1997-10-22 - CC Packet - (Admin.)

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MEMO DATE : October 17, 1997 TO Honorable Mayor and Council FROM : Jim March RE Proposed staff salary ranges I mentioned this item at the last Council meeting. I am continuing to work on establishing fair salary ranges for all positions. I am using the Stanton surveys as a guideline for this process. Many communities have set up a stepped salary system. The steps illustrate to employees what potential exists in the corresponding positions within the City. This is an, objective system that takes into account long range projections for earnings potential (usually six years). The City of Circle Pines has est blished this system and it has worked out very well for them. It will be more difficult to set up this system in a growing community rather than a fully built out community. Everyone will have to agree with the growth and population projections. The intricacies of determining when a step up is or is not warranted becomes complex if one bases the step adjustments on something other than time served. I am trying to set up a meeting with Jim Keinath to get an objective administrators review of all the ranges prior to my presentation at the next Council meeting. I will deliver the first draft at the meeting on Wednesday. If there is much discussion on this issue, I would request setting up a workshop to discuss this topic. Currently, I am having Troy rework our personnel policy to make this document consistent with the union contract. When this is complete, I will have this presented to Council for approval. I expect to have staff input in this process in regards to the methodology used in setting up the ranges. The figures themselves have been determined by using a competitive market analysis of similar sized communities in the metropolitan area.