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REQUEST FOR C Department Approval: Manager Approved; G0 lei Item # Agenda Section; Reports/Recommendations Item Description: 2003 -2004 International Un inns operating Engineers _ Focal 49 Contract 'Perms Discussion Continuation From 2/24/03 Meeting Background This matter is back pursuant to a motion Council adopted at your last meeting on February 24. First, you asked for more information about the Stanton Group and the data they collect. Second, you asked about a contract clause allowing the parties to renegotiate the 2004 wage portion of the settlement if budget circumstances suggested that layoffs were a possibility. As to the Stanton Group, the League of MN Cities has contracted with the Stanton Group each of the last 34 }ears to conduct an analysis of metro area county and city wage and benefits trends. Once the data is compiled it is analyzed, entered and printed in the boobs that each contracti ng c ity member receives. There were 109 partic ip ating j urisdi ctions in 2002 covering 105 jobs within 15 job families. This method of research and comparison is more efficient than having each county and city duplicating these efforts. Thus each job classification is looked at separately across many cities to determine what comparable cities and counties are doing and whether any "`Stanton adjustment" is appropriate for that ooh classification. The Stanton V group consists of a benchmark group of comparable sued cities to Roseville. There are 25 metro area cities in Stanton Group V, including but not limited to Maplewood, Richfield, and Shoreview in addition to Roseville. The second question posed eras- Mr. Dough's idea to add a limited renegotiation clause in 2004 surrounding the current pending economic issues to the city. Staff has shared this idea with the representatives of the 49ers' group. we think they will have a response to that suggestion in time for your March 31 meeting. Council Action lie u ested Motion to continue this item until your March 31 meeting, at which time we will know if the 4ers are agreeable to include a limited wage renegotiation clause in the collective bargaining agreement. , 9 `