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<br /> <br />City of EII< River Item Number <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION 6.3. <br />Agenda Section I Meeting Date Prepared by <br />.L\ chninis tra cion .l-\.ugust 7, 2006 Loti Johnson, City .l\dministrator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Request Clarification of July 10,2006 Council I\lotion on Pay <br />Study <br /> <br />Introduction <br />~\t tlle July 10, 2006, lneeting tlle follo\ving lnotion \vas appro\Ted as part of the Pay Plan Reclassification <br />Study discussion: MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GUMPHREY AND SECONDED BY <br />COUNCILMEMBER FARBER TO CONTINUE WITH OUR CURRENT PAY PLAN UNTIL <br />COUNCIL MAKES A DECISION ON THE STUDY. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. <br />It appears that at least SaIne Councilluembers and staff are unclear of the intent of the motion because of the <br />discussion that took place before the motion. Therefore, staff is asking for clarification of d1e Council's intent. <br /> <br />Discussion <br />.L\s you lnay recall from tlle lneeting, Bluce \YI est brougllt to the Council his opinion on llo\v employees <br />\vllose position \vas "valued lugller in tlle ne\v study sllould be paid effective July 1. I:vIr. \Yl est stated lle <br />felt tllese ell1ployees sllould lllo've to tlleir respectiv"e ne\v pay ranges effectiv-e July 1 \vith corresponding <br />pay adjustments on July 1. He furcller stated tllat because tlle study took longer tllan expected, increases <br />tllat otllel~"vise "\vould llave been appro'v"ed before July llav"e been delayed and sllould still be considered <br />effecti've as of July 1. TillS discussion took place sllortly before tlle motion "vas appro'ved. Ho\vever, tlle <br />motion did not include any special reference to tllese elnployees. <br /> <br />Until tlle finalluerarcllY is appro\Ted by tlle Council, "ve \vill not knO\V \vIlicll positions have changed. <br />Tllerefore, if tlle Council intended to include tlle pro\fision as rvlr. \VI est stated, tllose pay adjustments <br />\vould ll0t be lnade Ul1til tlle Council appro\Tes tlle luerarcl1Y, TIley \vould be retroacti\fe to tlle July 1 <br />effective date. <br /> <br />If tlle COUllCil did not intend to include this pro\Tision in tlle motion, tlle ne\v~ pay ranges for tllese <br />employees would become effective January 1, 2007. In accordance with the pay resolution, these and all <br />elnployees could receiv"e a cost of li\Ting increase on January 1 and eligible employees \'vould receiv"e a step <br />increase on July 1. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />To be determined based on Council inte11t and final hierarchy. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />Excerpt froln July 10, 2006, minutes. <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Clarification of motion stated abov'e. <br /> <br />s: \ Council \Lori \2006 \ Clarify July 10 lvIOtion.doc <br />