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`~ I VIJ'1'F fi C~i.t:y Council. Sept, 29, 1.982 Grnployee Mr. Pahey commented Chat last year Chc ma~forit:y of stir.roundin~; Sa1~e~i.es coromuniGies ~ranted abotiC 9 or 9% salr~ry ;i.ncreases. Fahey stat~d (Cont.) that the City was on tkie higll side lnst year i.n terms of zt r>ercentage. t4r. Pahey co mment_ed Ch at the County and State are consi.deri.n~; 7% i.ncreases For. 1.9£33. Mrs. Sczlze stated that the Counc:i.l should be 7.oolcing aC: base sal.ari.es and mi.dpo~i.nts accord:i.ng to Che jobs the vari.ou, empl.oyees perfor.m. i)1r. Gl.anzer stated that i_t was hi.s feeli.ng that the Ci.ty ~i.s beli~i.nd other c:i.ti.e, i.n Cerms oE sal.ari.es. Ntr. Fahey stated thae i.t depe.nde.d on how the City's posi.tions were classi.f.ied. Mr. l~ahey feiC fhat Che Supc:rintenclc:nC's salary was comparablc Co other ci.[i.es the same si.re as I,i.ttle Canacla. Mr. Gl.anr.er staCed that he fe1C the City shoulcl conside,r the vari_ous duti.es ~hat thr Super:i.ntendent's pos~i.ti.on involv<~~d as other. cit~i.es a1,o have 7?ub,li.c Works 17[rectors and I.itt1E Canada does not. ~Yr. Forsbern stated Chat. he does not supporC a Lu11-ti.rne bu~i.lcl~.i.n~; i.nspector. Forsber~, felt the CSCy onl.y neecled the inspector three daqs per weel<. Mr. Torsberg commented tha~ he did not ~.inderst:and how the inspector can spez~d so much time i.nspect~ing a projecc. The TnspecCOr replied thaC tYie bullc of his time ~i.s spent on remodel.ing proje<:C.s and small. additi.ons bec~use the 1~ome.ocaner. i.s usual.ly doi.ng the job hi.msel.f:, This requi.res more ti.me because i_n some i_nstances the :Inspector has Co *.valk the homeoaner Cl~arough the job. ~Ir. Fahey stated that he thout;ht: i.t caas about. t:i_me l:he Cit:y had a f:ul.l.-time i.nspecCOr. Paltey pointed out that the T3ui.tdi.ng Tn,pector i.s not onty performing those clut:ies, but also Chose of tl~e. R:ire Marshzil.l ~nd Code Ent'.or.cement Offlcer.. t•1rs. Nardin:i ~lso pointed out that Che Planner is expecti.ng a 1~3% decrease ~in Yiis serv:ices becaiise sor:ie o.f. tYie Ch:[n~s he~ w~ie doi.n~ are now be:ing per,formed by the flui.ldi.ng Tnspector. i~1r. Pahey stated that the Tnspector S.s also tat<in~ some of the admi.nistrati.ve burden tr.om the City Clerlc. ~tr. Gagne stated t.hat he thoughl tlie Tnspect.or was doing a~;ood job but di.d not thintc that ~ full-C:i.me i.n>pect_or ~aas necessary. i~r. 1%orsber~; staY.ecl that he abreed the Ci.Cy needecl an inspeetor who mould worlc vrilh and for the ~eople, but d;i.d not feel. the job should be ful.l-ti.me, Pa~;e -9-