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City of Elk River Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION 6.4. Agenda Section I Meeting Date Prepared by ".t\.dtninis tra tion July 10,2006 Lori J ollnson, City ...Administrator Item Description Reviewed by Presentation of Pay Plan Reclassification Study Introduction 1-1r. Rod l<.elsey from Riley, Dettmann, and I-Celsey \vill attend 11onday's meeting to present the results of tlle pay plan reclassification study. Discussion Earlier this year, tlle Personnel Committee presented a request to the City Council to revie\v the city's pay plan. The city's current pay plan and e\~aluation systetn \vere initially developed in the late 1980's, updated in 1995, and tTIodified sliglltly in 1999. Ho\vev"er, \vitll the organizational stlucture approved in NO\7"etnber 2004, it \vas ob,\rious tllat the city llad outgro\vn tlns st1ucture for se\Teral reasons. Gro\vth in dle number of etnployees and positions and tlle cllange from a flat organization to one \vitll di,\rision lna1lagers in addition to department lleads did not \vork \veil \~vith tlle existing pay plan. The Council hired Rod I(elsey in Febluary to re\rie\v tlle city's internal hierarchy and make recommendations on the city's pay plan. 1v1r. I(elsey \vill prese11t tlle results of tlle study at tlle lueeting on ~vlonday. He \vill also pro\lide recolwnendations on tile pay plan; ho\vev"er, prior to preparing the final pay plan, \ve need input from tile City Council on several items including tlle Council's philosophy on pay. For instance, ll0\V does tlle City Council \vant tile city's pay to relate to tlle tnarket? Do \ve "Tant to be on tile bottom end, tlle middle, or on the top end? \Y/e lla\re certainly found tllat pay llas been an issue \vith recruiting adding to the difficulty in filling some upper management positions. Second, \ve have been using t\vel\Te cities as comparable cities for market cOlnparisons. \Y./ e need input on \Vlletller you belie,\re tllose are tlle correct cities to be using for tills comparison. TIle list of cities used based on comparable size and grO\vth pattern is attaclled. ..:\lso attaclled is tile e"valuation criteria used to e\Taluate tlle positions. This methodology is different from tile PDI system pre\7iously used as it is not task focused and gives credit for education and experience requirements as \veil as tile problem sol\Ting requirements of tile job. TillS e\Taluation metllod takes more aspects of tlle position into consideration resulting in a more accurate reflection of tile position. Tius llelps to accurately v"alue positions SUCll as en,\rironmental, tecllnology, clerical, and others dlat have cllanged significantly since tlle PDT systeln \vas de\Teloped in the early 1980's. Once staff recei\Tes direction froln tlle Council on the city's pay philosopllY, I:vIr. l<.elsey \vill \vork ,vith f\'1S. \V'ipper to de\relop a pay plan for Council consideration. ..:L\.t this time, ,,;"e are assuming that tlle ne\v pay plan \vill take effect January 1, 2007. Step increases due in July 2006 \vill be based on the cmrent pay plan and any positions tllat llav"e not prev"iously been assigned a pay grade \vill be assigned one based on tlle current pay plan and tlle ne\v position luerarcllY.