HomeMy WebLinkAbout#08 - City Administrator Pay IncreaseSTAFF REPORT
DATE: April 17, 2018
REGULAR
ITEM #: 8
TO: Mayor and Council
AGENDA ITEM: Approve City Administrator Pay Increase
SUBMITTED BY: Jake Foster, Assistant City Administrator
BACKGROUND:
With direction from Council, performance evaluation forms for the City Administrator were sent to
Council Members, and 360 review forms to staff that report directly to the City Administrator. Staff and
Council were asked to complete the evaluations by March 30th and return them to the Assistant City
Administrator. Evaluations could also be sent directly to the City Attorney.
The City Attorney then compiled the results and put together a summary of those results that was
reviewed in a closed session at the April 3rd council meeting.
ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL:
Should the Council approve the pay increase for City Administrator, Kristina Handt?
PROPOSAL:
Ms. Handt’s performance was deemed “above average” during the closed session on April 3rd, and worthy
of a pay increase. The City Administrator position does fall within the City’s recently adopted
compensation policy, and Ms. Handt is currently above the “maximum” compensation level for her position
grade. As stated in the compensation policy, “Employees above the grade maximum will not receive an
increase until the step plan catches up to their wage. Exceptions may be made on a case by case basis.”
While taking this into consideration and in conjunction with the results of the performance evaluation,
Council indicated support for a 2.5% wage increase.
The following wage adjustment are recommended effective with the April 26, 2018 pay period.
Current Proposed Frequency
$5,192.31 $5,322.13 Bi-weekly
FISCAL IMPACT:
The approximate cost of this increase will be $2,600 for the remainder of 2018.
OPTIONS:
1. Approve the proposed pay increase
2. Approve the proposed pay increase with different effective date
3. Approve a different pay increase
4. Do not approve any pay increase
RECOMMENDATION:
If removed from the consent agenda:
“Move to approve the City Administrator’s proposed pay increase.”
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