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MINUTES City Council October• 12, 1988 1988 Budget Fahey reported that the rational for the 2% additional increase for (Cont.l depar~tment heads was that these employees were doing an excellent job for the City. However, Fahey stated that he has not been totally happy with the performance of the City Cler•k in all areas, and would support a 4% increase for the Clerk. Fahey felt that the Building Inspector and Public Works Super•intendent were doing an excellent job for the City, and, therefore, he would support 6% incr•eases for~ these individuals. Fahey felt the Building Inspector• and Public Works Super~intendent went above and beyond for the City and should be rewarded accor•dingly. Scalze stated that her problem was looking at job performance for some employees and not all. Scalze suggested that if job performance is being considered in deter•mining the amount of incr•ease for the Building Inspector and Public Works Superintendent, then it should be consider~ed in determining increases for• all other City employees as well. Collova stated that he feels the job duties of the Building Inspector have been changed and expanded and, therefor~e, the additional increase was warranted. Scalze reported that she gets complaints about Code violations or land- scaping plans that ar•e not being followed up on, and asked whose job it was to make sure these items are being addressed. Scalze pointed out that just this evening it was brought to the Council's attention that Larr•y Lee has not completed his berm. Fahey pointed out that the Council has addr•essed Code violations on a complaint basis. Fahey suggested that if the Council wants the Building Inspector to addr•ess Code violations differ~ently or to follow up on landscaping plans, then the Council should direct him accor~dingly. Fahey also pointed out that depar•tment heads have increased responsibility over the average employee. Scalze asked whose responsibility it was to follow up to make sure landscape plans ar•e completed. Fahey suggested that if it, is the Quilding Inspector's r•esponsibility, then the Council should giver the Building Inspectur that dir•ection. Ccllova report~d that the~re have been problems with getting landscape plans completed in the past, and suggested that the City set a policy for• the follow up on such plans. Blesener repor•ted that there is a pr~oblem with follow-up and reported that there is a business at 3176 Spr•uce Str•eet which was just r•ecently gr•anted a license. The business owner informed the Council that he would not be painting car~s as part of his business. Blesener repor~ted that he went by the business, and ther•e is car painting going on. Blesener repor•ted that last year the City studied the wage scale for City employees, and wages were adjusted accor•ding to the Metro Salary Survey report. Blesener• felt that a 4% increase acr•oss-the-boar•d plus the comparable worth adjustments would be fair•. Page -12-