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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 14, 2009 Page 6 At the request of Mayor Klausing, City Manager Bill Malinen briefly reviewed this item. City Manager Malinen briefly highlighted the Request for Council Action dated September 14, 2009; revising the Plan Documents due to changes in laws and regulations, with the document not having been updated since 1994. Councilmember Ihlan noted receipt of the e-mail documentation before the meet- ing and that the documentation had not been fully revised; and expressed her preference to defer action until the draft had been completed and could be re- viewed by Councilmembers. Human Resources Manager Eldona Bacon apologized for the delay and advised that the finalized form had not been received from the City Attorney, other than a draft in-house; even though it had been anticipated for action at tonight's meeting. Mayor Klausing, with Council consensus, requested that staff defer action until the September 21, 2009 City Council agenda. b. Approve 2009 Law Enforcement Legal Services Contract Terms (formerly Consent Item 7.h) At the request of Mayor Klausing, City Manager Bill Malinen briefly reviewed this item. City Manager Malinen briefly reviewed the Request for Council Action dated September 14, 2009; detailing terms of the 2009 Law Enforcement Legal Services (EELS) Contract. Mr. Malinen advised that this would basically provide market- level adjustments, in keeping officers at the same level relative to the metropoli- tan area market place; and would serve as acost-effective settlement to the City in avoiding the high costs of arbitration. Discussion included terms of the contract and individual nature of this contract in relationship to other contracts, Councilmember Ihlan sought clarification of the actual term of the contract and its applicable context. Ms. Bacon advised that the City now used a comparison of 10 surrounding metro- politan communities of similar population and with similar operations, rather than the former Stanton V Group, to avoid comparisons with larger communities (i.e., Bloomington). Ms. Bacon further advised that it was the request of the officers for a three percent (3%) rather than 2.9% for 2009 to stay in line with peer com- munities and not lose ground.