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Elk River City Council Minutes June 14. 1999 Page 4 e Mayor Klinzing indicated that the city must justify spending money for legal services as it has a responsibility to its constituency. 5.5 Consider Recommendations from Personnel Committee Finance Director Lori Johnson spoke on behalf of the Personnel Committee. Lori Johnson presented the committee's recommendations regarding the proposed pay plan, point ranking, pay grade, and classification changes as listed in the outline attached to the committee's memo. The City Administrator spoke to the pay plan in relation to the metro average for Group 6 (cities with a population between 10,000 and 25,000) cities. He indicated that the proposed pay plan is at 95 percent of the metro average for Group 6 cities. He further indicated that the council should review this issue and consider increasing the 95 percent to a percentage closer to 100 percent. Council member Dietz indicated that he feels the five step pay plan will create more uniformity and further stated that he would agree to look at increasing the 95 percent to 97 percent after receiving a report that reviews the city's benefit plan. e COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO APPROVE THE SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS (ITEM IV) IN STAFF'S PAY PLAN MEMO INCLUDING THE FIVE STEP PAY PLAN AT 95 PERCENT OF THE METRO AVERAGE OF THE GROUP 6 CITIES AND THAT THE 95 PERCENT BE REVIEWED FOLLOWING THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW AND PRESENTATION OF THE BENEFIT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.6. Consider Wage Adiustments City Administrator Pat Klaers recommended wage adjustments for a number of employees and employee groups. The city administrator recommended the following: 1.) all employees that have been with the city for less than one year move to Step A of the pay plan, 2.) all employees that have been with the city for more than one year move to Step B of the pay plan, 3.) all other employees be slotted into the new pay plan according to their existing wage, and on July 1, move up one step, or to the top, whichever is less, and 4.) due to internal and external wage balance concerns, the city administrator recommended seven individual wage adjustments as indicated in his memo to the Mayor & City Council dated June 14, 1999. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER MOVED TO APPROVE THE WAGE ADJUSTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR AS NOTED IN HIS MEMO DATED JUNE 14,1999, TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AND MOVING CLIFF SKOGSTAD TO THE TOP OF HIS PAY PLAN. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Councilmember Farber requested that the Personnel Committee review the positions in the Planning Department and the Building and Zoning Department. e 5.7. Finance Department 1998 Annual Report Finance Director Lori Johnson presented the 1999 Finance Department Annual Report.