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9 PERSONNEL COMMITTEE -- DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING <br /> SALARY SURVEY -Arnold stated the personnel committee met regarding the salary survey. <br /> Discussion was held on using step pay plan or using ranges. Steps are merit based and with <br /> ranges an employee could be placed at a higher range because of favoritism and other <br /> employees may not be advanced. Does the board want to keep the steps? Does the board <br /> want to add the cola increase when we implement the salary survey? Some of the salary <br /> increases may not be able to get to the proposed increase in one year it may take 2 years. <br /> There are ranges that need adjusted from the bottom pay to the top pay. The committee felt <br /> that the county needs to be at the midpoint. There needs to be work on the step ranges and <br /> they need to look at the job descriptions to see if they need to be adjusted on another range. <br /> Arnold stated that there are 3 areas that need to be decided: <br /> • Does the board want to continue using the step pay plan <br /> • Do they want to be in the minimum, maximum or mid-point <br /> • Do they want to keep the cola increase <br /> Lancaster noted that if the increase was over 20% the CIR would allow 3 years to address <br /> Arnold noted this is not a legal action it is the right thing to do. Lancaster stated the board <br /> needs to know the cost. <br /> Arnold noted that the county needs to get the mid-point that is what the county can afford. <br /> Schuppan state they need some numbers on a spread sheet so we can have some idea of the <br /> cost. <br /> Lancaster noted that they spent a great deal of time in union negotiations and they still are not <br /> in compliance with the new salary survey. <br /> Stacey stated that if the board members have questions she will forward them to Mr., Essman. <br /> Schuppan asked if the board could find out how many employees the each of the comparable <br /> had. <br /> Quandt requested to include Stacy in the meetings and stressed that it is important to proceed <br /> carefully. Employees need to be paid a fair wage but the county needs to be able to pay for it. <br /> State statutes require the county to use these comparables. She will do a spread sheet with <br /> each employee, use a 2.5% cola and get to the midpoint in 2 years. <br /> Lancaster requested that the board needs to know the numbers and requested paper copies of <br /> the information. Stacey will take the books back and make the copies. <br /> Stacey stated that the final information has been completed and she has his claim for payment. <br /> The board agreed to process the claim. <br /> 10 DISCUSSION & POSSIBLE ACTION ON CHIEF DEPUTY SHERIFF SALARY - Mr. Arnold <br /> stated that the captains and sergeants at the sheriff's department salaries were adjusted <br /> according to their salary survey. Now the Chief Deputy is paid lower that his subordinates. He <br /> has a suggestion from the County Sheriff to apply the percentage difference to the Chief Deputy <br /> Salary. There is a 7% difference and is current salary is at $35.18 and that would bring it up to <br /> $38.46. <br /> Lancaster asked how that would compare if they do it now or when they do it with the rest of the <br /> 3 <br />