The City of Monticello, Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA
RESOLUTION #17-74
Approving wages for non-bargaining staff for FY ’18
WHEREAS, Most City employees are covered by the negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement with their wage, and annual increases, being set out therein, while other employees have negotiated their wages as part of an Employment Agreement (City Administrator, Police Chief, Ambulance Director and Police Department Officers), and
WHEREAS, Other City employees or positions are not covered by the collective bargaining agreement and do not have negotiated employment agreements (City Clerk, P.W. Director, Park and Rec. Director, City Custodian/Maintenance, Ambulance Volunteers, Police Secretary / Local Access Coordinator), and
WHEREAS, Those employees covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement are scheduled to receive wage increases in the approximate amount of $.45/hour increase, and
WHEREAS, The Police Department Officers are set to get raises in the coming year in the approximate amount of 2.5%, said increase being “approximate” because the wage increases are so much per hour, not a specific percentage, and depending upon the actual hourly wage of the employee the overall increase, from a percentage standpoint, will vary to some extent same having been previously negotiated, FY ’18 being the second year of a four (4) year agreement, and
WHEREAS, The Airport Manager is a “contract” position with the manager being paid an annual stipend by the City with the annual increase normally being based upon the recommendation of the Airport Commission, and
WHEREAS, The City Council has historically approved wage increases in amounts that are substantially similar to those employees covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and
WHEREAS, based upon the recommendation of our Ambulance Director the wages of Ambulance Volunteers, will remain unchanged in the following amounts:
Fee to be paid for 6-hour On-Call shift: $12.00 (unchanged)
Ambulance driver: $ 7.66 / Hour (unchanged)
EMT-B or EMT-I: $10.56 / Hour (unchanged)
Paramedic: $12.67 / Hour (unchanged)
Paramedic Specialist: $13.72 / Hour (unchanged),
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WHEREAS, the Council finds that the following salaries should take effect with the 1st pay period including July 1, 2017:
City Administrator, Doug Herman $96,738.41 / Year (2.5% increase)
Police Chief Britt Smith $63,532.66 / Year (3% increase)
City Clerk Sally Hinrichsen $61,572.55 / Year (2% increase)
Public Works Director Brant LaGrange $52,530.00 / Year (3% increase)
WHEREAS, all of the above wage increases have been accounted for within the proposed FY ’18 Budget, and
WHEREAS, the stated intention of the Council upon the approval of this Resolution was for said wage increases to cover FY ’18.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Monticello, Iowa does hereby approve of the wages and salaries set out above, all of said wages to take effect and be applicable to the first payroll issued during the month of July, 2017.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal for the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed. Done this 19th day of June, 2017.
Dena Himes, Mayor
Attest:
Sally Hinrichsen, City Clerk