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Regular City Council Meeting Thursday, May 16,2013 Page 9 terim pay was authorized. Ms. Bacon noted that it also indicated that employees should be moved into the grade level of the position they were assuming. Ms. Bacon advised that this would put Mr. Trudgeon into a Grade 21 City Man- ager pay. Ms. Bacon further stated that the interim pay grade not be at a level less than their current salary, with steps typically one step above that pay level already being received in their current position. Ms. Bacon advised that she had prepared calculations and potential scenarios for each Department Head, not sure of how the City Council would be taking action tonight (page 2 of the bench handout). Ms. Bacon reviewed City Manager pay grades and steps from the lowest to top pay, and the current incomes for each Department Head. Ms. Bacon advised that, under those calculations, it would bring Mr. Trudgeon in- to a grade ultimately resulting in an approximately 3% increase for him; however, that would also result in his not making more than some of the Department Heads he would be asked to supervise. Therefore, Ms. Bacon stated her recommenda- tion would be to bring Mr. Trudgeon in at Step B rather than Step A, to alleviate him making less than those under his interim supervision. At the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Bacon advised that by bringing Mr. Trudgeon in at Step B, it would constitute an approximate 8%increase over his current pay. If the interim appointment was for less than six months, Councilmember McGe- hee advised that she had no problem with a proposed pay grade at Step A, since the authority to do so was provided in existing policy. Councilmember McGehee opined that the amount you were paid did not make you more or less of a leader. At the request of Councilmember Etten for elaboration on her comments, Coun- cilmember McGehee confirmed her intent that Mr. Trudgeon's salary be raised to 3% versus 8%, reverting to current pay when he no longer served in the capacity of Interim City Manager, and no longer receive the increased salary. Mayor Roe clarified that the policy itself dictated that the increased salary would not remain at the higher level. Mayor Roe further noted that this policy had not been in place in 2006 when Mr. Miller had assumed the role of Interim City Man- ager; and at that time, the City Council had approved a 10% increase during the interim appointment recognizing his additional responsibilities. Mayor Roe stated that he was not advocating for a particular percentage increase, but just providing a historical context for this discussion. Councilmember Willmus advised that he was considering no more than a 90-day window for the need for the interim position; and therefore would support starting at the Step A salary grade for that timeframe. Councilmember Etten opined that he didn't think it was adequate to ask anyone to take on the level of responsibilities being asked of them for only a few dollars