12-30-1991 CC MIN - SPECIAL
.
.
.
SPECI AI, MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT THE ELK RIVER CITY HALL
MONDAY, DECEMBF.R ~O, 199J
Counc ilmember Present: Mayor Tra lle, Counc ilmembers Dietz, Kropuenske and
Holmgren
Councilmembers Absent: Councilmember Schuldt
Staff Present: Pat KIaers, City Administrator; Lori Johnson,
Finance Director
Pursuant to due call and noti ce thereof, the spedal meeting of the Elk
River City Council was called to order by Mayor Tralle at 7:00 p.m.
Mayor TraUe stated that t.he sped al meeti ng was necessary in order to
review the City's compliance to the State Comparable Worth Law.
The City Administrator rev i ewed with t.he City Couneil the status of the
City's Comparable Worth Plan and its compliance to State Law. It was noted
that prior to the police IHllon s\~ttlem(mt that the City was in compliance to
the law, however, the City was slightly out of compliance after the recent
union settlement for ]991-]992. Material on this issue was received from
the State in late December.
The City Admini stratal' stated that the City had adjusted the police sergeant
point ranking to the henchmark level rather than using the point ranking
that resulted from the 1985 Tjm\~ Spent ProfiJe. The City had used the
benchmark point ranking for a number of its positions and felt it would be
most appropri ate in this case to also use the composi te benchmark point
ranking that came about as a result of the metropolitan study.
The Council discussed whether or not this point ranking adjustment would be
sufficient to ensure the City's compliance to the Comparable Worth Law. The
Finance Director indicated that it is very di fficult t.o determine if this
adjustment will affect tllP City's ranking and, furthermore, that the final
rules for the Comparahle Worth Law have not yet been appruved. Add it i onally,
it is allt1cipatf~d tJlaL lhe SLate Compal'able Worth Law will undel'go
additional changes in 1992.
The City Administrator indicated that a "snap shot in time" must be taken of
the City of Elk River pay plan and this information is to be submitted to
the State in order to determine if the City is in compliance with State
Lmv. One adjustment that should assur'e City campI iance would be to delete
the part time status of the 30 hour' pl~r week administl'ation
secretary/receptionist position.
COUNCTLMEMBER KROPUENSI\E MOVED TO DELETE THE PART TIME STATUS FROM THE
SECRETARY/RECEPTIONIST POSITION IN THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT EFFECTIVE
.
.
.
12/26/91. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED
4-0.
There being no further business, COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO ADJOURN THE
12/30/91 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE SECONDED
THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 4-0.
The meeting of the Elk River City Council adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
/?P K~
Patrick D. Klaers
City Administrator