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LAKE ELMO COUNCIL MINUTES 9/13/83 page 3 °Fraser - We should look at this in the future. Any sexual di.scri- mina`ti-n should be addressed and job content for all employees addressed. MIST Fraser/Mazzara tp the pay ranges and 19,84 wage. rates for the first five pos:iti'gns= in the pay plan, °Dunn - I still have some reservations=about those wages.. Think the raises. should be limited to 4a.. °Whittaker explained' that 4%. only accounted for inflation in 1983. Employees were promised step increases along with cost -of -living adjustments. Employees were often hired at,3.ow wages with the as- surance. that they would progress. through .the Pay Plan over four years. City saved money ini'ti.'ally and rewardq performance and competence later. 'Eder - w'th.declining inflation and more employees nearing the top of the pay range, raises will level out soon.. °Mazzara, - while he, agrees the City must keep and reward competent people, tiie. Council also has to be accountable to the public. He wants to be fair; and has no problem with the proposed wages for the first five poalti=ons. °Fraser - Fiscal responsibility comes from two directions, Hare to be careful and prudent with tax money.,,. be caref__1 how we spend it. Also have to let the public know they have to expect to pay for what they get. As long &a she ha3 lived in the City, the public has had a bargain for their money. If we pay- too little for equipment or staff, we are. apt to spend a lot more ;replacing it or attracting new people. °Whittaker - public should understand that Lake Elmo does not now and will not in 1984 pay any employee more than the going rate for any employee. Our public works people are either at or below union scale. Our secretarial people are also in line. Our Building in- spector and Foreman are being paid less than either of their predeces- sors would be today. These employees also collect very little over- time, which is not the case in all other cities. He thinks the City has been.very thrifty and responsible. Vote: 3-1 (:Dunn voting no as raises will exceed 4% ceiling.) °Whittak.er explained the policies behind the pay plan steps at the request of the Mayor. M/S/P Fraser/Mazzara to accept the recommendation of the Personnel Committee with respect•to the City Administratots position. $28,600 will be used for budget purposes. The actual salary as of Jan. 1, 1984, will be determined after Mr. Klaers completes the probationary period. *Whittaker explained his Sept. 9 MEIClO on the revised pay ranges for the Code Enforcement Officer (Building Inspector) and Maintenance Foreman. 'Eder - favor some increase for Building Inspector._and Foreman.!Offered the following motion for discussion, Felt suggested raises were a little too high. M/S Eder/'Fraser to establish a range of $21,500 to $25,500, with a mid -point of $24,000 for the Code Enforcement Officer; and a range of $22,000 to $26,000, with a mid -point of $24,500 for the Foreman; with 1984 salaries of $24,000 and $24,500 respectively.