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By SCOTT CARLSON - -- -- • a) __
Ma pie wood One of hese people a Narog,
� Staff Writer who said is a candidate be-
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Is the Maplewood city admin- gree;and Bastian says he's unde- the Committee's report.
• istration overstaffed? cided. He said that except for one
S Five City Council candidates Wasiluk,who recently served individual, the Wage Committee
are discussing that issue prior to on a Citizens'Wage Committee, members agreed the city should
Tuesday's primaryelection. look at the report with"a closer
Y said that when Barry Evans was managereye."
hired as city at$37 000
AND THE CANDIDATES—
incumbent Burton Murdock a year,the council wanted to see But when the report was sub-
Gary Bastian,Fran Juker,David some"streamlining"of the staff. mitted,he said the City Council
Narog and Michael Wasiluk— "I don't think he has done didn't give it a further look.
have different opinions. that,"Wasiluk said. "I felt then a change was
Four of the five will advance WASILUK ALSO complained necessary,"he said.
to the November general elec- of"excessive pan,raises"for NAROG SAID the commit-
tion to fill two four-year seats. some administrators. tee's report revealed that Maple-
Thirteen polling places will be wood is overstaffed in some de
open from 7 a.m.to 8 p,m. "I don't believe in percentage partments when compared to
raises,"he said,pointing out he
Narog and Wasiluk believe the prefers a fixed sum. "Eight of similar cities.
city administration is over- the 11 people on the Wage Corn- But Murdock charged that
staffed;Juker and Murdock disa- mittee agree with my philoso- Wasiluk and Narog used the
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phy." Wage Committee as"a stepping-
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Bastian Juker Murdock Narog Wasiluk
stone"to run together for the "I think that it's imperative "It's the comparable costs of
council. we have representatives from all what we get done,"Murdock
"I honestly feel the Wage areas,"he said. said.
MURDOCK,WHO IS filling If there are certain people the
Committee was a smokescreen,"
he said. out the unexpired term of Roger city can use instead of a consult-
Fontaine,said the city adminis- ing firm,then that's an advan-
Murdock added that Wasiluk tration wasn't overstaffed or tage,he aid.
and Narog want to pack the overpaid when he left the council
council with two individuals with two years ago and isn't over- As for salaries,he said: "There
"the same train of thought." staffed now. See Primary,Page 3(E)
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Continued from Page 1(E) where we could cut down, but be-
can always be some tightening in fore you do anything drastic
business or civic groups.But if You d have to look into it.
you want competent people youI FEEL definitely that
have to pay them." Maplewood doesn't have too
Contacted by the Dispatch, many employees for its popula-
IVarog denied that he is running tion in comparison with other
on a ticket with Wasiluk. communities."
"I HAVE been my own man/
Bastian said that staffing is
and always will,"he said. "We something to look at.
just happen to believe in the
samestpreen t ebel "I've gotten mixed reactions
from administrators who were
Narog added that if Murdock interviewed by the committee,"
had shown up at the Wage Corn- ed if Maplewood is overstaffedhe said,adding that he's
.
d-
mittee meetings,he'd realize ad
ministrative overstaffing is true. A committee advising the
council on economic issues could
Wasiluk responded to
Murdock's charges this way:"I delve into the issue further,he
want to run a good campaign on indicated.
the issues.I don't believe in at-
tacking anyone."
Meanwhile,Mrs.Juker,also a
Wage Committee member,said:
"I don't think there was enough
time to go into everything to find
out if we are overstaffed. . . but
I don't feel we're overstaffed."
"There are probably areas