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Item Description: �� _ ��,.,•- - — � _ � �_ � Request for Council Action Consider Firefighter Pay L BACKGROUND Date: 11/14/OS Item: 10. Firefighter Pay November 14,2005 On October 24�', Council authorized a new pay plan for non-unionized city employees other than firefighters effective January 1,2006. We have made two previous presentations during budget sessions about firefighter pay. I�. ADDRESSING COUNCILMEMBER CONCERNS In previous budget sessions we have heard support for an increase in firefighter pay as well as some concerns. This memo addresses the concerns we have heard. ff there are concerns that have not been voiced yet, we would like a chance to respond to those. The major concern we heard was that the pay schedule for firefighters must be accommodated within a 5% levy increase. We can do that with a tweak to the firefighter pay plan we presented previously. Previously, we talked about a pay range varying from $14/hr. to $1$/hr. (There was also a resting/slee�zng rate of $�.0/hr.} To keep the firefighter pay plan within a 5%tax levy, we would have to do one of two things: Either (1) Reduce the pay range $2 per hour throughout each level of the pay range so that the resulting range is from $12/hr. to $16/hr. (still with a $��}/hx. �es�i�g/sle�ping rate); OR (2) Reconsider the Training Manager position that allows us to achieve savings by doing training on duty rather than by calling-back firefighters for special training sessions. Since the Council previously rejected the Training Manager position, I'm hoping the Council will either approve a new firefighter pay plan with a$2/hr reduction that brings us within a 5%levy, or the Council will reconsider the Training Manager position and authorize the $��-- $18 pay range. IiZ. REOUEST A Council Motion (1) approving a new pay plan for firefighters effective January 1,2006, that is graduated from $12/hr. to $16/hr. based on rank OR (2)approving the Training Manager position and a graduated pay rate for firefighters of $��k/hr. to $18/hr. based on rank, effective January 1,2006.