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tervi{{e T,sf;a6fis1ied 1857 1880 !Main Street, CenterviIJ'e. !M!N .5.50J8 651-429-3232 orPtlJ(651-429-8629 December 13, 2006 Todd Doncavage Union Local 49 2829 Anthony Lane South Minneapolis, MN 55418-3285 Re: 2007-2009 Agreement Dear Mr. Doncavage: I am writing this letter to summarize the issues that we have tentatively agreed to, in order that you may review them with your membership and determine if the members will approve an agreement. 1) Contract term. shall be three years 2) Wages shall be increased three percent per year. The city will insert its new Pay Equity- pay schedule, effective July 1, 2007, however the top rate for this unit is the same as the prior schedule, except the covered positions will be in Pay Grade 6 and the number of steps is reduced from ten to nine. 3) Insurance. The maximum City contribution for insurance benefits per month shall be: 2007-$880, 2008-$900, 2009-925. 4) Pension. City agrees to participate, at the option of the unit, in Local 49 central pension (CPF)with the entire contribution being from employee funds. Unit membership shall decide by January 31, 2007 whether to participate. The opportunity to decide to participate in CPF shall reopen during December of 2007 and 2008. 5) PTO time. Section 22.4 shall be corrected to reflect that 22 days and 176 hours is maximum accumulation. 6) Clothing Allowance. Clothing allowance shall be increased to $375 in 2007 and shall remain at that rate until January 1, 2009, at which time it will be raised to $400. 7) Stand-by pay shall be $15 per day for weekdays and $45 per day for weekend days. Holiday amount will remain at the current rate and shall be for the "observed holiday." 8) Employer will work with staff to permit shorts to be worn for certain tasks where in the opinion of the employer, safety would not be compromised. No amendment would be made to the agreement in this regard. ,3tJ