Agenda - Council - 06/12/1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I proceedings, noting the neighboring Champlin and Mounds View with $545.42 and $595.78 taxable capacity similar to that of the City of Ramsey. That both of these cities pay their police officers on a normal basis. It further argues that the City has a million dollars in landfill reserve and has these funds available fo~ operating purposes. Finally, it submits that the request of 4.5% for 1989 and 4.0% for 1990 is reasonable in light of all of the appropriate factors and comparables as noted in its argument. The City argues that the Comparative Worth Act requires that the comparative worth study be given greater weight than the outside market factors or external comparison such as the Stanton Group V cities (suburbs over 10,000) o Accordingly, it has weighted the Stanton Group of patrol increases with 49% and the internal . consideration of 51%. Applying the 51% to the 3.% wage settlement for employees of the City represented by AFSCME (internal) and 3.9% average settlement for Stanton Group V for 1989 and 1990 (actual worth 3.86% and 3.87%) demonstrates an increase for each year 1989 and 1990 of 3.4%. It argues that to grant the Union's requested wage increases would further exacerbate the disparity already evident in the city's current comparable worth analysis between the pay for police officers and that of other jobs of the City.~ The comparative worth corridor (80%-120%) indicates that the police officers are above the corridor of acceptable pay for the City of Ramsey. 10