8.3a. SR 11-13-2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

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MEfflORANDUM TO: FROI~I: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor and Council Pat Klaers, City Adminis~; ~r November 13, 2001 City Prosecutor Attached for your information is some material from the personnel committee regarding its review of the city prosecutor position. Also attached is the recommendation from the chief of police on the hiring of a city prosecutor and the terms and conditions of employment for this individual. The recommendations in these two memos are not "in harmony" with each other. The personnel committee does an excellent job with an extremely difficult task and responsibility. The committee makes recommendations to the City Council on point rankings and pay ranges for all city positions. This work includes all new positions, evaluating these positions after they are one year old, and the reevaluation of existing positions when duties or responsibilities have changed. Recommendations of the committee are generally approved by the City Council and the work of the personnel committee helps to keep the city in compliance with the State pay equity law. The personnel committee has recently begun reviewing pay ranges for newly established positions based on the proposed job duties. When the city prosecuting attorney position was established, the personnel committee was charged with reviewing the position and making a recommendation on the pay range for the position. In doing so, the committee looked at the duties and responsibilities of the position, similar positions in other communities and how these other communities relate to Elk River, and also at the internal pay relationships among existing Elk River positions. Not too many new positions have been established in the recent past. All the employees in these new positions complete a job analysis questionnaire 0AQ) within a year of employment. The JAQ is then used to develop an accurate position profile and point ranking. The point ranking then translates into a pay grade (range) for the position.