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Council Minutes of 9/2/2008 ~~+N v Councilman Barker and passed 3-0. Amendments included an addition in Section 1 of the words "and labor contracts" which indicated the reason as to why it was being amended. Also an emergency clause was added as the changes are now being phased in and this has to be taken care of as quickly as possible. Councilman Gazeau made a motion to amend Ordinance 2008-104 with the amendments being (1) in Section 1, add "and labor contracts" after "salary range ordinance" and (2) add an emergency clause. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2008-104 amended. Councilman Gareau noted that Mr. Limpert and Superintendent Schlemmer had with great effort created the history of these different positions. They provided an organizational chart that was amended with the various pay ordinances over the course of the years and a table which compares what was to what is proposed. That table will be attached to these minutes. • Ordinance 200$-108, an ordinance amending the range of compensation rates and salary ranges for administrative and legislative personnel so as to provide the changes of titles and salary ranges for various non-bargaining unit positions in the Waste Water Treatment section of the Division of Public Works in the Department of Public Service and to otherwise restate the compensation rate ranges for said various adrninistr~ive and legislative personnel for the year 2008 and declaring an emergency as amended. In Section 11, the legislation establishes the pay ranges for the positions of Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent Plant, Assistant Superintendent Collections, Collection System Foreman, Laboratory Chemist, and summer/part-time help which are created in Ordinance 2008-104.. In committee, Councilman Gareau made a motion to recommend approval as amended. The motion was seconded by Councilman Barker and passed 3-0. Amendments included removing a reference to the Fair Labor Standards Act per the request of the Director of Law; in Section 11 A, the reference to Class IV Superintendent was removed as there was no need for it as a superintendent can be less than a Class IV; in Section 11, E and F were switched with the new E reading Laboratory Chemist and the new F reading summer/part-time help. Councilman Gazeau made a motion to amend Ordinance 2008-108 consistent with the amendments as just stated. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney and passed unanimously. Ordinance No. 2008-108 amended. • Ordinance 2008-107, an ordinance authorizing the Director Human Resources to solicit proposals for the personal services of a Third Party Administrator (TPA) to process health insurance claims and including the purchase of excess insurance coverage for the city health Gaze and hospitalization plans for 2009; further authorizing the Mayor subject to approval of the Board of Control to enter into a contract for said services and insurance, and declaring an emergency. This is a yearly obligation on the part of the city to solicit proposals for the third party administrator and additional coverage. In committee, Councilman Barker made a motion to recommend. The motion was seconded by Councilman Kearney and passed 3-0. This evening, the legislation was recommended for passage under suspension of the rule. 7