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Minutes of the Arden Hills Regular Council MeetirY:J, 1-13-92 Page 6 . DISC. Jomr MEEI'ING WI'IH SHORE.VIEW OFFICIAIS Mayor Sather suggested it may be appropriate to meet with the newly appointed Shoreview CouncilInembers to discuss items of COIlUl\On interest and concern. Council directed the Clerk Administrator to contact the Manager fran Shoreview to arrange some tentative dates in March. rouNCIL a:M1ENI'S REPORI'; UNION REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION Clerk Administrator Berger advised the Public Works employees Union Local #49 has requested the city select an arbitrator relative to the grievance filed recently. Berger requested a determination as to ltIhether or not the city wishes to proceed with arbitration at this time. '!be Administrator explained the grievance relates to the =unselirY:J session for an employee regarding city policy for handlirY:J roilding security and a l1lE!IlKlrandurn that was placed in the employee's file. Council1nember Malone recalled that there was ni.....1SSion with the employee and that no loss of pay or penalty was ilI1posed, only documentation of the counse1irY:J session. . Berger reported the results of mediation on this matter; the mediator offered as a Cull~o!llise that a memorandum be drafted by the City and attached to the counselirY:J notes in the employee's file, indicatirY:J that in fact these notes were for counselirY:J purposes and meant to provide training information for the employee, not disciplinary in nature. He advised the mediator deemed this to be a fair solution for b:>th parties. Berger advised he indicated the City would support the UJlll~)LOILLi.se, however, the Union representative requested all documentation be removed fram the file. Council cliscussed the costs for arbitration of this matter. Berger advised the union contract provides that both parties equally share the costs of the arbitration hearirY:J; approxill1ate costs would be $600.00 per day, and may utilize three days. Malone moved, seconded by Hicks, that contirY:Jent upon the Union dismissal of the request to forward the grievance to binding arbitration, the Administrator be directed to remove the offend:in.J letter fram the employee file. In discussion, CouncilInembers concurred that the expenditure does not appear to be warranted, since the l1lE!IlKlrandurn referred only to counselirY:J and no disciplinary action was taken. Mayor Sather stated his opposition to the motion based on the fact it is his opinion the principal of the matter outweighs the cost; it does not appear that a statement within an employee's file, which indicates a situation was poorly handled and that the employee has been counseled on harxUirY:J this type of situation in the future, is inaM,>LUj,Jdate. . Council1nember Mahowald questioned if a policy relatirY:J to roilding security has been adopted.