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Roseville City Council
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8/19/2013
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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday,August 19,2013 <br /> Page 24 <br /> Mr. Grefenberg stated that he believed in government; however, he opined that <br /> this was not a moral or ethical question, but one of what we could afford. While <br /> the City Council needed to make that decision, Mr. Grefenberg opined that the <br /> residents had to also be at the table to respond to the question articulated by the <br /> City Council. Mr. Grefenberg opined that it was difficult for Roseville citizens to <br /> pay more taxes so employees could be paid comparable to the City of Edina. Mr. <br /> Grefenberg further opined that the City Council could not be insulated from eco- <br /> nomic downturns or societal problems; and it was unfair to ask new residents, <br /> • senior citizens, or those with less income from other communities in the state to <br /> pay as much as they did. <br /> Until tonight's meeting, Mr. Grefenberg advised that he had been unaware that <br /> the compensation study included compensation, providing some validity in com- <br /> paring public and private sectors. Having been a part of both of those sectors, Mr. <br /> Grefenberg opined that the public benefits (e.g. pensions) far outweighed those <br /> offered or available to most residents; and urged the City Council to compare <br /> those private sector wages and benefits as well, most specifically pension plans. <br /> Mr. Grefenberg opined that the public pension plans should provide a very attrac- <br /> tive reason to keep employees; and observed that tonight's discussion indicated <br /> that there weren't a lot of people leaving employment with the City of Roseville <br /> for other jobs. <br /> In conclusion, Mr. Grefenberg expressed his concern about a potential conflict of <br /> interest, seeking specific information on which six employees would benefit from <br /> the compensation study; requesting more transparency for the public. Mr. Gre- <br /> fenberg opined that, since this study was instituted by staff and the consultant <br /> hired by staff, the study itself should be considered biased. Mr. Grefenberg <br /> opined that the entire process and study results needed to be opened up and ques- <br /> tioned if the City was actually being considered equitably with peer cities. <br /> Mayor Roe clarified and corrected any misperceptions of Mr. Grefenberg of oth- <br /> ers the categories for the study, based across the entire city and including exempt <br /> and non-exempt employees from every level, and explicitly stated in all reports. <br /> Mr. Grefenberg apologized for his inaccuracies and references to the study only <br /> addressing "top employees,", but suggested that if non-essential employees want- <br /> ed better compensation, they should unionize. Mr. Grefenberg opined that the <br /> City needed to better articulate to the public the issue so they were aware of the <br /> realities between a levy increase and rationale for the increase. <br /> Mayor Roe advised that several employee groups were unionized, noting that they <br /> were most at 100% compensation, and that this effort was intended to provide eq- <br /> uity for non-union, exempt and non-exempt employees. <br />
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