HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2012-68 - Approving 2013 Wage and Benefit PackageCity of Corcoran December 20, 2012
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -68
Motion By: Mllbrandt
Seconded By: Gmach
A RESOLUTION APPROVING 2013 STEP /WAGE SCALE AND BENEFIT PACKAGE
FOR, EXEMPT AND NON EXEMPT CITY EMPLOYEES; APPROVING WAGE FOR
CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY; APPROVING
ADJUSTMENT TO CITY ADMINISTRATORS PTO BANK; APPROVING 2013
POLICE UNION AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR
TO EXECUTE
WHEREAS, THE City Council of the City of Corcoran, Minnesota adopted the 2013 General
Fund Budget and the 2013 Property Tax levy on December 20, 2012, it wishes to establish the
following for 2013 regarding personnel matters, employee wages and benefits, labor agreements.
BE IT RESOLVED, By the City Council of the City of Corcoran (City), County of Hennepin,
State of Minnesota, and does hereby find as follows:
• Adopts the Employee Wage and Step Scale for 2013 (Appendix A)
Effective January 1, 2013, all Full Time employees of the city including: nonexempt and
exempt positions shall receive a 2% COLA adjustment in base wages and /or salary. The
Health / Insurance benefit package contributions by the city shall remain identical as that
provided in 2012 plus the city making an additional contribution of paying 70 percent of
the 2013 premium increase in the Blue Cross /Blue Shield Health Insurance package
administered by the LOGIS Joint Powers Organization.
• Effective January 1, 2013, all seasonal employees of the city shall receive a 2% adjustment
in wages.
• Effective January 1, 2013, the City Administrator and Director of Police shall remain as
Exempt Employees at a Grade level 19 and Step 6 (5 years of the 2013 Pay Scale). Base
wage shall be $7,833 per month or $93,996 per year.
• Accepts PTO Turn back. The City Administrator was given a bank of 120 hours of
Personal Time Off (PTO) at time of hire on April 27, 2009 with the stipulation that those
PTO hours be returned to the city in the future. On December 19, 2011, the City
Administrator turned back 40 of the 120 hours and this was accepted by the city council.
The City Administrator now requests that his PTO bank now be further reduced by 80
hours and thereby fulfilling his obligation to pay back to the city a total of 120 PTO hours.
• Approves the Labor Agreement between the City and the Teamster Local 320 (Police
Union) for years 2013 thru 2015; authorizes City Administrator to sign on behalf of the
City. Highlights of the adjustments include:
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City of Corcoran December 20, 2012
County of Hennepin
State of Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -68
o Wage and benefit package in 2013 identical to all other non -union city employees
as outlined above
o City agrees to reopen wage and benefit adjustments in years 2014 and 2015 with
the intention of mirroring wage and benefit adjustments to non -union employees
of the City
• Increase in clothing allowance $25 per year for each year of the contract
• Sunsets city paid retirement insurance for new hires
• Changes language that reduces Police Corporal position wages (currently vacant)
from 12 % to G % over top patrol.
• City agrees to undertake a Market Study of police wage and benefits during 2013.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Corcoran City Council authorizes the above
mentioned adjustments to the city's personnel plan, compensation structure, and union
agreement.
VOTING AYE
® Guenthner, Ken
® Asleson, Rich
® Cossette, Tom
® Gmach, George
® Milbrandt, Rosalyn
VOTING NAY
❑ Guenthner, Ken
❑ Asleson, Rich
❑ Cossette, Tom
❑ Gmach, George
❑ Milbrandt, Rosalyn
Whereupon, said Resolution is hereby declared adopted on this 20th day of December
2012.
TEST:
anie Ileinecke - City Clerk
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Kenneth Guenthner - Mayor
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