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Regular City Council Meeting Thursday, May 16, 2013 Page 10 more per hour. Councilmember Etten stated that he would support Step B as rec- ommended by Ms. Bacon as a reasonable amount considering the considerable number of extra duties being required of them, and the additional strain and work- load being taken on by a person with their current job and those of the new inter- im position. Councilmember McGehee stated that, now that the previous action of 10% had been explained, and if the interim position was for six months or less, she was just as happy with a policy for a 10% increase for taking on the additional role as In- terim City Manager versus fooling around with salary grades and who you were making more money than. Councilmember McGehee opined that she supported that process and a 10%bump. Mayor Roe clarified that there were now three different scenarios before the City Council and suggested narrowing it down for a consensus. Councilmember Laliberte noted that the City Council came up with the policy af- ter taking action in 2006, and those grades and policies were in place for a reason versus randomly reverting back to past practice taken six years ago. Etten moved, Roe seconded, moving Community Development Director Trudg- eon's pay grade to City Manager Step B for the term of his Interim City Man- ager position. Councilmember Etten reiterated his comments about how much an employee could be asked to do; and expressed appreciation for Councilmember Laliberte's comments related to the policy now in place, with this motion staying within the relative parameters of that policy, while also being cognizant of the work load of the Interim City Manager, much different than just taking on the City Manager position itself. Mayor Roe opined that he didn't feel the policy precluded compensation some- where between the minimum and cap of the position range or steps; and further opined that he thought it reasonable to go one step above the policy grade to ac- count for the differential between positions being supervised. Councilmember Laliberte opined that the case had already been made for the con- dition of the existing structure within the Community Development Department that would free Mr. Trudgeon to assume this dual role; and stated that she would look to direction from those Councilmembers with more tenure than herself and their recommendation for sufficient compensation for this interim position. At the request of Mayor Roe, Finance Director Miller spoke to the workload and other issues he had faced in his role of Interim City Manager in 2006. Mr. Miller advised that he was fortunate to have available a lot of stability on the City Coun- I