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Request for Action To Item Number Ma Tor and CinT Council 10.3 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Work Session March 20, 2023 Cal Pormer, Cit�T Administrator Item Description Reviewed by ERPD Wage Incentive Program Update Lauren Wi er, Human Resources Mana er Reviewed by Action Requested Revie`v and discuss updates to the ERPD Wage Incentive Program. Background/Discussion Public sector compensation schedules typically are designed �vith a series of annual `vage step increases for a predeteYmined amount of time. The pYemise is that the middle step is the maYket aveYage foY that paYticulaY wage grade. Presumably, a new employee begins 1-3 steps below market average and based upon satisfactory performance, the employee advances one step each yTear until ma�ng out at the top step, which is typically a predeteYmined peYcentage above aveYage. The nonunion cit�r compensation plan has five steps. Police officers, generallyT, have fewer steps to account for their longer and more involved Field Training Program impacts and earlier market competitiveness. As a result of the collective bargaining process, which includes interest arbitration, unions frequentlyT have gained additional steps in the form of Longevity Steps that reward officers for continuing employment. In the early 1990s, Elk River's Police Union requested LongevityT Steps. The cityT leadership at that time implemented a Wage Incentive Program which provides for steps similar to LongevityT, however, officers were required to complete an annual skills test, physical fitness test, participate in education, wellness, and communityT service activities in order to gain the annual wage incentive. Participation in the program varies each yTear. Challenges in police/employTee recruitment, retention, `vellness, and mental health initiatives have created ne`v opportunities for this program. Staff has `vorked with representatives from the police unions to modify the program to account for physical challenges and update the "whole health" concept to incentivize participation. Financial Impact N/A Mission/Policy/Goal Elk River Mission Attachments • Draft WIP Program • 1993 WIP PYogYam The Elk River Vision A 2a�elcolning co�nlnunity 2a�ith T evolutiona� y and spizzted T esou� cefulness, exceptional se�vice, and coln�nunity engagelnent that encou�ages and ins�iz•es pTo�pe�zty. rowEREo ar �I'1 �� Up�iited.• August 2020