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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION— SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 11 <br /> Mayor Grant would like to maintain Option 1 at $124,000. <br /> Councilmember Rousseau would be interested to see what it would look like if there were two <br /> grids and employees would move to the new grid at their anniversary. <br /> Discussion ensued regarding what is included in the calculations. The $124,000 just included the <br /> wages. Including benefits, it would be a higher amount. <br /> Councilmember Monson asked what the levy impact is, as a percentage,based on what dollar <br /> amount. <br /> Finance Director Yang replied that approximately every$27,000 equals 0.5% impact on the <br /> levy. <br /> Councilmember Holden stated the union employees haven't negotiated their contract. She said <br /> they aren't going to agree to less than what the non-union employees are getting. She asked what <br /> the increase will be if union employees are given the same increase. <br /> Finance Director Yang said the amount in the budget right now is 3%. She could calculate what <br /> a larger increase will mean and bring the numbers back. <br /> Councilmember Fabel asked if the COLA is calculated into the wage on January 1. <br /> Tessia Melvin said on December 31 St the COLA is calculated and then the step movement would <br /> follow that. <br /> Discussion ensued regarding how many employees were maxed out on the current grid and what <br /> step movement would look like with Option 1 at the $155,000 cost vs. $124,000. <br /> Councilmember Monson said she would like to have the budget discussion so she can <br /> understand what the levy impact of comp and class decision will be. <br /> Councilmember Fabel asked if the increases equal at least 6% in Option 2. <br /> Interim City Administrator Jagoe confirmed. Option 2 increases range from 6-10%. <br /> Councilmember Fabel asked if a person has been maxed out for more than a year, do they get <br /> seniority credit for any years they haven't had a step increase. <br /> Interim City Administrator Jagoe said the benefit to those employees is now they will have <br /> three additional steps where they were maxed out before. <br /> Councilmember Holden reminded that whatever happens here, will happen with the union. <br /> Tessia Melvin said there was no reclassification of any of the union positions. The wages were <br /> within market. Some language was added to job descriptions, but the classification of those <br /> positions did not change. <br />