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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 9, 2023 Page 14 Ms. Davis explained the structure of the pay scale is very different from the private sector and some of that is a necessary evil due to pay equity compliance requirements. Making sure employees, whether in a male or female class, relative to their position score, are being paid equitably and puts in place the requirement for this type of formal structure in order to stay in compliance moving forward. She agreed that it does feel very different than the private sector,but it is the status quo in the public sector. Ms. Davis continued her presentation on the cost to implement the proposed plan. Councilmember Strahan indicated she had asked Mr. Trudgeon the number of openings for non-seasonal and non-police and Mr. Trudgeon had indicated he could just recall two. She wondered if Ms. Olson was seeing a change in the market with more layoffs or is she seeing stronger interest in some of the non-seasonal/non- police roles. Ms. Olson explained the City has been seeing that all positions are difficult to recruit so when one does open, people are moving from public to private and also public to public agencies. The City's turnover rate is just under ten percent, which is higher than it has been over the past four years. There was a high turnover rate in 2022. She stated the City is seeing a lot of job postings that are staying open longer with fewer candidates and fewer applications. Councilmember Groff inquired regarding the change of the level,noting Ms. Davis stated if the employee moved down, the pay would stay the same. He thought the public would want to know why the employee would be moved down. He asked if Ms. Davis could explain this more clearly. He thought it had to do with the job but would like some clarification. Ms. Davis explained no one is moving down in pay. Everyone will receive some increase in pay to move into the proposed plan. The amount will vary depending on the employee's current rate of pay from the proposed table. What can change, or appear to be going down, is their placement within the established range. Mayor Roe thanked Ms. Abdo for the information. 8. Approve Minutes Comments and corrections to draft minutes had been submitted by the City Council prior to tonight's meeting and those revisions were incorporated into the draft presented in the Council packet. a. Approve September 18, 2023 EDA, and City Council Meeting Minutes and September 25, 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes