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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION — SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 12 <br />Tessia Melvin said on December 31St 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 />Discussion ensued regarding how the decision was made to reclassify some positions and why <br />some positions didn't warrant a change. <br />Councilmember Monson said she is comfortable if the cost lands between $124,000 and <br />$155,000. The numbers changing won't move the levy as much as she hoped unless something <br />more dramatic was done. <br />Mayor Grant summarized that it appeared that Option 1 was going to be the choice and now <br />Option 2 seems to still be an option. <br />Interim City Administrator Jagoe stated that Staff understood Council direction to be $155,000. <br />She thinks there may be a discrepancy between how it was calculated and how it was conveyed. <br />Staff didn't create a different strategy for implementation, the $155,000 amount is the direction, as <br />she heard it, that Council gave. <br />Councilmember Holden agreed, that is clearly the direction Council gave to staff. <br />Interim City Administrator Jagoe summarized what she heard. This will be part of the bigger <br />budget discussion. Staff will leave the amount that is there as a place holder for the budget <br />discussion. <br />