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City Council Minutes May 2, 2006 Page 9 of 10 ----------------------------- Department for$5,000. The vehicle will be used by Deputy Chief Ryan. He noted that the value of the vehicle and equipment is $20,200. COUNCIL MEMBER BOLZ-ANDOLSHEK MOVED TO PURCHASE THE DODGE DURANGO FROM THE WHITE EARTH TRIBAL POLICE FOR $5,000. COUNCIL MEMBER SJOBLAD SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 6-1. COUNCIL MEMBER GREER OPPOSED. 13. Other Business Council Member Ryan stated the following: Weekend checks of lift stations and water tests take approximately 45 minutes to an hour on each weekend day. The current practice in the WaterJWastewater department is to charge three hours of work for these activities. Many times it is charged as overtime on time sheets. The result is that whoever is on call and does this weekend work, is paid for 6 hours at time and one-half or takes straight time off during the week. COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN MOVED THAT IT IS THE EXPECTATION OF THE PEQUOT LAKES CITY COUNCIL THAT OVERTIME IN THE WATERIWASTEWATER DEPARTMENT BE KEPT TO THE BARE `. MINIMUM AND THAT NO OVERTIME BE CHARGED UNLESS THERE ARE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES OR EMERGENCIES. STAFF AND COUNCIL MEETINGS AND OTHER ORDINARY AND REGULAR WORK PERFORMED IN THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE JUSTIFICATION FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. EVERY EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO ADJUST STAFF SCHEDULES IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT DOES NOT CREATE OVERTIME. IN ADDITION, THE POLICY SHOULD BE APPLIED CONSISTENTLY TO ALL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BOLZ-ANDOLSHEK SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN MOVED THAT WEEKEND WORK SHOULD BE PAID FOR ACTUAL TIME WORKED. BEING OCCASIONALLY ON CALL IS PART OF THE JOB AND IS NOT SEPARATELY COMPENSATED, UNLESS THERE IS AN ACTUAL CALL OUT, WHICH SHALL BE APID AT THE NORMAL RATE FOR TWO HOURS MINIMUM AND MORE IF ACTUALLY WORKED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. COUNCIL MEMBER BOLZ-ANDOLSHEK SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 7-0.