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3 <br />Municipal Legislative Commission Draft Policy <br />rCOMPARABLE WORTH <br />The Municipal Legislative Commission supports efforts to <br />address the issue of comparable worth at the local level of <br />government and believes that cities and other local units are <br />in the best position to address compensation inequities within <br />the context of abilitv to nay. We further believe that rmmnarnhlP <br />worth is more than a gender issue and has the potential to affect <br />compensation programs for all public employees. <br />Wage rates for various classifications should be based on <br />job content, as well as an external relationship with the market <br />place. That content anlysis must take into account internal <br />equity comparisons, but also must allow for some comparison with <br />' the external job market. Further, it is our strong belief that <br />such a comparable worth program cannot be successful as long as <br />our communities are forced by law to set wage levels through <br />binding arbitration for certain employee groups. <br />The Municipal Legislative Commission recommends that legis- <br />lative action be taken in 1984 to promote wage equity through a <br />determination of comparable worth and that the following principles <br />should guide this legislation. <br />(1) Any system of job evaluation and job content should relate <br />to the external forces of supply and demand. <br />(2) Existing labor relations laws which mandate binding arbitra- <br />tion for certain employee groups must be modified to allow <br />' for implementation of wage structures based on comparable <br />worth. <br />