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• MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPENSATION TASK FORCE HELD AT THE ELK RIVER FIRE STATION • TUESDAY,JANUARY 10, 1995 Members Present: Cliff Skogstad,Tom Dillon, Hank Duitsman, Lori Johnson, Randy Sykes and Bob Pearson Members Absent: None Also Present: Bruce West, Fire Chief (arrived 8:30 p.m.) The meeting of the Elk River Fire Department Compensation Task Force was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Randy Sykes. The minutes of the October 12, 1994, meeting were reviewed. There were no comments regarding the minutes. The Department meetings with Steve Eide were discussed. In general, everyone felt that the meetings were beneficial and that positive comments were received from the firefighters regarding the meetings. It was felt that there may need to be more explanation on how the initial balances were derived and on vesting and whether vesting applied to both plans. Randy distributed a draft of the proposed compensation package. The Task Force • reviewed and discussed the draft and had the following comments. Hank indicated that some of the items under hours paid are to be paid at a lower rate. For example, the pre-approved Committee work, work duties at the Fire Station, and Fire meetings would receive base pay only and would not be included in the pension hour calculation. Hank also indicated that he would prefer that the Council review this package prior to it being sent to the fire membership. It was noted that the holidays should be listed to include the following: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Fourth of July, and Thanksgiving. It was again suggested that firefighter pay be included as part of the pay resolution so that the firefighters would receive the same pay increase as all other non-union employees. There was discussion on the hourly pay estimate which Randy had distributed. The high ranged from $24.41 in 1981 to a low a $18.24 in 1994. However, it was noted that 1981 through 1990 were calculated based on estimated hours. Lori will provide actual hours for the years that records are available at the City Hall. It was noted that prior to 1986, the payrolls were not generated by the City and, therefore, no records would be available. 411