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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 9, 2019 6:30 o'clock p.m. Walsh said he did not think they should be hooked because then you're setting yourself up. It is something that has to get done, and it is on Riefs shoulders to get it done. Crosby said he did not think it would be bad to draft some type of bonus structure for the performance pay reviews on top of the COLA. Walsh stated he would not put anything in writing because if you do that, you get into negotiation problems with unions and they start saying, "Well, this is a built-in gift amount." Printup added that even though they are separate, they are not separate. The unions will be keeping an eye on everything. Rief said the unions would make sure the money is paid out to them no matter what. Mattick said when you negotiate union contracts, there is a provision in the statutes that talks about the ability to negotiate backward for the term of the contract because communities were finding themselves not settling contracts until they were six months into the new term. The law allows you to go back to January 1. There is no such law for non -represented units, so there's a concern about can you legally go back and retro someone who isn't part of a Collective Bargaining Agreement. He indicated if the Council tables this, he would be cautious to make any sort of motion clear that the 3% is coming upon a successful performance evaluation or whatever the Council chooses to do. It should not be deemed retro pay. Walsh said the issue stands alone and the HR thing is separate and has to continue moving forward. Seals said it feels like it is being brought in at the 11th hour so the Council has no choice because it's the last meeting of the year. Walsh said he did not feel it was the 11th hour because the Council has been talking about the unions and dealing with the unions for months and the Council has talked about that it's going to be pretty much the standard par with the non-union employees. Seals agreed with Walsh's statement and added that it is not the 11th hour when it comes to performance reviews because the Council has been asking for that for two -plus years. Crosby stated performance reviews should not be tied to this. Seal moved, Crosby seconded, to approve Resolution No. 7053, Cost Of Living Adjustments For Non -Union Employees and also give Staff direction to give performance reviews in the first month of January. VOTE: Ayes 5, nays 0. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT None. Page 33 of 34