Title
Amending Pay Classification Plan by a 2% upward adjustment in follow up to The Archer Company recommendation for maintaining the current competitiveness level of the City's pay structure and pay schedule.
Summary
DESCRIPTION OF TOPIC: (who, what, when, where, why, and how much)
The Archer Company, the City's contracted pay analysists, are recommending a 2% upward adjustment to the pay ranges in the City's Pay Classification Plan. This recommendation is based on the changes that have taken place over the last 12 months to the annual CPI index and the annual ECI index. The adjustment is recommended for maintaining the current competitiveness level of the City's pay structure and pay schedule. After an analysis of current employee pay schedules, it has been determined that there are a total of 28 employees who are either new employees and/or new to their position and therefore are at the minimum of their current pay range. Should the 2% adjustment to the Pay Plan be approved, it will be necessary to adjust these 28 employees' pay upward to their new minimum pay range. The cost of adjusting these employees is estimated at $22.5k (including benefits) which is not budgeted and would need an allocation not to exceed $22.5k.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Please provide the amount requested: $22,500
Is this a budgeted item? No
Please provide the budgeted amount: $_____________ Account No. ___________________________
If budgeted, is this a capital purchase, capital project, or special fund? _________________________
Was this item included in the Fiscal Year Capital Projects Plan? Yes/No
If yes, please provide the amount included in Capital Projects Plan: $___________
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WHEREAS, The Archer Company, the City's contracted pay analysists, are recommending a 2% upward adjustment to the pay ranges in the City's Pay Classification Plan. This recommendation is based on the changes that have taken place over the last 12 months to the annual CPI index and the annual ECI index. The adjustment is recommended for maintaining the current competitiveness level of the City's pay structure and pay schedule, and
WHEREAS, after an analysis of current employee pay schedules, it has been determined that there are a total of 28 employees who are either new employees and/or new to their position and therefore are at the minimum of their current pay range, and
WHEREAS, should the 2% adjustment to the Pay Plan be approved by City Council, it will be necessary to adjust these 28 employees pay upward to their new minimum pay range at an estimated cost of $22.5k which is not budgeted and would need an allocation not to exceed $22.5k.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foley, Alabama, as follows:
SECTION 1: Approves The Archer Company recommendation to adjust all current pay ranges in the City's Pay Classification Plan upward by 2% for the upcoming fiscal year, effective pay period beginning October 7, 2014,
SECTION 2: Approves adjusting employees where necessary in order to move them to their new minimum pay range in the amended Pay Classification Plan.
SECTION 2: Approves an allocation of funds not to exceed $22,500 in support of this action and directs Human Resources to provide to Finance the data on the allocation of funds to the necessary payroll accounts.