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Home My WebLink About#6 Staff Report-2016 Wage Adjustments (2)MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNICATION DATE: June 21, 2016 CONSENT ITEM #: 6 MOTION AGENDA ITEM: 2016 Non-represented Wage/Salary Adjustments SUBMITTED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator BACKGROUND: The HR Committee previously decided that cost of living increases or other wage adjustments would not occur in January as had previously been the practice. The new program is to review staff in January, monitor their progress and then approve wage/salary adjustments effective the first pay period in July. I learned of this process in April. When I began with the City the end of March, no reviews had been given at the beginning of the year as proposed. Some 360 reviews for the fire chief and public works superintendent had been completed. In consultation with the HR Committee, it was decided that any employee who had completed their 6 month orientation period by the end of April, were not represented by the union (their wages are subject to negotiations) and had not announced a retirement would be given a review in June. There were four positions that met this criteria: Finance Director, Fire Chief, City Clerk, and Building Inspector. ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Should the proposed wage and salary adjustments be approved effective July 4, 2016? PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: This month reviews were given to individuals in the four above named positions. Work performance for the last two months was reviewed and goals were established for the coming year. Proposed increases are based off of performance and time since last increase. The latter part was to hold harmless any employees who went more than a year since their last increase due to the change in policy from the HR Committee. I’m recommending the following wage and salary adjustments effective July 4, 2016 (the first pay period in July): Name Current Hourly Wage or Biweekly Salary Proposed Hourly Wage or Biweekly Salary Finance Director Cathy Bendel $2,895.23 biweekly salary $3,003.80 biweekly salary Fire Chief Greg Malmquist $2,705.09 biweekly salary $2,806.53 biweekly salary City Clerk Julie Johnson $2,308.00 biweekly salary $2,365.77 biweekly salary Building Inspector Toni Liljedahl $30/hour $30.68/hour FISCAL IMPACT: The 2016 budget contains $20,000 for wage adjustments. The impact to the 2016 budget would be $4,813.45 for the remainder of the year. OPTIONS: 1) Approve the pay adjustments as presented 2) Approve the pay adjustments with a different effective date 3) Approve different pay adjustments 4) Do not approve any pay adjustments RECOMMENDATION: If removed from the consent agenda: Motion to approve the 2016 non-represented pay adjustment as presented.