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rei ---\) ( ); !Ii< Item #5.5. River MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: Personnel Committee DATE: June 14, 1999 SUBJECT: Pay Plan Proposal In 1995, the City Council reviewed and approved changes to the city's pay plan. Because it has been four years since the pay plan was reviewed, the Personnel Committee felt it was again time to review the pay plan to ensure internal and external balance are maintained. The recent difficulty in hiring new employees within the current pay structure also strengthened the argument for updating the pay plan. . The Personnel Committee reviewed professionally prepared survey data and recent job ads in determining where each Elk River position fell in comparison to other cities. Job duties, not job titles, were used when making comparisons. The Committee was very concerned about treating all employees and employee groups in a fair, impartial, and consistent manner - if the Committee does not remain unbiased and simply grants employees requests without justification, not only will the Committee's credibility be lost, the employees would ultimately suffer. Attached is an Outline which highlights the proposed changes the Committee is requesting; therefore, the details will not be discussed in this memo. However, there are several items not mentioned in the Outline which will require attention if the recommendations are approved by the Council. These include reviewing part time liquor clerk pay which will be discussed with Dave Potvin after he has had an opportunity to review the pay structure. Also, license requirements and steps for the wastewater operators will need to be incorporated into the new pay plan. There has been some discussion regarding whether the pay plan should reflect average pay based on the Group 6 (cities with a population of 10,000 to 25,000) Stanton Survey data or if it should reflect 95 percent of the average. The pay plan as presented is based on 95 percent of the average pay. In 1995, the Council felt that 95 percent ofthe average was appropriate, which is why the proposed pay plan is based on 95 percent. If the Council now thinks 95 percent is not appropriate, such direction should be given to the Personnel Committee. Action Requested . The Council is asked to consider the items listed in Item IV of the Outline. The pay plan would have an effective date of July 1, 1999. 13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425