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Mounds View City Council Regular Meeting • 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS December 22, 2008 Page 2 A. Resolution 7380, Approving Salary Compensation Study and 2009 Pay Plan Clerk Administrator Ericson recommended making adjustments as outlined but limit all increases to 3%. He then said that he is aware of the loss of funding the City has received due to cuts in local government aid. The proposal is to increase wages no more than 3% at this time. Finance Director Beer indicated that limiting increases to 3% would save $41,000 in the budget as he had budgeted enough to cover the recommended increases Council Member Flaherty indicated that he is in favor of accepting the study but he is not in favor of increasing wages 3% until funding is known for 2009. Council Member Stigney asked if this 3% is on top of the COLA. Finance Director Beer indicated that it would be. Council Member Mueller indicated that certain positions within the City were evaluated for salary and there is a recommendation to increase the wages that were lower than other communities. Key staff have moved on to other communities to make more money for doing the same job. She further said that the City paid for a consultant to look into this information and it would be almost "criminal" to not take action on the information. Council Member Mueller said that by not moving forward with a compensation package for these employees they will be lost and the City will be training again. She then said that she is in favor of moving forward with approval of the compensation study and approval of a 3% adjustment. Council Member Hull agreed with Council Member Flaherty to a degree but he feels it is time to move this forward. Mayor Marty indicated that this study was done a couple of years ago and nothing was done. There were some job duties that have been absorbed by other employees when the person left the City and that was the reason there were issues assigning Hay points for these positions. MOTION/SECOND: Marry/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Approve Resolution 7380, Approving Salary Compensation Study and 2009 Pay Plan as Amended to Limit the Increase to 2% Effective January 1, 2009. Council Member Flaherty said that he does not want anyone to think that he feels the staff should not be compensated because he does. His concern is that the City may need to "look for" up to $750,000 if local government aid is cut for 2008/2009. Council Member Mueller said that the budget can be cut in other ways than cutting it on the backs of the people that work for the City. She then said that the Staff does a great job and a 2% increase is only $15,000 and the City budgeted $63,000 and this needs to be done.