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<br />rei ---'\) <br />( ); <br />tli< <br /> <br />Item #5.6. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br /> <br /> <br />:::: ;::~::~itY t~tor <br /> <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Wage Adjustments <br /> <br />Based on the personnel committee's recommendation on comp worth and the <br />proposed pay plan being approved, I would like to make some <br />recommendations regarding wage adjustments for a number of employees <br />and employee groups. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />One of the most important things we can do as a municipality is to hire and <br />retain high quality employees. Additionally, the city has a responsibility to <br />maintain a fair and balanced, both internally and externally, pay plan for its <br />employees. These are two of the main reasons why the personnel committee <br />has proposed some revisions to the City Council at this time. If those <br />revisions are approved, then I would recommend the following four things in <br />lieu of the typical July 1 step increase: <br /> <br />1. All employees that have been with the city for less than one year <br />move to Step A of the pay plan (if they are not already at that <br />level). <br /> <br />2. All employees that have been with the city for more than one <br />year move to Step B of the pay plan (if they are not already at <br />that level). <br /> <br />3. All other employees be located in the pay plan according to their <br />existing wage and on July 1, move up one step, or to the top, <br />whichever is less. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Even though this approach may be slightly more difficult <br />administratively than something like just moving employees to <br />the next step, this "one step increase" recommendation is the <br />fairest to all employees as everyone will get the same percentage <br />increase assuming that they are not going to the top of their pay <br />range. The other approaches discussed had inequities built into <br />them. For example, with the July 1 increase that was going to <br />be given according to the old pay plan, the employees would <br />have received a wide range of increases (anywhere from less <br />than $.10 to more than $1.00), and this does not seem fair. The <br />city needs to try and treat all employees in a similar manner. <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490. Elk River, MN 55330. TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420. Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />