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NOVEMBER 14, .1972
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MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING
YAKIMA CITY COUNCIL
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The City Council met in special session at 7:30 P.M., November 14, 1972, in the Conference
Room at Yakima City Hall, having waived notice of. said meeting,by signature, which signa-
tures are on file in the office of the Yakima City Clerk. . •
Councilmen present at the meeting were Mayor Bert Broad, Lenore Lambert, Jim Lust, Walter
Robinson, Don Schussler and Bill Whitaker., Also in attendance were representatives from
the YPPA and IAFF, together with City Manager McMicken and several City Staff members. -
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Mayor Broad opened the meeting with the announcement that•the purpose of the meeting was
to consider the requests of YPPA and IAFF regarding salaries, as•those requests were _
• previously made during labor negotiations and as they•have been submitted to
the Council. •
• Mr. Ken Groth, representative of IAFF, advised the Council that the City of Spokane had
settled its salary negotiations for 1972, which settlement consisted of a 5% increase
retroactive to January 1, 1972, with a 6.2% increase to be effective for 1973'and a like
• increase to the effective for 1974. •
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The City Council re- examined data previously submitted to it by the City Manager and by
the bargaining unit representatives. The Council discussed whether or not parity in
salaries should be maintained between the Police Department, Fire Department and depart-
ments of general government. The consensus was that - such parity'should be maintaiined
The Council compared employees salaries for the City of Yakima with •probable or anticipate.
• raises in salaries to be given in other cities in the state; discussed - whether or not
federal revenue sharing money should be used for salary increases; and considered the
impact of salary increases on other aspects of the budget to be prepared for 1973.
During the course of the discussion, the consensus was expressed that the City should
adhere to the principle of a previous pay plan review and that parity should be maintained
among all city departments when considering salary increases for 1973. It was further
the consensus of the council that a salary increase for the final quarter of 1972,.to be
effective October 1, 1972, .should be granted in the amount of 5 %, as requested by bar-
gaining units, rather than 2 as proposed by the City Manager.
It was MOVED by Lust, seconded by Lambert that the City Council accept the proposals of
the City Manager and bargaining unit representatives for increasesoiri2s'a;lary and fringe
benefits for 1973, and that an increase of 2 be added to the City Manager's proposal
for a salary increase for the final quarter of 1972 so that a salary increase of 5% for
all employees will be granted effective October 1, 1972; and that further negotiations
occur between the City Manager and the bargaining unit representatives with regard to the
manner in which longevity is to be paid and with regard to a medical insurance pla.n_to be
implemented for 1973: 'carried, Broad, Lambert, Lust, and-i_Wh•takerlwoting ayd byioce
vote. lgRobin'sonvandeSchussler voting nay •by voice vote. •
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M.
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