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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 11.19.1991Minutes of the City Council of Laurel November 19, 1991 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, was held in the Council Chambers and called to order by Mayor Bob Gauthier at 7:03 p.m., on November 19, 1991. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Norman Orr Donna Kilpatrick L.D. Collins Lonnie Kellogg Bob Graham Ron Marshall COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Chuck Rodgers Bruce Teeters INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Reverend Wilhelm. The Mayor stated that Item #7 on the agenda will be moved forward, to follow Item #4. MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Collins to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 6, 1991, as presented, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. CORRESPONDENCE: Received a letter from the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Solid and Hazardous Waste Bureau regarding license fee for City of Laurel's landfill. The Mayor referred this to the Garbage Committee. Received the October minutes and activity report from the Air Pollution Control Board. Received a letter from the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences regarding the chemical analysis results at the Water Treatment Plant. CITY CLERK & CITY TREASURER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: The City Clerk and City Treasurer's financial statements for the month of October were presented. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick that the City Clerk's and City Treasurer's financial statements for the month of October, 1991, be approved, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. The Mayor stated the Solid Waste Fund is experiencing problems. There is a shortage of cash due primarily to the large amount of asphalt shingles that are being dumped. This has increased our dump fees at the Billings landfill, has cost us additional manpower and increased the maintenance costs on the truck, due to the additional wear and tear. This was referred to the Garbage Committee for a recommendation. D.L. MCGILLEN - NEW EMERGENCY DISASTER WARNING SYSTEM FOR LAUREL: D. L. McGillen stated he would like to keep the council informed as to what is happening with the Emergency Disaster Services in Billings. Our local emergency planning committee has been working on a program called C.A.E.R. which stands for Community Awareness and Emergency Response. At this time, Laurel and other surrounding communities have no way of notifying the public if there is a local disaster. Many of the large plants in the area, such as the refineries and sulfur plants, have been contacted and they have contributed thousands of dollars towards this project. These monies will be used to install warning sirens in the communities, which will notify the general public of a disaster. People will be advised to turn to a local radio or television station to keep informed. Minutes of the Cit, Council of Laurel Page 2 Y Council Meeting of November 19, 1991 In the proposal, they are asking for public property to install the poles or towers which will be needed for the sirens. No tax money will be used for this, it is being funded entirely by donations from the large companies. The systems would be activated by the communications center in Billings via radio transmission. Darrell suggested to Jim Kraft, Director of Emergency Systems in Billings, that our own community also should be able to activate the siren from our communications center and he felt this would be no problem. This system would replace the old civil defense siren. Bids will be let next month to vendors on installing the sirens. The bids will also include the taking down of old sirens and roof repair if necessary, for the installation of the new system. INTERVIEW AND SELECT CDBG GRANT WRITER: It was stated that the city only received one bid and that was from Double-Tree~ Inc. Barb Campbell and Kris Vandersloot, representing Double-Tree, Inc. were present and invited any questions from the council. Barb said there are six firms in the state that do this work but the firms are becoming specialized and her's is the one doing the largest share of economic development projects. Barb said the three areas of funding that are available with public funds are housing needs, economic development and public facilities. Public facilities is broke down into two categories. Public works covers water and sewer and the facilities covers senior and community centers. In a community, you need all three for it to be healthy. Don Hackmann stated that if Double-Tree, Inc. is selected for this project, would it be specific for this project only? Barb said this bid would be specific to this project and if the city undertook a different type of project, they would have to re-advertise for it. Barb went on to explain the requirements for allocating the funds and the different options available to the city. In response to a question, Barb said the ceiling on an economic development grant is $ 300,000.00. The term of the loan is seven years at 8% interest. Barb said what she needs from the council tonight are two motions to set up the public hearings and these will be advertised in the newspaper. More discussion on different aspects of the loan. Barb said she needs to have two resolutions presented at the December 17th council meeting and she explained these to the council. Motion by Alderman Graham to bold a public hearing on the CDBG on November 26th at 12:45 p.m. at the Rotary Club meeting which is held in the Methodist Church at 307 West 4th Street, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Graham to hold a second public hearing on the CDBG on December 10th at 7:00 p.m. at the Public Library located at 720 West 3rd Street, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. FLY OVER & HELICOPTER LANDING IN THOMSON PARK: The Mayor explained that Jack Bayne~ History teacher at the Middle School, requested permission to have a fly over and a helicopter landing in Thomson Park. Jack is very active in trying to get the military to bring projects into town. He has set up Aviation Week from March 23rd to the 28th and he would like to have the military talk to the students and make a presentation. Part of this presentation would be to have from two to four new helicopters land in Thomson Park and let the children go through them. On March 28th he would also like to have a fly over of F-14's from Malstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls. Motion b.v Alderman Kellog to allow a fly over and helicopter landings in Thomson Park, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 3 Council Meeting of November 19, 1991 CLASSIFICATION APPEAL - WORKING FOREMEN: The classification appeal for working foremen from grade 16 step 3 to grade 18 step 3 was tabled on September 3, 1991. Motion by Alderman classification appeal of Motion carried 6--0. Collins to remove from the table the working foremen, seconded by Alderman Orr. The classification appeal for working foremen is to request an upgrade from 16 to 18 due to extra duties and responsibilities. The minutes of the Classification Appeals Committee were presented and it was stated that the committee recommended the upgrade by a vote of 6--0. Bob Mann, Plant Operator and Mark Langdorf, AFSCME representative from Helena were present at the council meeting. Bob Graham stated why he felt the committee recommended approval. He said the union presented its case very well and there was no dissenting opinion from the other side as to why not. After the committee met, they would then talk with Dave, Jim and the Mayor and get the other side of the story and in many instances, there was a change of mind or opinion that Bob feels should have been presented at the meeting. The Mayor said it was mentioned that Andy Loebe had some papers or documents and he asked Mark if he had them. Mark said he never had them in his possession. Andy brought them to a meeting and made a presentation with them and Mark assumes they are part of his working papers in his possession. Bob said he has not seen these papers. The only ones he has seen are the ones presented to Jim and Dave and these seem to be different from the others. Bob Graham said one reason for this request is because there have been more duties added to the jobs of the working foremen. One of those duties is to write up a daily, weekly and monthly schedule of work duties. Bob compared it to the lesson plans that a teacher uses. Bob said the committee received copies of those reports, written by the foremen and presented by Jim and Dave. Bob felt they were very poorly done and basically useless. Then, at the meeting that night, they received copies from the foremen that were fairly well done or at least better then what had already been presented. Another point of contention at the meeting was that if you read the job description, it says the foremen are suppose to do this report. The union felt that it didn't mean this, they thought it was something new that was added. The third point of contention was that if these foremen receive a higher wage and they have to perform these extra duties~ what happens to the other duties that they are suppose to perform? When will they find the time to do these in an eight hour work day? Discussion followed and Bob Gauthier said the union is asking for the upgrade because they feel they are doing duties now that they have not done before. L.D. Collins said that even though they have not been doing certain things, the duties have been in their job descriptions. Bob Graham stated this is a matter of interpretation. Bob said the question that has come up now is, are they doing these additional duties and is the system working? If we pay the higher salary, are we getting our money's worth? According to Jim and Dave, the system is not working. L.D. Collins said he questioned Andy Loebe at a committee meeting about who tells him what to do the next week. Andy stated that no one tells him what to do. He makes up all the papers outlining what he wants to do and gives them to Jim and if Jim doesn't give them back to him, he follows his own plan. L.D. said no wonder it isn't working! Ron Marshall said if Andy has a good plan and is following through with it, this situation could work. The union implied that no one is checking to make sure that the work is getting done. It was questioned, who is responsible for getting the work done, is it Jim and Dave or is it the foremen? Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 4 Council Meeting of November 19, 1991 Lonnie Kellogg asked the Mayor for his input in this situation. Bob gave the council some insight into what he is trying to accomplish. He said that in the future, businesses and companies that are in a tight economic situation, will try to get away from the level of having a middle manager. You try to cut down on the level of people they have to report to. What you want to accomplish is to get most of the work out to small groups, into an area where they can handle a project and do something with it. Part of the problem is you have to cut expenses and where do you cut, at the top, the bottom or the middle? Bob said most businesses cut in the middle which is management. They are trying to get workers or production people more involved in making some of the decisions~ Bob said his goal in doing this, was to eliminate some of the middle management that was left open when Ernie Davis left. Bob said that what has been found to work better in a city our size, is to have two engineers, less people in operations, and a fuller crew. They call these groups their own managers. Bob said when he looked at the city, we already have working foremen in place who should be able to handle these small groups. With this plan, we should accomplish a cost savings. Since 1986 the city has been financially burdened with 1-106 and we have to look at alternative ways of getting things done without having someone directly over the workers in a supervisory capacity. This is not saying they have more or less responsibilities, but rather you're trying to get them more involved and have more of a say in getting the project done. Bob said this is a difficult concept to implement and businesses have a hard time doing it. The place it has been most successful has been with professional people. This also brings up the question of who is accountable. In a lot of companies, they do not have working foremen. The workers are all at the same grade and they rotate who is in charge on a regular basis. Bob said that since this is a hard concept to implement, it takes quite some time to judge whether or not it is working. He doesn't feel Laurel has given it enough time yet to make a judgement one way or the other. Bob said there have been some successes and others that have failed. The chip sealing project is one success but Bob received many complaints about a failure of the system. When workers have been supervised on a water leak, it took two men two hours to fix a curb box but unsupervised~ it took three workers seven hours to do the same job. The question is where do we cut? We don't have the same money that we had five or even ten years ago. So, because of the funding, you look at innovative ways to accomplish what needs to be done. Will an upgrade accomplish this? Bob said he doesn't know. Bob feels that going back to having everything supervised is taking a giant step backwards and it will require another person to accomplish this. Another problem is that if you grant the upgrade, you would have a tough time ever going back to a lower grade. Bob feels this upgrade is for all four working foremen, not just the two shop people. The additional cost to the~city would be approximately $ 3,000.00 a year. To sum it up, Bob said his long term goal was to give the workers more of a say in doing their jobs, which would eliminate the middle man and result in a cost savings for the city. Mark Langdorf was asked if he had any comments. Before proceeding, he told the council that the union he represents is a purely democratic affiliation. He cannot come here tonight and make a decision or negotiate without the union being directly involved. Under the heading of classification appeal in the union contract it states the following: Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 5 Council Meeting of November 19, 1991 A classification appeal system shall be developed for the purpose of permitting employees covered by this agreement, within the same classification to appeal for an upgrade of the entire classification due to additional work duties, responsibilities or changing working conditions within that classification. A hearing committee will be comprised of three labor representatives and three management representatives plus one member at large to be appointed by the Mayor. This committee will meet to discuss such an appeal no later than thirty days after sucb appeal is filed with the Mayor. The committee shall hear testimony, examine documents and other pertinent materials and make their decision and recommendation to the City Council within forty-five days of the Mayor's receipt of the appeal. The City Council's decision shall be reported to the committee at the next regular council meeting. Ail documentation, recommendations and decisions shall be in writing. Mark said his sole purpose tonight is for the contract. The union requests that the council make a decision, based on the committee report. Mark said that if he can get out of his union skins and get into his laymen skins, he would like to make a statement to the council. He personally respects and understands the integrity of the Mayor's concept. Unfortunately, the contract says that management will have the right to hires direct and fire an employee. Management reserves this right within the integrity of the contract and this is why the union members went through the classification appeal. The city is their employer and they take their direction from the city. They have no financial or administrative responsibility for the city because they have a contract that says they will be directed by their employer. Mark said in government, things continue to shrink. Because of this, government employers have asked employees to become innovative and find ways to make the process more efficient. But, when you are dealing with a contract that states that the employer shall direct, the employees take it for what it says. They are asking for a decision, based on the committee's report. The Mayor commented on Mark's remarks. He feels that what the city is asking for is in the contract, but what hasn't been done, is enforcing it in the past. The union is basing the appeal on past practice because they haven't been asked to do it before. In regard to the incentive issue, Bob said there is a bigger push in government to do this than in private business. The reason is that if you don't do it in government, your jobs will end up being eliminated and private contractors will take over. That is where the competition is. Government needs to do its job at a more economical rate than it can be done in the private sector or the private sector will take the jobs away. More discussion regarding the duties and the interpretation. Bob said there is no way of going back to having a maintenance director without eliminating two jobs from the crew. Bob Graham said he feels this system is not working, according to what he has heard. If the council implements this system, the city had better make sure that things get done and someone is held accountable for it. Bob questioned whether granting this upgrade is a step in making this work? If it is granted and the system doesn't work, it will be pretty hard to roll back the wage. Lonnie Kellogg said that if this system is getting mixed results, he still feels it is top management's responsibility to make sure it does go. He feels they are doing additional duties and they are trying to help the city, so we can't fault them for not getting the job done. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 6 Gouncil Meeting of November 19, 1991 We should fault top management for not seeing that they get those results. Ron Marshall said he is a firm believer in aggressive discipline. The chain of command is from the top to the bottom and whether it is the guy at the top or at the bottom, if a job is not getting done, that person should be orally warned, written up, suspended or gotten rid of. L.D. stated he worked in unions for many years and he will be a lifetime member until the day he dies. He strongly feels you don't get better employees by paying them more money. If you have a lousy employee and you pay them more, you still have a high paid lousy employee. Bob Gauthier said he does not feel these are lousy employees and L.D. said he was speaking in general terms only. What he is talking about is shoring them up by giving them a raise. If there are not enough hours in the day for the working foremen to do the jobs they've got, it's not going to make any difference if you give him a big raise. He still won't have the time to do the job. L.D. said a foremen told him he was going at top speed and he could not get the job done, so if we give him a raise, it's not going to make him go any faster. More discussion and L.D. stated that the city has been trying to get a Fire/Building Inspector and if we do, this would free up Jim's time. Bob questioned where the funds will come from to pay for this position. He said there is no place in the budget to finance additional jobs in the city. The money's just not there. Bob said the three thousand dollars for these raises will not make any difference when you're talking a budget of 1.4 million. He said you have to ask yourselves whether this three thousand dollars will help these people be more productive to the city. It's a tough call, but at this stage he doesn't feel it will but he's hoping it will make a difference in the future. Mark stated that as far as he knows, the foremen were given no plans, no text or any fundamental information to implement this concept. Bob Gauthier stated there is no book or written plan for doing this. It is communicated in a verbal way. Motion by Alderman Collins that the working foremen's classification remain the same at grade 16 step 3, seconded by Alderman Orr. There being a division of the house, a roll call vote was taken. Aldermen Marshall, Orr, and Collins voted, "YES." Aldermen Graham, Kellogg, and Kilpatrick voted, "NO." Motion tied 3--3. A recess was taken at 8:32 p.m. order at 9:02 p.m. and the meeting was called back to The Mayor broke the tie with a "NO" vote. Motion failed 4--3. Bob explained that he voted "NO" because what he is trying to do is implement a management philosophy, based on economics. He doesn't feel the city can go back to the structure they had before. If this upgrade is granted~ they will be accountable for getting some of the work done. By being held accountable, action can be taken if the work does not get done. Joe Bradley said that since the motion was defeated, we need a motion to upgrade the classification. Motion by Alderman Graham to grant the upgrade for working foremen from grade 16 step 3 to grade 18 step 3, effective November 20, 1991, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Bob Gauthier reminded the council that what they are trying to do is implement a management philosophy change that will give the workers more say in how and what is being done. More discussion regarding a conversation where the foremen said it would take them three hours a .day to do the paperwork. Would this leave the workers out on the job without the foremen's supervision? Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 7 Council Meeting of November 19, 1991 There being a division of the house, a roll call vote was taken. Aldermen Marshall, Orr and Collins voted, "NO." Aldermen Graham, Kellogg and Kilpatrick voted, "YES." Motion tied 3-3. The Mayor broke the tie with a "YES" vote. Motion carried 4--3. CLASSIFICATION APPEAL - TAC COORDINATOR: The classification appeal for police dispatcher grade 3 to TAC coordinator grade 7 was tabled on September 3, 1991. Motion by Alderman Collins to remove the TAC classification appeal from the table, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. Bob Gauthier explained that this was being discussed at the time of. the last contract negotiations, but the state was not firm in their guidelines of the job, so it was tabled. This person will be a contact person for the state in reference to making regulations and they would keep the rest of the department informed as to what is going on. Bob said the union feels that this person would have additional duties put on them and therefore~ they feel an upgrade is justified. Bob said what they are asking for is a four step upgrade and he does not feel this is warranted and he is opposed to it. When the committee checked into this, they communities, only one paid an additional wage and this was an additional $ 35.00 a month. found that for the TAC out of nine Coordinator Mark said there was discussion during the classification hearing that the person who has the TAC endorsement should be paid something extra for the endorsement. This does require training and time spent in workbooks; you just don't call the state and get this endorsement. Bob Graham said that all dispatchers have done TAC work but, there has to be someone who takes responsibility to see that the work is done correctly. Bob said this doesn't make this person any higher than the other dispatchers, they just have additional duties. He likened it to a teacher who also coaches. He's no higher than any other teacher, he just receives additional money for the coaching end of it. If we grant an increase for the TAC Coordinator, we will also have to grant it for any assistant TAC Coordinators. Mike Atkinson said that two people will be appointed to do TAC work. There are many different certificates from the state that officers hold in their areas of expertise. He has been questioned by these people whether they can also expect an increases due to their certification. Mike referred them to the union or the council. Mike said John Rosenberg is in training to be TAC Officer and when he completes the training and is appointed, one dispatcher will be named to be the assistant. Joe Bradley clarified that the union is asking for a new position to be created that is listed as DispatcherJTAC Coordinator at grade 7. Bob Gauthier said that there are two proposals before the council tonight. The first was for the Dispatcher/TAC Officer and there was a lot of discussion so the union made a counter offer. This offer requests an additional $ 50.00 per month for doing these duties, but it does not include an upgrade. More discussion followed regarding whether the dispatchers will continue to do TAC duties if this motion fails and the process which allows them to file a grievance if they feel it is necessary. Motion by Alderman Kellogg that no change be made in the dispatcher upgrade or job description, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. ORDINANCES RE-DEFINING TYPES OF DAY-CARE FACILITIES: ORDINANCE NOi 992 (second reading) REPEALING SECTION 17.08.230 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, DEFINITION OF CHILD CARE CENTER Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 8 Council Meeting of November 19, 1991 Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Collins to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Collins that Ordinance No. 992 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Marshall. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 6--0. ORDINANCE NO. 993 (second reading) AMENDING SECTION 17.08.320 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, DEFINING DAY CARE CENTER Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Marshall to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Marshall that Ordinance No. 993 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 6--0. ORDINANCE NO. 994 (second reading) AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 17.08.325 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, DAY CARE FACILITIES Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Graham to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Orr that Ordinance No. 994 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Marshall. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 6--0. Discussion followed and it was clarified that a person will need a city license if they baby-sit three or more children on a regular basis, which is every day for a two week period and if they do it for profit. ORDINANCE NO. 996 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 17.08.456 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Marshall to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Orr that Ordinance No. 996 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Marshall. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 6--0. ORDINANCE NO. 996 (second reading) ADDING SECTION 17.08.535 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, GROUP DAY CARE HOMES Public Hearing: No comments. Motion by Alderman Collins to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Marshall that Ordinance No. 996 (second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Collins. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 6--0. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 9 Council Meeting of November 19, 1991 ORDINANCE NO. 997 (second reading) AMENDING SECTION 17.16.010 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ALLOW DAY CARE FACILITIES IN ALL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS BY SPECIAL REVIEW Public Hearing: No comments. Motion b.v Alderman Orr to close the public hearing, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 6--0. Motion by Alderman Kellogg that Ordinance No. 997 {second reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Orr. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES" except Alderman Graham who voted, "NO." Motion carried 5--1. ORDINANCE NO. 998 (first reading) AMENDING SECTION 17.20.010 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ALLOW DAY CARE FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ZONES BY SPECIAL REVIEW Motion by Alderman Orr that Ordinance No. 998 (first reading) be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Graham. A roll call vote was taken and all aldermen present voted, "YES." Motion carried 6--0. COMMITTEE REPORTS: --Bud_~Finance Committee minutes of November 6, 1991 were presented and reviewed. In regard to a question, Mike Atkinson stated that the officers requested having off duty holsters. The reason for this is the security ones they carry while on duty are very bulky and not feasible for off duty activities. Motion by Alderman Orr to enter the Budget/Finance minutes of November 6, 1991, into the record, seconded by Marshall. Motion carried 6--0. Committee Alderman --CDBG Grant Writer Interview Committee minutes of November 13, 1991 were presented and reviewed. Motion b.v Alderman Orr to enter the CDBG Grant Writer Interview Committee minutes of November 13, 1991, into the record, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 6--0. --Cit~ Council Committee of the Whole minutes of November 6, 1991 were presented. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to enter the City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of November 6, 1991, into the record, seconded by Alderman Collins. Motion carried 6--0. Discussion on the wrecked police car. Joe said the insurance company is not giving us credit for the police package. We can argue with them but we need to have some grounds for saying we think it's worth more than what the blue book says. --Cit~-Count~ Planning Board presented and reviewed. minutes of November 14, 1991 were Motion by Alderman minutes of November 14, Graham. Motion carried Orr to enter the City-County Planning Board 1991, into the record, seconded by Alderman 6--0. Joe Bradley stated that the city now owns the pond west of Laurel by the interstate exchange. Some time ago the Rod & Gun Club was interested in the pond and the city will check with them to see if they are still interested in possibly leasing it. Discussion followed regarding a home occupation for Vernon Mummey. Do to a lack of information, no action was taken on this. Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Page 10 Council Meeting of November 19, 1991 --Public Utilities Committee minutes of November 12, 1991 were presented and reviewed. Discussion in regards to placing one man on rotation each month to do turn-ohs for the water department from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on shut-off day. Motion by Alderman Collins to approve the working foremen to place one man on rotation each month on shut-off day to do turn-ohs for the water department from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 6--0. Discussion regarding the water line that was installed to the dog kennel at the city shop. It was questioned why it was charged to the water department and not the police department. Bob Gauthier felt that it should be charged out to the water department because it is for water service and he feels this department should be accountable for the inappropriate charges they submitted for the labor. Bob said it doesn't matter if it's for a dog kennel or a line in the street, it's still a water line. Motion by Alderman Collins to enter the Public Utilities Committee minutes of November 12, 1991, into the record, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Motion carried 6--0. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: The Mayor appointed Paul Tutokey to the Ambulance Reserve. Motion by Alderman Marshall to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Paul Tutokey to the Ambulance Reserve, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 6--0. The Mayor appointed Ron Ludwig and Travis Fox to the Police Reserve. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to confirm the Mayor's appointment of Ron Ludwig and Travis Fox to the Police Reserve, seconded by Alderman Marshall. Motion carried 6--0. Darrell McGilien requested permission to December 1st at 5:30 p.m. in Firemen's Remember activities. hold a fireworks display on Park for the Christmas to Motion by Alderman Orr to grant the Fire hold a fireworks display on December Ist at Alderman Graham. Motion carried 6--0. Department permission to 5:30 p.m., seconded by There time, being no further business to come before the Council at this the meeting was adjourned at~2 p.m.~ ~ ~ Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City Laurel, Montana, this 3rd day of December, 1991. of ATTEST: Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk