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ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL – DECEMBER 8, 2014 10 <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services reported that this would create a tax levy of <br />$3,385,574. <br /> <br />FRIENDLY <br />AMENDMENT: Mayor Grant moved and Councilmember McClung seconded a motion <br />recommending that only $35,000 be used from reserves in 2015, which <br />would set the tax levy amount at $3,385,574. The friendly amendment <br />failed 2-3 (Holden, Holmes and McClung opposed). <br /> <br />The amendment failed 1-4 (Holden, Holmes, Werner and Mayor Grant <br />opposed). <br /> <br />Councilmember Holden requested further information on the cost of the police, fire and dispatch <br />increases proposed for 2015. <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services stated that these increases totaled $86,118, <br />which was 2.6%. <br /> <br />AMENDMENT: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion <br />increasing the tax levy by 3.1% in 2015 to an amount of $3,359,775. <br /> <br />The amendment carried 3-2 (Holmes and McClung opposed). <br /> <br />The amended motion carried 3-2 (Holmes and McClung opposed). <br /> <br />A. Adoption of the 2015 Employee Compensation Plan – Non-Union Employees <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson requested that the Council adopt the <br />2015 Employee Compensation Plan for non-union employees, which would set the COLA at 1.5% <br />until the results of the compensation study were presented to the Council. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to <br />approve the 2015 Employee Compensation Plan for non-union employees <br />effective January 1, 2015, as presented and the Seasonal Employee 2015 Part- <br />time scale as presented. The motion carried (5-0). <br /> <br /> B. Adoption of the 2015 City Contribution for Employee Benefits <br /> <br />Director of Finance and Administrative Services Iverson requested that the Council adopt a <br />Resolution that would set the City contribution for employee benefits per month to be $699.61 <br />with a cap of $2,000 of HSA contributions, where applicable. <br /> <br />MOTION: Councilmember Holden moved and Mayor Grant seconded a motion to adopt <br />Resolution #2014-065 – Setting the City Contribution to Employee Monthly <br />Benefits at the amount of $699.61 per month, per employee, with a cap of $2,000 <br />of HSA contributions where applicable. The motion carried (5-0). <br />