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ARDEN TriILLS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSI4N — MARCH 21, 2011 3 Cauncilme�nber Holden stated she doesn't think the Council should be concerned with "catching-up" to Public Works employees; the corr�parison should be w�th other like cities. City Adm�inistrator HIaers stated that a su�vey of surrounding cities was not done at this time but �Iie City did recentiy file for pay equity compliartce and found that the internal balance beiween male dorninated c�asses and female dominated classes has slipped. Mayor Grant agreed with Councilmember Holden that we should not be cancerned about "catching up" and he too wondered how we compare to nexghboring cities. Councilmember Tamble expressed concern that not granting an increase to non-union employees would give the appearance that the Council valued Public Warks employees more. Mayor Graut staied that it comes dovv�rk to "what they tnake for what they're doing" and in that regard, we do need to be competitive with otlaer cifies. Councilmember Tamble stated that if the �'ublic Works employees wer� non-union, then all empioyees would be treated the same. Counci�member Holden stated that there are some staff members who have specialized jobs and if those s�taff rr�embers choose to leave the City, the cost to train replace�xaents wouid be higher than the proposed pay increase. Mayar Grant poinied out that sta�E �embers continue to recei�e step increases until they are at the top of their pay g�rade. Councilmember Holden stated that step increases have been suspended at times, and she added that thexe is no such thing as bonuses in the public sector as there is in the private sector. Councilmember Holmes commented that based on what is goin.g an in the economy and what other cities are doing, she doesn't see how the Cou�zcil cauld give more ihan a 1% increase. She added that federal employees aren't getting an increase and many businesses are not increasing pay. Councilme�xbe�- Werner agr��d wiih Councilmember Holmes. Cauncilmember Holden stated ihat si�ce the non-union employees received no increase last year, the Council should cansider giving a 1% increase effective January 1 and a 1% effective September l. CounciImember Tamble staied that if this would be considered a cost of living increase, it should be parallel among al� employe�s. City Administrator Klaers commented �hat giving some increase in 2011, after givzng no adjustrn.ent in 2010, wou.id be considered a show of �a�th and support iax non-union employees.