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tommittet loon: Personnel and Finance Committee go Ott tOmm01x t onntt' of tIj* tttt of *outtj Notts: The August 14, 1995 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Steve Luecke at 4:12 P.M. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members: Kelly, Washington, Duda, Ladewski, Coleman, Slavinskas,Zakrzewski, and Luecke; Jeffery Jankowski,Don Porter, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Luecke noted that the only item on the agenda was to review Bill No. 40-95 which is an Ordinance which would fix the maximum salaries and wages of Teamster Employees for calendar years 196, 1997, and 1998. Mr. Jeffery Jankowski,of the City Legal Department and spokesperson for the City Negotiating Team made the presentation. He stated that they had reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters and that ratification of the contract was received last Monday. He highlighted that the over all contract includes several new items including a incentive bonus concept for such things as a safe driving bonus and a savings bonus. He noted that supplementals such as the Water Works Department would have scales of payment based on merit. He noted that sick days were reduced from 8 to 6 with any sick days used as personal days 1 per month, and thus after 6 days have been taken all other days would be unpaid. He noted that there would be 2 additional vacation days for those Teamster employees working with seniority of 11 to 14 years. The contract calls for increased incentives for certification and provides several new challenges. He states that the over all cooperation between the City Administration, the Common Council, and the Teamsters have brought forth a good contract. Council Member Luecke a member of the City Negotiating Team thanked Mr. Jankowski for his leadership and also thanked the Council Attorney, and members of the Common Council namely Council President Gene Ladewski and Roland Kelly for their services. He further stated that he believes the contract brings forth better productivity and overall savings to the City. Council President Ladewski stated that there was news conference this morning in the Mayor's office with the Teamster Agent and the President Bob Warnock present. The Council Attorney also noted that there was fine cooperation between the City Administration, the Council and the Teamster, and that since there were relatively few grievances filed with regard to the 1992 contract, and that in light of the SOSP this is a fine foundation for the current negotiations.