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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br /> <br />Councihnember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION # <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION ADOPTING COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-UNION <br /> EMPLOYEES FOR 2001 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, compensation continues to be an area of concern, and at a Council <br />Work Session on August 8, 2000, the City Council gave City staff direction to work with <br />a consultant to review the existing compensation plan and identify potential reasons for <br />the continued salary shortfalls; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a compensation study was previously completed in I998, and the <br />consultant recommended a cost of living (COLA) increase of 3 % with a 4% or 5% step <br />plan with step increases occurring on anniversary dates of employment; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on August 1 I, 1998, the City Council deemed it more economically <br />responsible to implement a 3% COLA and a 3% step increase; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the shortage in the labor market has forced employers in both the <br />public and private sectors to reexamine their compensation plans in an effort to attract <br />qualified applicants and retain talented employees, and as a result take measures to <br />increase their compensation; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, City staff worked with a consultant and developed a 2001 <br />Compensation Plan bringing non-union employees into line with the average market <br />salaries of similar positions in comparable cities including a 3% COLA implemented on <br />January 1, 2001, and a 4% step plan occurring on the employee's anniversary date; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City's contribution toward single coverage will remain the same <br />and the City's contribution toward non-union family insurance will be $428 per month (a <br />50/50 split of the increase) through the termination of the existing PEIP health insurance <br />contract; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on December 12, 2000, the City Council approved the 2001 Budget <br />which included this compensation package for non-union employees. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: <br /> <br />That it was determined that salaries should be based on market averages for <br />similar positions in comparable cities and the 2001 Compensation Plan for non- <br />union employees (a copy of which is available in the Human Resources <br />Manager's office) should include a 3% COLA and a 4% Step Plan with increases <br />occurring on anniversary dates. <br /> <br />-143- <br /> <br /> <br />