01-07-1993 Special Meeting MinutesSTATE OF MINNESOTA The City Council of the City of
COUNTY OF WRIGHT Otsego held a Special Council
CITY OF OTSEGO Meeting this 7th day of January,
1993 at 7.30 PM in the office of
Council Member Ron Black in Elk River. Norman F. Freske,
Mayor, Doug Lindenfeiser, Floyd Roden, Larry Fournier and Ron
Black, Council Members, and Jerome Perrault, Clerk, were
present.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Norman F.
Freske.
The special meeting was called to discuss wage rates for
1993. The State Office of Employee Relations has notified
the City that in order to achieve pay equity standards,
female and male employees of similar job qualifications must
be paid equally.
Motion by Ron Black to pay department heads equally and
their assistants equally. Seconded by Norman F. Freske.
Ron Black commented that we could set the wage rate now
and then review the pay equity point system later.
All Council Members voted in favor of the motion.
Motion by Larry Fournier to pay Elaine Beatty and Judy Hudson
a flat rate of $50.00 for attending Council Meetings and
$25.00 for attending Planning Commission and Special Meetings
instead of the hourly rate. Seconded by Floyd Roden, all
Council Members voted in favor of the motion.
The Council discussed with Elaine Beatty the possibility
of having the City Hall Office open from 8 to 5 each day (9
hours) and having her and Judy Hudson adjust their schedules
so that each would put in an 8 hour day. Elaine Beatty was
agreeable to the suggestion.
To equalize pay equity with David Chase, the Council
offered Elaine Beatty $15.30 per hour for a 40 hour week with
a flat rate of $50.Q0 for attending Council Meetings and
$25.00 for attending Planning Commission and Special
Meetings. All other provisions of her wage contract would
remain the same. Elaine Beatty advised the Council she was
satisfied with their offer.
The Council discussed with Judy Hudson the possibility
of having the City Hall Office open from 8 to 5 (9 hours)
each day and having her and Elaine Beatty adjust their
schedules so that each would put in an 8 hour day. Judy
Hudson was agreeable to the suggestion.
The equalize pay equity with Duane Fiedler, the Council
offered Judy Hudson $13.10 per hour for a 40 hour week with a
flat rate of $50.00 for attending Council Meetings and $25.00
for attending Planning Commission and Special Meetings. All
other provisions of her contract would remain the same. Judy
Hudson advised the Council she was satisfied with their
offer.
Building Inspector Jerry Olson appeared before the
Council to discuss his wage contract. He currently receives
50% of the building permit fee and $50.00 for a plan review
of a house resulting in the City receiving about 2/3 of the
total permit fee and he receives about 1/3. For a commercial
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building, Mr. Olson would receive 50% of the plan review fee.
Both Mr. Olson and the Council expressed satisfaction with
the current contract and it will remain the same for 1993.
The Council offered Dave Chase $15.30 per hour for a 40
hour week with all other provisions of his wage contract to
remain the same. David Chase advised the Council he was
satisfied with their offer.
The Council also discussed with David Chase the practice
of taking the 2 weeks vacation pay and not taking any time
off. Mr. Chase said he would prefer to continue doing this.
While the Council said that the would prefer that he
took some time off from work, they agreed to allow him to
continue the practice.
The Council offered Duane Fielder $13.10 per hour for
40 hour week with all other provisions of his contract to
remain the same. Duane Fielder advised the Council he was
satisfied with their offer.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
, NORMAN F. FRESKE, MAYOR
, DOUG LINDENFELSER, COUNCIL
, FLOYD RODEN, COUNCIL
, LARRY FOURNIER, COUNCIL
, RON BLACK, COUNCIL
Attest: Jerome Perrault, CLERK
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