01-22-1976CITY OF RICHFIELD
CONTINUED REGULAR MEETING
January 22, 1976
The regular meeting of January 12, 1976 was reconvened on January 22, 1976
at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers of the City Hall.
No roll call was taken but all members were present.
1. Resolutions Approving Various Pay Plans for 1976
The city manager reviewed his recommendation for adjustments in employee
compensation for 1976 for those employees not represented by organized bargaining
" units. The manager's recommendation was a 7% increase in the General Service
and Management pay plans, along with a further recommendation that the city provide
single coverage health insurance for all eligible employees. It was reported that
the cost of single health insurance increased in monthly premium from $19.04 to
$26.54 per month.
Considerable discussion was held on various aspects of the existing pay plan
and the city manager's recommendation. Other discussion included concerns about
the city's pay plan versus pay plans of private industry on certain job levels.
George Tellgren, 6937 Upton, appeared in interest.
Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Anderson, that the city manager's pay plan
recommendation contained in the following resolution be adopted; that it be
spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these minutes;
RESOLUTION N0. 5475
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE 1976
SALARY COMPENSATION PLAN
Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman. Nayes - Law, Luettinger.
Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 5475 in Resolution Book
No. 38.
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Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Jacobsen, to direct the city manager to
have _ ~ a pay glan study made for the general services pay plan
and management pay plan and to report back to the city council in March.
All ayes - Carried.
Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following resolution be
adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part
of these minutes;
RESOLUTION NO. 5476
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CITY'S COIV'TRIBUTION
TOWARD HOSPITAL-MEDICAL INSURANCE PREMIUM
Poll of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Nayes -
None. Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 5476 in Resolution
Book No. 38.
Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Law, to publish in the official newspaper
of the city each position classification and the 1976 annual salary for all
positions compensated by the city.
Poll of votes: Ayes - Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Nayes - Anderson, Jacobsen.
Carried.
It was pointed out that the resolution just adopted on the General Services
pay plan included implementation of a recommendation, contained in Council Letter
No. 387, for re-grading the current position of Planning Aide from pay grade 9
to the title of Associate Planner in pay grade 14.
Motion by Luettinger, seconded by Ludeman, to reject the city manager's
recommendation and amend Resolution No. 5475 on the General Services Pay Plan
by reducing the position for Associate Planner from pay grade 14, to pay grade
12.
Poll of votes: Ayes - Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Nayes - Anderson, Jacobsen.
Carried.
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2. Management Pay Plan
The city manager reviewed his recommendation for the Management Pay Plan
for~1976. The recommendation was to increase the rates in the plan by seven
percent. The city manager also recommended that the pay plan resolution include
funds equivalent to eight percent of management salaries to reflect that manage-
went personnel are not eligible for step increases and to permit the city
manager some flexibility in setting salaries on the basis of merit and other
criteria contained in the resolution.
• Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that the city manager's recom-
mendation for pay plan rates as contained in the following resolution be adopted;
that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part of these
minutes:
RESOLUTION N0. 5477
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE 1976 SALARY
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CERTAIN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS
Po11 of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman. Naves - Luettinger, Law.
Carried. This resolution appears as Resolution Na. 5477 in Resolution Book
No. 38.
Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Jacobsen, to reject the city manager's recom-
mendation and previous method of setting management salaries and to limit 1976
for any one individual
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All ayes - Carried.
The city manager advised council members that such action would result, in
many cases, in lower management salary increases than in other comparable
municipalities and would not make it possible to make the kind of adjustments
in some instances which are merited by the criteria in the management pay plan
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resolution. Council members indicated that they understood this to be the
case and that the action limiting salary adjustments did reflect their intent
to control spiraling management salaries.
Motion by Ludeman, seconded by Jacobsen, that the following resolution be
adopted; that it be spread in the resolution book and that it be made a part
of these minutes;
RESOLUTION N0. 5478
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM
THE 1976 CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
Poll of votes: Ayes - Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman, Luettinger, Law. Nayes -
None. Carried. 'T'his resolution appears as Resolution No. 5478 in Resolution
Book No. 38.
Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, to adjust the salary of the city
attorney the same as other management salary adjustments and to incorporate
that change in Resolution No. 5477.
All ayes - Carried.
3. Discussion on Council Salaries.
The city attorney, Clayton LeFevere, reviewed the proposed ordinance, Section
12.02, "Compensation of Mayor and Council Members". The proposed ordinance change
was to raise the mayor's salary $600 a year, from $4,800 to $5,400 and to increase
the salary of each council member $420, from $3,600 to $4,020 per year, effective
February 1, 1976.
George Tellgren, 6937 Upton, stated he was in favor of this action.
Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Anderson, that this constitute the first
reading of Bill No. 1976-4, An Ordinance Amending Ordinance Code Section 12.02
Subdivision 1, Entitled "Compensation of Mayor and Council Members", that it be
published in the official newspaper and that the second reading of this ordinance
amendment be scheduled for the council meeting of February 9, 1976.
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Poll of votes: Ayes -Anderson, Jacobsen, Ludeman. Nayes - Luettinger.
Abstained - Law, Carried.
4. Other Discussions
The city manager stated that he had previously advised council members of
the 1976-77 contract settlement with the police officers bargaining unit and
recommended that it be approved. Councilman Luettinger said that he would like
more time to review it. The council agreed to defer final action until the
January 26, 1976 city council meeting.
Motion by Jacobsen, seconded by Ludeman, to appoint Mrs. L. A. Bendickson,
7217 Chicago, to a three year term to the Senior Citizens Advisory Commission.
A11 ayes - Carried.
5. Adjournment
Motion by Anderson, seconded by Jacobsen, that the meeting adjourn.
All ayes - Carried. Time: 12:00 Midnight.
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