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b. Step increases are used to ensure the city remains competitive in the market with similar sized cities. In addition to a step increase, an employee also gets a Cost of Living (COLA) each year. c. From Step 1 to Step 9 takes 7 years, advancing to Step 2 on the 6-month anniversary, and then Step 3 on the one-year anniversary, and yearly from that point until reaching their seven-year anniversary date. d. Section 2.01 D Compensation and Classification of the Personnel Manual states, “Generally, new employees will begin at Step 1 of the 9- step plan. The City Council may however authorize a new employee to start at a step other than Step 1 in consideration of experience and qualifications.” e. Absent some formal discipline process, a step increase is granted based completely on a time schedule. An employee mostly needs to remain in the employment of the City. 2. Public Works was at an impasse ratifying their 2023 – 2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Staff suggested allowing Public Works to commence using the suggested 9-Step Compensation Plan effectively retroactive to January 1, 2023. With that suggestion, the CBU ratified their 1/1/2023 – 12/31/2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement effective December 11, 2023, retroactive to 1/1/2023. This information is significant, as members of the CBU began their wage earning the higher compensation one year prior to other members within the Compensation Study. 3. There are 9 other members of the CBU, one Grade 7, four Grade 6, and five Grade 5. 4. Mr. Schumann was hired as a Grade 5, Step 9. a. Mr. Schumann holds all required certifications (and some additional) i. Mr. Schumann holds a Class B water license (as does one other member of the CBU), we have one Class A and one Class C, the remainder are Class D or none). A is the highest. ii. Mr. Schumann holds a Waste Water Class SC along with Schnur and Ulrich. All others hold a lower, Class SD, or none. iii. Mr. Schumann has 10 years of direct municipal experience, along with 18 years of direct related experience (self-employed lawn care and machinist). iv. Mr. Schumann is one of 3 out of 10 who holds a Class A Commercial Driver’s License, the rest are Class B. v. Mr. Schumann accepted the position conditional upon a negotiation that included a vacation bank and starting at Step 9. Staff and the HR Committee recommended approval of Mr. Schumann’s requests. The Council approved Resolution 10121, Approving the Hire of Clint Schumann to Public Works Utilities Maintenance Worker Position. The approval included all requests negotiated by Mr. Schumann with staff. vi. Public Works (the City) requires that each member of the CBU have the minimum required water and sewer license D and S-D respectively. vii. The City is required by the MDH and the MPCA to have at least one (1) A water license (based on the City population and water treatment facilities) and one (1) S-C waste water license (based on the City population). viii. Employees hired without the required water and waste water license need one (1) year experience in the related field or working closely in the field, before they are eligible to take the required test issued by the MDH and MPCA.