Motion Failed
The City of Monticello, Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA
RESOLUTION # 13-26
Approving wages for non-bargaining staff for FY ’14
WHEREAS, Most City employees are covered by the negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement with their wage, and annual increases, being set out therein, while other employees have negotiated their wages as part of an Employment Agreement (City Administrator, Police Chief, Ambulance Director and Police Department Officers), and
WHEREAS, Other City employees or positions are not covered by the collective bargaining agreement and do not have negotiated employment agreements (City Clerk, P.W. Director, Park and Rec. Director, City Custodian/Maintenance, Ambulance Volunteers, and Police Secretary / Local Access Coordinator), and
WHEREAS, Those employees covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement are scheduled to receive wage increases in the approximate amount of 2.5%, said increase being “approximate” because the wage increases are so much per hour, not a specific percentage, and depending upon the actual hourly wage of the employee the overall increase, from a percentage standpoint, will vary to some extent, and
WHEREAS, The Police Department Officers are set to get raises in the coming year in the amount of 2.5%, same having been previously negotiated, FY ’14 being the second year of a four (4) year agreement, and
WHEREAS, The City Council has historically approved wage increases in amounts that are substantially similar to those employees covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and
WHEREAS, Upon the recommendation of our past Ambulance Director the wages of Ambulance Volunteers, that saw a higher than average increase one year ago, will remain unchanged from FY ’13 in the following amounts:
Fee to be Paid for 6-hour On-Call shift: $12.00 (unchanged)
Ambulance driver: $ 7.66 / Hour (unchanged)
EMT-B or EMT-I: $10.56 / Hour (unchanged)
Paramedic: $12.67 / Hour (unchanged)
Paramedic Specialist: $13.72 / Hour (unchanged),
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WHEREAS, At the recommendation of the City Administrator, the following Department Heads will receive a 2.0% increase in pay, resulting in the following salaries, said pay increases to take effect with the 1st pay period ending in July, 2013:
City Clerk Sally Hinrichsen $57,738.16 / Year (2% increase)
P.W. Dir. Dana “Diz” Edwards $58,465.51 / Year (2% increase)
Park and Rec. Director Tami Bartram $39,833.55 / Year (2% increase)
WHEREAS, At the recommendation of the City Administrator, after consultation with the Police Chief, the following employee will be paid the following wage, same to take effect with the 1st pay period ending in July, 2013:
Peg Merfeld(Secretary/Local Access) $ 17.16 / Hour (2% increase), and
WHEREAS, At the recommendation of the City Administrator, the following employees will be paid the following rate, same to take effect July 1, 2013:
Lyle (Bud) Holub $ 12.54 / Hour (2% increase), and
WHEREAS, after consultation with the Airport Manager, he has agreed to an increase of 2% in the stipend paid to the Manager, from $21,300 to $21,726, consistent with the increases noted above, and
WHEREAS, all of the above wage increases have been accounted for within the proposed FY ’14 Budget; and
WHEREAS, The Employment Agreement between the City of Monticello and the City Administrator calls for a 3.5% increase in the City Administrator’s wages for the coming FY, however, to maintain consistency in wage increases, the City Administrator has agreed to a voluntary reduction in said increase, from 3.5% to 2.0%, to match that proposed for other non-collective bargaining unit employees without employment agreements, and requests that the Council approve of said modification of the City Administrator Employment Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Monticello, Iowa does hereby approve of the wages and salaries set out above, and further specifically approves of the proposed amendment to the City Administrator’s Employment Agreement by way of the voluntary reduction of the City Administrator’s wage increase for 3.5% to 2.0%, all of said wages to take effect and be applicable to the first payroll issued during the month of July, 2013.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal for the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed. Done this 18th day of March, 2013.
Dena Himes, Mayor
Attest:
Sally Hinrichsen, City Clerk