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City Council Minutes Page 4 May 28, 2002 4.4. Consider Snowplowing Policy Chafe City Administrator Pat Klaers stated that he met with street department employees to discuss concerns over wage and benefits and that the most significant issue that arose related to the "hours worked" personnel policy change made in December of 1999. The main issue is that vacation and sick hours no longer counted towards "hours worked" for the purposes of overtime. He stated that the street department employees want this policy changed back to the status of all hours worked, regardless if vacation time, holiday time, or sick time is taken, be counted as hours worked for the purpose of overtime. Ivlr. Klaers stated that the policy was changed to be more consistent with federal law. Other issues mentioned by the street department include the number of steps in the pay plan and starting pay. He stated that the department requested an appeal process if their requests are denied at the staff level. Councilmember Dietz stated that the street department has recently received increases in insurance contributions and pay grade changes. He said he would support the recommendation that Saturdays and Sundays be paid at overtime rates but that the-other changes requested by the employees should remain the same. Councilmember Tveite questioned if the street department would view this compromise of overtime pay on Saturdays and Sundays as a positive or negative in terms of support from Council. Street/Park Superintendent Phil Hals stated that it wouldn't be eveiytliing the street department employees are requesting but would be viewed as a positive step in the right direction. MAYOR KLINZING MOVED TO APPROVE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES WORKING ON SNOW REMOVAL DUTIES ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS BE PAID OVERTIME RATES, COUNCILMEMBER KUESTER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.