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erasent. Mayor sill w
Deputy Mayor1R sty Miles
r Jim C
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Richa ed S. TaylCbri, ityaAttorney
Absent: Commissioner Ron Sargent
Mayor Winston called a work session to order
at approximatelyS6.00 p.m
Mayor advised that ou ld be
present but had submitted a letter with respect eto the pay plan.
ved uspend
ondetl by Comm iss iOner Vacca ands carried tby a vorce
request, M itR opened the d and
expla fined mt es different types of pay plans the c ould
s ider; a tep plan wR ich i automatic, any COLA would rqo o top
tep tied t isfactory m with a n top of
~t;rpay afox performance, which could be a nit r of anywhere
from 1& to 1 ith a eetain a unt of m ney appropriated and
red based o niter is de~eloped, cou Stl also have a CO ,
justna COLA wrth no other ran se.
ith r <Re c classification plan n there
and a maximum in ea cR pay grade but no way gto get
between the steps.
Deputy Mayor Miles asked if there anything the plan
ned to provide foe pay intervals based
performance. Mr. Smith said some ntype of raise has been given but
nagement. aid t ity h e-year c acts
itR the u Gwhich Rwill c rry t tity t ough t end ofrthis
year. TOnigM1 ts, he hopetl to discuss what should be and should not
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be i e plan; w ity should o should n support. Mayor
Wrnston said theyh may find a unrversal plan is not applicable.
Deputy Mayor Miles said r organization w s briefly m ned a
last night's w asked if they would be putting the
before k horse obya ndoing pay plan before doing the
reoIganization„e
ith d believe i ould make any difference. Deputy
Mayor mMrles thought perhaps they might be moving in the direction
Mayor W1nst using a flip chart, said he believed if merit
s given to a eryone rn the organization, then r
not iperformance based and the percentage a then m s that
entire group higher, and i e business tom e themehigher
rn the scheme. Review of lpe eformance wi 1.1 give some people an
Deputy Mayoe Miles talked t standards of performance, saying a
valuation h inq i o performance s andards.n
tlytt ecity had an evaluation criterra
that woulaosbupportfthisrconcepthe
Mayor W nston spoke 1n favoe of pay for performance saying the
problem with step i s based on just performing satisfactorily
as that the high performers are stuck behind.
Mayor aid he thought the ity had
employeesns opportunity up abut m t balance
shouldn't m e bracket, but pay for performance would
afford certaan individuals an opportunity to move up. If you were
ith said a COLA c also be given in the form of a bonus and
thatMdoes not compound the base.
o liked the proposal presented by Mayor W
DeputysMayor Miles cagreed objectives/goals must be establishedtf or
the employees to achieve.
uty Mayor M system s
d unt ill leach superv isorr rs tra rued rn the evaluatron
processine
Mayor W aid perhaps the best way would be to phase in pay
for performance. Perhaps, start first with the management people
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and then n - n people and refine the process and perhaps make
standards across the city.
Mayor W then e d foue major points i r Sargent~s
letter,rdated, J ary 2 which i rit based o
tep c ingentu upon lm ing a ailabl eYeandm budgeted; n
longevity n< tep plans uilt-in longev ity ~ future
and b n yea bof s n form of bonus
ifmthey rs schoosee city adm idn istrator woulde administrate i
based on department heads perfoemance e ouldcn
c but would be allocated by the rcommrssronw during ithe
budget<process.
asked if M ith could bring back a proposed
planralong then lines of wha< has been discussed.
other city when they i ted s e<hing
heyr hadnt end everyone to school for a week to learn
how to do the procedure.
ith said if a plan w n place for budgei r the
n people, pe ehapss, ntheru n plans could b1efo11owed.
Mayor W n felt i cal <o do i med iately b t had
ork o it i eady. made that the
ould expireo at the end ofnl and for the n
budge<c the ai s far non-unron will probably match what was
given <o the unaons.
Deputy Mayor Miles asketl if i ould be prudent for M mith and
ackson do uch thomework possible the plan
discussed t night and bring it b mrssron rn 45 days.
Mr. Smyth said they would do whatcthey could.
o questioned whether i this t
eal rw r the proposal for the non-union people dsubmrtted by the
Poltlice pepartmen t.
Beputy Mayor Miles asked if anyone could explain the proposal,
given the fact that there was no explanation on Cop of the figures
Chief Baker explained t e proposal w ended to give
parityat those n - employees w ere no<radjusted in the
same manner as the unron employees were.
The c n discussed whether the police proposal should be
scheduled f ork s regular meeting.
agreedathey wouldre Cate with M mwhether
theyewant The proposal broughtuback to the commrssron at a regular
meeting.
Commrss>oner vacca moved to adjourn. Seconded by
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Commrssroner Miles and carried by a voace vote.
ing adjourned at ].4] p.m ~~~}~ y-
/ / 'J / llram Winston, Mayor
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