The City of Monticello, Iowa
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, IOWA
RESOLUTION #2020-77
Approving Employment Agreement with Monticello Police Department Officers and Staff
WHEREAS, The City Council reviewed the Wage history of the current Monticello Police Department and compared their wages to those of nearby departments, and
WHEREAS, The City Council Wage/Salary Committee comprised of Tom Yeoman, Candy Langerman, and Chris Lux met with the City Administrator and Police Chief/Ambulance Administrator Britt Smith to discuss the current wages and benefits of the Monticello Police Department and determined it appropriate to increase the base pay of the officers to a number that was more consistent with other similarly situated departments, specifically finding that the wage for an officer with five (5) years’ experience should be $29.00 per hour, that being the rate set out within the proposed employment agreement, with a 3% annual increase in FY ’22 and FY ’23 proposed as well, the increase in FY ’21 reflecting more than a cost of living raise that is intended to bring the pay of our department more in line with other departments and to hopefully avoid the loss of staff to better paying departments/communities, and
WHEREAS, The Council finds that the above recommended salaries for FY ’21 and the balance of the proposed Employment Agreement are appropriate and should be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Employment Agreement between the City of Monticello and the Monticello Police Dpt., Officers and Staff, is hereby approved.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of the City of Monticello, Iowa to be affixed hereto. Done this 15th day of June, 2020.
Attest: Brian Wolken, Mayor
Sally Hinrichsen, Monticello City Clerk