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Seven percent solution
tabled by M 'wood council
At a special meeting of the Maplewood be competitive in replacing them."
City Council,July 27, it was decided that
Erik Blank, director of Maplewood Mayor John Greavu commented,
Community Services, would not un- "You're going to get a gap with seven per
dertake the acting management of cent." He was concerned that top salary
Maplewood while a replacement was personnel would be given a much larger
found for manager Michael Miller. increase than the person at the bottom of
the salary scale.
After Donald Wiegert moved that Blank
be appointed as acting manager, a 3-2
vote defeated the motion. John Greavu, Greavu then moved to table the salary
Roger Fontaine and Earl Nelson voted decision until the public works contract is
nay and Wiegert and Norm Anderson settled. Fontaine, Nelson and Greavu
voted aye. voted to table and Wiegert and Anderson
voted nay.
A decision on the supervisory personnel
contract for Maplewood was tabled for A meeting for discussion of the public
one month.The contract includes a seven works contract was set for 5 p.m.July 31.
per cent across the board cost of living Greavu said,"I am upset by the length of
increase for all of the personnel. time it takes to negotiate a contract."He
Councilman Roger Fontaine said, "I said he would like it settled before the
am opposed to a seven per cent increase. acting management of the city begins.
We are stretching this thing out of
proportion." "Why is seven per cent °2/ /978
all right for other people and not for these
people?" wondered Wiegert.
Wiegert continued,"It's been a two and
a half year procedure to get salaries in
line and to be similar to others in the area.
If we lose a person,we're going to have to