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Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION River TO ITEM NUMBER Mayor and City Council 4.5 AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY Consent December 17, 2012 Lauren Wipper, Human Resource Representative ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By Resolution Adopting the 2013 Compensation Plan for Non- Cal Portner, City Administrator Organized Employees REVIEWED BY ACTION REQUESTED Approve the attached resolution adopting the 2013 Compensation Plan for Non-Organized Employees. BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION Attached is the 2013 Compensation Plan for Non-Union Employees. The changes that have already been approved through separate action or with the budget include: • Two percent pay increase—This is reflected in item number one and in the Pay Plan on the final . page of the document. It is also reflected in the paid on-call firefighter,part-time cablecaster, police reserve,and part-time liquor store clerk wages as well. • The Flexible Benefits Plan contribution and Health Savings Account contribution have been updated to reflect the amounts approved by Council on October 15,2012. There were a number of changes made to item number 7,part-time, seasonal and temporary park and recreation and street employee's pay. It is important to note that none of the changes that were made affect the amount that has been approved in the 2013 budget. Pay rates and pay practices were evaluated in surrounding communities and other municipal government agencies to determine appropriate rates of pay for these positions. Most of our ranges were appropriate and minimal changes were made in the ones that required them. The greatest desire by staff was to be able to provide flexibility in starting pay. To accommodate this,we added a provision that provides additional pay to employees who have experience in the position for which they are hired. Another change that was made to this item was to add a level two seasonal park laborer. This position would be held by candidates with expertise in horticulture, forestry, or a related field. Over the past few years, eligible part-time, seasonal, and temporary park and recreation and street employees have received increases equivalent to the city's cost of living increase. Division managers have requested more flexibility in providing pay increases to these employees. In most cases, the cost of living increase provided falls short of the Maximum Annual Hourly Increase allowed in the Compensation Plan. Division Managers would like the ability to provide the maximum increase when warranted. The overall budget for part-time pay for each division will not change based on the pay of the part-time employees, POWERED BY NATURE