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Regular Meeting City Council June 14, 2004 Page 6 structure at an estimated cost of $17,010.00. Option 21nluded taking the 2001 proposed salary structure, gather additional data to update the salary survey comparisons, and make a recommendation for implementation with an estimated cost of $15,390.00. Councilman Guest asked if all of this factored in cost of living. Mr. Hartung said it did not, that actual salary data was compared to actual salary data. Councilman Poston wanted to know how the cities were picked out for the survey. Mr. Hartung stated that, although he wasn't involved in that, it is usually done in cooperation with the city staff and possibly with the city council. The Council discussed the particulars ofthe survey with Mr. Hartung and asked for clarification on some points. Mr. Hartung said the market is assumed to equal 100% which is the average of the cities compared, then Paris was compared to that. Mayor Fendley asked how much time it would take to gather the information as budget time was near. Mr. Hartung felt like it would take 30 to 45 days. Councilman Bell wondered if there was time to do this, would the budget allow for this. Mayor Fendley said that would be done the last 60 to 90 days. Councilwoman Wilkerson asked if the city was using this, and if not, why. Mayor Fendley indicated that they were not because it would have cost too much. Gene Anderson, Finance Director, said along with the included benefits, this would have added up to about $525,000. Mayor Fendley called for consideration of an action on a resolution approving a professional service contract for updating the City of Paris Salary Survey by Waters Consulting Group. Councilman Guest made a motion to table the action which was seconded by Councilwoman Fisher. The motion carried 7 ayes, 0 nays.