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#20-09 - Authorizing Implementation of the Citywide Pay Plan Adjustment
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SUBMITTED BY:
Rhea E Cragun, Human Resource Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: $404,070
Unencumbered Balance: $1.1MM (estimated 2020 year-end remaining balance of salary/benefits, citywide)
Funding Source: Allocated across all staffed department salary/benefits cost codes
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
* The proposed plan represents an upward adjustment to select positions, citywide, such that Step F reflects the market median for each position, per the Foraker analysis.
* The plan as presented is a single, citywide corrective measure which resolves this aspect of the salary study findings.
* The plan impacts fifty-nine full time employees in twenty-eight positions, and has an estimated total cost of $404K (2.4% of 2020 salary/benefits budgets).
* Staff recommends no budget amendment at this time.
o Mid-year vacancies historically yield budget savings of over $1MM annually, which exceeds the estimated $404K cost of this proposal.
o If needed, staff would bring a budget resolution to Council late in the year to re-allocate salary/benefits funds among departments, but without increasing the total citywide salary/benefits budgets.
BACKGROUND:
* Administration initiated a Pay Study with The Foraker Group that has been presented to the Valdez City Council over the last two years.
* Following Council direction to develop an implementation strategy, City Manager convened an internal committee comprised of himself, the Employee Relations Team Co-Chair, City Clerk, the two Assistant City Mangers, and the directors from Finance and Human Resources.
* This committee unanimously supports the proposed corrective measures, and seeks Council authorization for full implementation.
* The committee views this proposal as the most advantageous and equitable way to bring front-line staff and other under-market positions up to market rates a...
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