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Council. <br />Market Rate Adiustments -- Three Market Rate Adiustments are Proposed in 2016 <br />Title <br />Pay Range From <br />Pay Range To <br />% of Increase ($Annual) <br />1) Paid -on-call Firefighter <br />$12.88 per hour <br />$14.50 per hour <br />12.6% ($17,490) <br />2) AFSCME PW Maint. <br />Worker <br />$20.52 to $25.65 <br />$20.72 to $25.90 <br />1%($2,835) <br />3) AFSCME Eng. Tech II 11$22.16 <br />to $27.70 <br />$23.93 to $29.91 <br />8%($5,365) <br />41 above - Reasoning: In 2014 a POC FF survey was completed on similar sized cities. Wages ranged from $7.75 <br />to $21/hr. Fire Chief also completed a 2015 survey of Anoka County Depts. which ranged from $10 to $16.95/hr. <br />with average of $14.93/hr. The Ramsey POC rate has not changed in many years. This will bring FF's close to the <br />average. The Fire Chief will be on hand to offer additional information. <br />42 and 43 above - Reasoning: As part of the 2015-2016 AFSCME negotiations, the City committed to reviewing <br />certain jobs that were known to be under the market. Of the 16 AFSCME jobs, the 2 jobs listed above met the <br />criteria for an adjustment. As with the LELS contracts, this market rate adjustment will be effective on April 1, <br />2016. <br />Conclusion <br />This concludes staff s discussion regarding the staffing changes planned now and through the 2016. Staff will be <br />happy to provide the City Council with additional information that may not have come to light during the writing of <br />this case. <br />Note: There are many supporting documents attached. <br />Timeframe: <br />30 to 45 minutes <br />Funding Source: <br />The funding for each proposed staffing change is identified in the in the narrative above as well as the preliminary <br />2016 budget. <br />Responsible Party(ies): <br />Colleen Lasher, Human Resources Manager in cooperation with all City Department Heads. <br />Outcome: <br />To receive City Council Direction with regard to the Proposed 2016 Staffing changes and to direct Staff to proceed <br />accordingly and to consider request for adding hours in 2015 for the Permit Technician Assistant. <br />Attachments <br />2016 Position Justification Forms <br />Minutes from Sept 2 2014 Work Session <br />Revenue Tracker 20150716 <br />Permit Update 20150916 <br />Development Overview <br />Civil Engineer IV <br />Accountant II <br />Sr Accounting Clerk Rev <br />