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February 3, 1998
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in special
session on Tuesday, February 3, 1998 at 4:15 p.m. in City Hall.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Kenneth J. Hiemenz, Bob Loso, Cory Ehlert, Mary Niedenfuer,
Ken Twit. Clerk/Administrator Rachel Stapleton.
OTHERS PRESENT: Judy Weyrens, Mary Generous, Richard Taufen, Jim Marthaler, Chad
Carlson,
Mayor Hiemenz called the meeting to order at 4:15 p.m. with all Councilors present and
announced the first part of the meeling will be closed to do evaluations of Deputy Clerk Judy
Weyrens and Administrative Assistant Mary Generous. The meeting was closed to all but the
Councilors and those being evaluated.
At 5:20 p.m. the Mayor opened the meeting.
PAY EQUITY REPORT: Twit discussed the Pay Equity report received from the State
Department of Employee Relations notifying the City that it is not irl compliance with pay equity. ,
Two options were given to bring the City into compliance, using two different tests. An increase '
would have to be made to the Deputy Clerk's wages or the Administrative Assistant's wages.
The Council discussed the mechanisms causing the non-compliance status, as well as the point~
established for the various positions, the effect reclassifying a position (to reflect increased
duties) would have on the pay equity status. Loso made a motion to review and reclassify the
Administrative Assistant position; seconded by Twit Discussion - The date for this meeting will
be established at a future Council meeting.
Ayes: Hiemenz, Loso, Ehlert, Niedenfuer, Twit.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
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1998 WAGES FOR NON-UNION PERSONNEL: Mayor Hiemenz noted Bradley Lindgren in
included in this category, as his contract does not relate to the Police Union contract in wages.
Twit stated the Personnel Committee recommends establishing overtime budgets for the
Department Heads to manage. Also they felt overtime in Administration and Maintenance be
reduced with schedules being altered.
After short discussion Ehlert made a motion to increase the non-union wages for 1998 by 3.4%
as recommended by the Personnel Committee; seconded by Twit. Discussion - Loso wished to
clarify the 3.4 % increase is wage and benefits increase. He further recommended to compress
the 10 step wage scale to 7 steps as the Police scale, in order to maintain conformity within the
City. Ehlert and Twit agreed to·the friendly amendment. The Council also agreed to allow up
to 30 days to implement the increases.
Ayes: Hiemenz, Loso, Ehlert, Niedenfuer, Twit.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 with a motion by Loso; seconded by Niedenfuer.
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Ayes: Hiemenz, Loso, Ehlert, Niedenfuer, Twit.
Nays: None. Motion carried.
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Rachel Stapleton
Clerk/Administrator