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Personnel Memo February 10, 1994 Page 3 e The City pays its employees based on their responsibility and relative worth according to the comparable worth law. A lot of our positions are grouped together and you will see different positions with different titles and point rankings having the same pay ranges. According to the comparable worth law, equal points does not necessarily mean equal pay, but certainly this has turned out to be very close to the actual case. Based on information from other communities as compiled by the Association of Metropolitan Municipalities, the pay at Elk River is not out of line, and is in fact slightly lower than comparable cities. ELK RIVER 1994 PERSONNEL ISSUES At the 1/3/94 meeting, the Council made a number of salary and personnel policy decisions but deferred a number of these issues until this work session. Attached for your review are the 1/3/94 minutes, the background information for this 1/3 discussion, the approved 1994 Compensation Plan, and the information on the Personnel Coordinator employee. Attached with this Personnel Coordinator information are sample job descriptions from the Cities of Maplewood and Maple Grove. One of the questions raised at a past meeting, was what would a job description for this type of position look like so the attached material is offered for your review. e At the 1/3 meeting, the Council reviewed staff comments on various requests for changes in the status of some employees or the benefits for these positions. Staff used the same process in presenting this information as it has over the past six or seven years. This process has been acceptable to the City Council in the past and is generally consistent with page 8 of the personnel ordinance that discusses the position classification plan. In this regard, department heads review the personnel issue with their employee( s) and, if appropriate, brings the issue to me. I then review the situation with the department head and Finance Director and, if appropriate, move the issue to the City Council level with or without a staff recommendation. This is usually done at the end of each year. If the City Council wishes us to change our process of evaluating the classification plan, employee pay, and employee job duties, then this direction needs to be given to the City staff. If the City Council wants us to adopt a personnel review policy which is similar to what is in place at the County level, then this direction also needs to be given to the City staff. Regarding the 1/3/94 City Council meeting and the issues discussed , the following comments are offered: Please note that some City employees may attend this meeting to hear the Council discussion on personnel issues. ITEM #1 - This issue has been decided by the City Council. e ITEM #2 - I support the Chief s request for this temporary assignment and pay Increase.