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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpecial City Council Minutes 07.09.1990 (2)Minutes of the City Council of Laurel July 9, 1990 A special 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 5:32 p.m., on July 9, 1990 for the specific purpose of ratifying the union contract and approving non-union wages. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Norman Orr Donna Kilpatrick L.D. Collins Bruce Teeters Lonnie Kellogg Bob Graham Chuck Rodgers COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Ron Marshall UNION CONTRACT: The Mayor reviewed the changes in the union contract. It will be a three year contract with wages salaries and insurance opening on the third year. The longevity will increase from $ 6.25 to $ 6.50, the salary will increase 40 cents the first year and 46 cents the second year and there will be changes in comp time. The Mayor recommended to ratify the contract. Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to ratify the union contract, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 7--0. NON-UNION CONTRACT: The Mayor met with the non-union employees 'and they agree to basically the same terms as the union. The salaries will increase 40 cents the first year and 45 cents the second year. Bob said the other sections that have to be dealt with are the volunteer firemen, ambulance attendants, City Attorney and City Judge. Bob said there was nothing budgeted for the volunteers in the preliminary budget. Bruce Teeters stated that during the budget process, when the pay increases came up, he was opposed to all of them. But, he feels that since you are going to give them to everyone else, these people also deserve an increase. He said there are those who are deserving throughout the city and those who are not, but there is nothing you can do about that because you cannot weed out just one. Bruce feels the elected officials should not have a raise because they knew what the pay scale was when they ran for office but if we are going to do it for one, then we need to do if for everyone up and down the line. Bob said the ambulance department did not budget for a raise but the fire department did and it was cut in the preliminary budget. More discussion followed regarding the wages. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to increase the fire department call out pay from $ 5.00 to $ 6.00, give the City Attorney and City Judge a 4.2% increase, raise the ambulance attendants pay from $ 11.20 to $ 12.20 per 8 hour shift, give the City Treasurer, office staff, library staff and department heads a 40 cents per hour increase to be effective for one year only and to increase longevity from $ 6.25 to $ 6.50, retroactive to July 1, 1990, seconded by Alderman Graham. Motion carried 7--0. Page2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Council Meeting of July 9, 1990 There being no further business to come before the Council at time, the meeting was adjourned at 6:04 p.m. Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk this Approved by The Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 17th day of July, 1990. Gautilxer, Mayor ATTEST: Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk