompatible and therefore could not be held by the ease person. ~ -- The Attorney was raga®sted to obtain the Attorney (3eaeral's opinion on the matter. P. ~ • # 4. M. J. Estrum, together. with other citizens fry the Fa3rwood park areal G : raga®sted .that provision be wade is1 th® budget for a~n~ im2arpvement p~-ogram for Fair~rood park. -This group suggested thatif the Council would, prov3:d~e -~ths " material, the residents would provide the labor to constrict a build~,ng on .the park grounds. Th® group ways requested to, obta3~.~: estimates °oh~~the cost °a~f a suitable building and report to the ~teor®at3~ona1 Director. r 5. The Matiagarread a letter from Mr. Ray ~onahan stating that the Softball ~ Association would ].ils to have the ball field at Augsburg Park sodded and that if the Council would provide the sod the Association would provide the labor for laying.. the same. It was moved by Trustee Walters and seconded by Trustee Littlejohn that I~ 1f~5'~ the regazast be d®n3,pd. Carried. 6. Mr. Robert LaMett~r, representing Richfield Village amplogees, requ®sted. that avisi®n be Wade for a salary 3~ncrease of ~30.OQ for aZl 9il~ge ployees. increase world be 3.n addition to the fro-range cost-of-living 3Ytcrease for all Village employees bagin~aing_Janua3"y 1, 1952. - e _ . Mr. LaMettry also requested the followings Thai the Village Personnel Ora~in,en3ca ba amended to provide that all Village e~plogees would receive the ~ ma~.mum, salary in their range after five years of serv3,ee; that the Village ~ , pay at least a part of the group hospital and surgical benefits insuranos pr~.ums; that the. Village increase the allowance for u~aiforms for members of the Folice Depari~ent. The Attorneg pointed out that the payment by the Village for ins~czrance and uniforms would not be legal. Mr. ettrg then r+squasted that this~be ta&en into account in cor~iderl.ng the request for the ~30•t)C across-.the-board salary increase.° ° 7. Trustee Walters requested at this time a reconsideration of the motion authorizing the Clerk to issue a kennel license to Dr. G* ~ Hartle. It was moped by Trustee Walters, seconded by Trustee Iverson that the matter be referred to the Zoning Commission. There being two. votes in favor and three against, the motion was ddfeated. 8s Mr. tiraat Hughes, Manager of the Village Liquor Store requested peg raises ~ for certain e~aployees of the Liquor Store. He stated that some of tI~ employees have indicated their dissatisfaction with the present pay scale. ~- 9. The Maa~ager presented the proposed peg p].axi for Village, employrees for the gear 1$52. Trustee Been introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption. RCSOLIITION 1 A R~OLUTION ESTABLISHING PC,SITI~T CLASSES AND ~Q THE ANNUAL 3C C~ PAY RAIdtR;S AND . C©MPE~tSATI(JN RATES FOR VILt~AGE $ THE PE&S~riNML MERIT SYSTF~! ()RDIldANCE ~ ~ ~ ~ , S, ord3nan©e N©. 12. ol, ~ the Personnel Merit Sgdt-ent Ordinartflsa :prod vid®s for the establishment of classes of positions, schedules, of pay :rages aMd compensation rates for ind3.vidual emplpy~s, a31 in the hdministrati~e service of the Village g•©~rert; and _ SEAS, the establishment of such classes of positions, s~aY~dules of pad ranges and compensation rates is a proper fmactioa of tl~ Village council; and T~11HE~AS, the annul]. budget is a plan of oration for a fiscal period in tet~s of dollars; and . WAS, aq lbwcet. had be properly adopted ~1.thout due cor~sider"at3:on to classes of positions, schedules of peg ranges and indiv3.dua1. comp~arisat3on rates; ~~~~ WHfS, the Hi~,]age Council. of Richfield Minnesotan has fully consider®d the budget est3~ates for the gear 1952 and is prepared to adopt the a~anua~. budget far ~theyear 1952; r - Nf~nT 08L~ BF- IT' RffiOL~, that the gillage Council do, and 3~t I~erebg does, establish for the year 1952 fo]~:owing~ ~I:~_ of ~3osii~i.o~'.a~d'F~' g~ ~~' s~cb:'.~.as~si anti the followis~ schedule of rates of compensation for in i~dual ~,p].ogees, sub~eCt.to•the Personnel Merit Sgste~ Ordinance, effecti~re ~Taarnaary 1, 1952, for perfornmence ~of dx~t3~es of the position Shoe OppOSite the ~~1~®®~ 8 Yl~ffi®• _ ~ . POSITTOA CLASS ~ AGE E~ti gil].age Manager ~ ~~Pt gillage Clerk ~ Assistant Clerk ~ 33 {P.T.) Assessor - ~ 33 (P.T.) Treasurer 33 (F.T.) t c $xe~pt Po~:i eChief 33 Police Sergeant ~ 31 Fatrc3].man Z8 Fare Ch3sf 33 vo 2$ Fireman m~teer ~ - Engineer ~ ~.7 Tnstrua~ent 33 Itsman ~ - - 27 Inspector 25 Rodman ~ Chairman ; ~ . Building ?x~spectca` 33 Plumbing Inspector 33 ' Electrical Inspector ~ 33 Assistant Inspector 31 street Superintendent 33 Nla3.ntenance Equ~Lp~negt t~perata~r 28 Public Works Maintenance Man 2? Laborer ~ ~ 23 Liqu©r Store Mager ~ 3? Assistant Manager -.. Tjeputy Clerk 28 Clerk-Sale sffian 26 Sales®an. 26 ~ - Accounting Clerk ~ Clerk-Stenographer Receptionist e ~ 19 Clerk•Tgpist 19 15 . ,, EMPLOIE~~S MME ~ Pt~SITTON GLASS ~ MtlARBER RATE -- IsRoy F. Harlox F.. B. Bartholoae~r gillage Manager Treasurer Exe~Pt ~ 1 O(~ ~ Bohn A. ~7.ein - - Vila. ge Clerk . 33 ~ ~ ~ ..,39 390 { P.T.) r X39 Clayton I~aFe®ere Li]1.ian B. Ra].vorsen Attorney Accounting Clerk , ExeH~pE 21 250 (P.T.) Laura N. Baker Clerk-Typpist 15 ~5~. 201 ~. ~~ Win~.fred Gulick Clerk-Steaaographer 19 Tg3.1 Wefald I~ng~.neer 47 - Norman 0. Krueger Instrument Man 33 Earl _ H; Maf£ett - .. ~ ° (.1~ss3starit Clerk 3~ . {~) , t~s~essor ,.__ 33 ~~~3.. Laura L. Van~le ~aTaa Clerk-Stenogrr~,pher 19 Grit B.. Johnson Po]3oe Chief 33 Cfeorge Brening Patrolman 28 ° Edward Christian . ~ Pai~o]anan " 28 ° Claude R. Robison Patrolman 28 LeRoy H. Poulte~- -° Patrolman 28 Floyd W. Boman `" ~ Patrolman ~ 28 Robert LaM@ttry -'; gatro] ~8 Harold L. Premo-- Patrolman 28 Ra~ond E. Nelson n _ - 28 chars s ~I. Babcock ` ~ 2 Redd L. Nordstrom ~ ~ a ~ 2 Elo3.~e H. Herald Clerk-Typ~.st l~. Ray SJ. Meekir _ . _ ` F3:rs, Chief _~ 33. _ Loni.s F. Lehaer__ h ~, Fireman 28 M. C. Lies - Fireman - 2$ George E. ~oskie ~ F3,reman , 28 Carl E. Lindstrom ~~ Building Iaspec~r 33 - Gilbert S. Sandia ~ Plumbing. Inspector 33 Judy e.tsch .... Clerk«T,~p~.st c 15 ~ e Carl 3. Johnson ~., Superintendent of Streets _- C1ar~nce P. Yet~er and Parks Ma3ntenanee F.qu3.paiex~t 33 P. e -" ~ Leongxd S. Johnson Oj)91'"2.tOr a - _ ~.- n-~ °Z8 e 28 _- Clayt~on L. Egsgaead ~ T ` n ~ n -~ 28- - -, Joseph Schauer ----~ -n-- a ~ 28 __ ~7.p1} ~~ Petersen-- n c a _..,, ~~ -_ Robert M. Leslie Public TaTorks Maintenance Donald ~+ Chr3stia ~ ~ e n c 2~ . ot Zonis R. ~riberg a " "' " 27 27 Fred H. Buttell n a a ~ RDA Pa. Er~.Cks021 a '-" n n a e -' 2~ c R~-lph: Fi• H~g -~.-, -q--. n a ~ ~ e T~lalter A. Anderscin~ - a e a S-- ~ -- ~.vit3 $ • Sa}!is a --" p e q p ~ 2T Antho~ Braun ~! u n ~ . 203 601 361 375. 201 4~ 321 321 321 321 32'1. 321 321 286/. . 286- . 286 2~ 390 309 309 - 309 375 - 375 172 406 334 „ 33l~ d' 334 ' 321 , 3 3c~9 t~ 309 ~~~ ~ ~ 309 3e~-z 86 3~z86 ~ ~.~~ 309 ~.. ~ ~ The notion for, . the_ adopt3.on of th® foregoi~ resolution was duly ~oanded 'f~yr Trustee Littlejohn acid u~a ro]]. ea3.l, the following voted in favor thereof: ~ , Christ3.an~ Boxen~ Iverson TJalters, Little, oim. . and the follcsr3ng vbted against the somas None Tathereupan said resol~tioa ~s declared duly passed axed adopted. X10. The attorney read- orcl~.nar3ce No. 1I~.01 ' e ~DIAi1~NCE N0. ].~• Ol ~. ~0 AN ORDI1~~11~E ADOPfi2~TG A B'ODGET FOR TFZE YEAR 1952, AID LEVYING T~ 'The Village Council of the- Y311age of Richfield do ordain as fol]:ows:' SECTION 1• The. budget for the Villa ge--of Richfield for the gear -1952 for each of the dew®ntsthereof ah~l. ba as fa~.7.a~wss 1~ers. con~rao. Mai. ~c I~'i~d Cap~.+tial Debt Depar~ent Sere. Sere. Su~13.es Charges Outl~r Retire. ~ Tatal Magor, Co~cil 5,340 1x275 50 277 ®- ~ ~ b,942 Election 3,600 100 300 ~ ° 4,~0 Treasurer 2,340 ~- 50 40 l60 ... 2,590 Assaesaor 12,315 450 325 149 - 655 -- 13,894 Attorns3r (legal " ser~r3.ces) 3,000 ~- ®- 1,000 ~.. 4,000 V311age clerk 13,740 1,000 1,800 135 925 -~ 17,600 Justice Court 2,340 -395 15 15 ~- •- 2,765 Vi7.7~,ga Mar~agerl5,lo8 1r65o Soo -loo 2,i8o e- ° 19,838 p].ann3.ng 1,200 ~- e.• « ~. T,200 Zoning 540 75 85 « ..,. -.. ~ 7p0 Village Ha$7. 5,562 3,000 1,995 675 ~- ~-. 11;232 Police Protec- tion 48,91.4 5,365 5,980 495 1,446 ~-~ 62,200 Fire Protec- ° Lion 18,870 1,920 1,055- - 480 665 .- 22,990 Village Engi- - near 17,976 1,450 850 125 -1,700 ••- 22,101 Inspection 16,828 390 -600 315 ~ 1,968 ~- ° 20,101 Street Ma~.nt. 56,780 6,E)60 1$,125 \, 2,320 14,225 ~- 97,510 Street Light. s- 12,000 ••- •«~» ~• ~• 12,000 xealth Dept. •- ... ~. 6,000 .~... ~... ~ 6,000 civil Defense e- ~ 400 100 ~-.- 3,000 ~ 3,500 . Recreation -- « ~.. 7,70? ~- - _ ---~ _ , 7,707 .. TOTALS 224,453 35,530 32,7.30 19x883 26,924 --- 338,870 sP~cIAL E Ft~ Parks ?,395 1,25f3 1,075 345 ~ 13,000 23,,065 Poor Relief 1,200 loo 3,200 ••~- ~- --- ° 4,5~ Librarg r- ~• ~, 1 200 -- -..- . 1200 TOTALS ~ , 9 l,3 0 ,27 ~ 1, ~. 13,000 .2 ,7 SECTION 2. There is herebg levied upon all .taxable propertg in the F31isge of Richfield a direct ad valorem ta$ for the gear 195., payable in 1952 for t~e following. purposes and amountss General corporation purposes Parks Poor Re]ie~f Librarg Firenen~s Re]3ef Association Public Euam3,ner t a expense Civil Defense (20~ per capita) 162,378 7.4,000 4,500 1,200 7,000 ° ° 1,:500 3,500 It was moved by I~agor Ch;rlstiaa, seconded bg 'Trustee Bowen that this eonstitute t