08-16-2005 Special City Council Minutes

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City Council Minutes August 16, 2005 Page 2 of 5 ---------------------------- EMPLOYMENT STATUS WILL TURN TO REGULAR FULL-TIME. COUNCIL MEMBER GREER SECONDED THE MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER SJOBLAD MOVED AMEND THE MOTION TO STATE THAT JERRY BRAAM WILL RECEIVE FIVE VACATION DAYS AT THE BEGINNING OF EMPLOYMENT AND ON 1-1-2006 HE WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER FIVE DAYS PER THE CITY'S VACATION SCHEDULE AS LISTED IN THE PERSONNEL POLICY. COUNCIL MEMBER GREER SECONDED THE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT CARRIED 7-0. THE MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED 7-0. Pay Equity The City Clerk indicated that the pay equity committee has evaluated and ranked all of the employee job classes using the State Job match. She stated that the rankings require Council approval prior to submitting the information to the State. Once submitted to the State of Minnesota, the State will determine if the City complies with the Pay Equity Law. COUNCIL MEMBER NAGEL MOVED TO APPROVE THE PAY EQUITY POINT TOTALS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AS SUBMITTED BY THE PAY EQUITY COMMITTEE. COUNCIL MEMBER PFEIFFER SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 7-0. 3. Preliminary Budget Review Water and Sewer The proposed 2006 budget for the water fund is $233,520. This is an increase of$33,977 from the 2005 budget. The main increase is due to a reserve fund that has been started to save for future plant and infrastructure replacement and expansion. Brett Twardy indicated that the budget proposes to increase water fees by $1.50 for the first 2,000 gallons and $1.50 for each additional 1,000 gallons. The proposed 2006 budget for the sewer fund is $176,196. This is an increase of$30,003 from the 2005 budget. The main increase is due to a reserve fund that has been started to save for future plant and infrastructure replacement and expansion. Brett Twardy indicated that the budget proposes to increase sewer fees by $2.00 for the first 2,000 gallons and $2.00 for each additional 1,000 gallons.