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Average $16.04 $18.91 Max $20.25 $28.50 Min $10.59 $13.25 *Keystone Compensation Plan Peer Group City At the October 2, 2023 Work Session, staff presented the results of the data obtained and recommended an increase in the starting hourly rate of pay from the current$15 per hour to $17.50 per hour. Upon completion of every five years of service, Paid On-Call Firefighters would receive an additional increase in their hourly rate of pay of $1.50. If approved, it was also recommended that Paid On-Call Fire personnel be eligible for the annual Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) approved as part of the Compensation Plan for non-union employees. Staff's recommendation presented at the October 2, 2023 Work Session is summarized in the following table: Option A Starting Upon Upon Upon Upon Wage Completion of 5 Completion of 10 Completion of 15 Completion of 20 Years of Service Years of Service Years of Service Years of Service 2023 $ 17.50 $ 19.00 $ 20.50 $ 22.00 $ 23.50 2024 $ 18.16 $ 19.71 $ 21.27 $ 22.83 $ 24.38 The recommended increase in the starting hourly wage is 9% over the researched average starting hourly rate of pay. The 2024 budget impact of the staff recommendation is approximately $17,650 which is already accounted for within the proposed contingency budget. After much discussion,the Council directed staff to prepare alternatives to the staff recommendation, including an option with a starting wage of$19 per hour, in which upon completion of every five years of service, POC personnel would receive an additional increase in their hourly rate of pay of $1 per hour, and an option with a starting wage of $21 per hour, in which upon completion of every five years of service, POC personnel would receive an additional increase in their hourly rate of pay of $1.50 per hour. Both options are summarized below: Option B Starting Upon Upon Upon Upon Wage Completion of 5 Completion of 10 Completion of 15 Completion of 20 Years of Service Years of Service Years of Service Years of Service 2023 $ 19.00 $ 20.00 $ 21.00 $ 22.00 $ 23.00 2024 $ 19.71 $ 20.75 $ 21.79 $ 22.83 $ 23.86 2