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EN HILLS
Request for Council. Action
Prepared By: Patrick Klaers, City Council Meeting Date: March 28, 2011
Administrator
Approve 201.� Non-Union Wage Adjustment
Budgeted Arnotu�t: Actual Amount: �unding Source:
$20,211— General Fund $6,10$ — General Fund General Fund
(COLA Budget) (COLA Increase)
Recommendation:
Approve a motion authorizing a one percent (1%) COLA increase for all regular full-time, non-
union, City err�ployees effective January 1, 2011.
SilppOx'iIT�� DOCi1NC�ItS:
1. Memorandum dated March 28, 2011, fro�n Patrick Klaers, City Administrator.
2. Mernorandum from �ue Iverson, Director of Fir�ance and Administrative Services, on the
impact of this wage increase on the budget.
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EN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE; March 28, 2011
TO: Hanorable Mayor and City Cou�nc��membe�rs
FROM: Patrick HIaexs, City Adminis t
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SUBJECT: Cost of Living Ad,justment for Fnll-Time, Non-Unian, Employees
Back�roand
During the 20 �� budget pracess, the City Council decided to include $24,211 in the
Cantingency Budget �or a Cost Of Living Adjustment (COLA) for Ciiy employees. The
Public Works union coniract {eight employees) for 2010-11 has been recently settled. 4n
March 21, 2U11, the Council discussed options fox a passible COLA for the � 7 full-time,
non-union, City employees.
Discussion
At tY�e March 21 st Cauncil Work Session, it was the consens�s of the Council to give the
reg►�Iar full-fime, non-union, Czty employees a one percent {1%} COLA increase
effective January 1, 20I 1. This also means that all non-i�nion pay ranges for full-time
employees will increase by one percent. Please see the attached memo from the Director
of Finance and Administrative Services, Sue Iverson, on the impact of ihis wage increase
on ihe budget.
The Council also requested addiiional information on wages and benef ts and indicated
that they will reevaivate the wage situation in July.
It should also be noted that the City pay plan has eight steps in it and that fve of the 17
full-time, non-union, �mpioyees are at the top of their pay rat�ge. If an �mployee is not at
the top of th�ir pay range, they move up a step on their anniversary date p�nding a
satisfactory performance review.
Requested Actio�
Approve a motion authorizing a one percent (1%) COLA increase for all regular full-
time, non-union, City employees effective January 1, 2011.
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EN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 28, 2011
TO: 1'atrick Klaers, City Administrator
FROM: Sue Iversan, Director oiFinance and Adr�inistrative Services
�UBJECT: COT,A Analysis for 2011
In the 20i 1 Budget pracess we put $20,21 i in the General Fund Contir�ge�cy for salary increases
as we did not have the unioz� contract settled. Since we have now settled the unian contract Eor
the years 2011 — 20�2, we now know that the increase for union employees will be 0% for 2011.
You have asked me what the ir�pact on the budget would be far a 1% increase retro to 7anuary 1,
2011.
The effect of a 1% in.crease on January 1$t wouid be as follows:
* The Enterprise Funds {Water, Sewer, Recycling, and Surface Water) show a reduction as tk�e
Budget figures for 2011 included the Accounting Analyst in 2011 at a full 12 manths of salary at
the current rate of pay {Step 4/5) of the for�ner employee. The current Accounting Analyst did
not start until mid-Febz-uary and is ai Step 1. The salary allocation of this employee affects the
enterprise funds as well as the General Fund sir�ce work is done across all funds.