Library workers union seeks equal pay with city staff
Negotiators for the library’s 45 to 50 bargaining unit employees ask for pay parity with non union city staff and report current rates 2.2 to 29.9 percent below the non union schedule. They propose job sharing sick leave and hospitalization benefits plus transportation pay for split shifts. The city will respond at 4 p.m. Nov. 10 at an open session.
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Tom Lockwood
Communications Workers of America Local 7180
Kinzenbaw charged with first degree murder in Cedar Rapids
David Kinzenbaw 31 of Cedar Rapids faces a first degree murder charge after a Linn County attorney filed a trial information. The Oct 15 Cedar Rapids shooting killed Danita Straw 24. Kinzenbaw posted 10 percent of a $200000 bond and is arraigned in Linn District Court today.
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David Kinzenbaw
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Danita Straw
Kinzenbaw
Linn District Court
Final reading delayed for rezoning move
The Cedar Rapids City Council postponed the final reading of an ordinance to rezone land at 1225 Burlington SW for a molybdenum roasting plant. Shattuck would convert five acres from single family to heavy industrial, with council member Stan Reinis absent.
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Cedar Rapids
S.W. Shattuck Chemical Co
Denver
Stan Reinis
Reinis
Wayne Murdock
Shattuck
Burlington St
Johnson County elections deputy dismissed amid ballot error concerns
Johnson County deputy auditor Bill Schneider was dismissed, while Auditor Tom Slockett and Chief Clerk Sandra Steinbeck pledge to run the Nov 3 city elections smoothly. A ballot printing error in Iowa City school elections raised concerns of miscast votes, though officials say impact was limited.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Tom Slockett
Slockett
Sandra Steinbeck
Bill Schneider
Schneider
Iowa City School Board
Marshalltown
Linn
Council to review motorcycle parking in downtown Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids City Council will study how major cities manage motorcycle and moped parking downtown. A proposal suggests two motorcycles or two mopeds per space, replacing the current one-vehicle rule. Mopeds in bicycle racks were not supported by traffic engineer Mel Meyer. council asked for external comparisons and a report.
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Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Meyer
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