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MINUTES APPROVED: 10-6-92 LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 22, 1992 Acting Mayor Williams called the Employee Evaluation Workshop to order at 6:10 p.m. in the City Council chambers. PRESENT: Hunt, Dick Johnson, Mayor Johnson (arrived 6:50 p.m.), Mottaz (arrived 7:00 p.m.) and Williams. Employees Present: Kueffner, Banister, McNamara, Lumby, Olinger, Bouthilet, Buckles and Gustafson. DISCUSSION ON EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS: Councilman Johnson indicated the council ought to listen to the public and get their reaction to the 26% budget increase, set the budget and increases, and then it becomes the City Administrator's responsibility to apportion that amongst the staff based on performance. In order for them o approve a pay plan, it is micromanaging. We set general policies and a percent increase overall, and it is up to the administrator to set salaries. Councilman Hunt would like to see everyone at least into the LOW level of their pay range, but should have some leeway for excellent performance and a merit increase. It is up to the City Administrator to decide where that goes. If she needs more money in the pay plan to do that, she should tell the Council. Councilman Williams explained that the direction of the City Council was for the Administrator to come back with a pay plan that reflected the performance appraisals such that the largest increase was a total of 6% for 1992. Two of the proposals are in excess of that. He had a problem with an employee not getting any increase for two years, except for the 2% cost of living, despite of his doing a great job. A pay raise should be related to performance. He was not comfortable with taking $11,000 out of Reserves. A 20-25% increase proposed for two employees is too much in any one year. Last April, the proposed salaried increase was not going to be retroactive to the beginning of the year. Because it took so long for the performance appraisals, all the employees should not be penalized. He would be willing to make whatever 1992 increase they approve retroactive to the mid -year. As far as getting people up on to the low end of the scale, a 10% or 15% increase is maximum in one year. They are not going to be able to factor in merit increase for the 1992 rate as he had hoped they could, but felt it was imperative we do that for the 1993 rate.