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Special Meeting of the City Council August 23, 2004 Page 5 Mayor Fendley said the Council needs to give Interim City Manager Townsend and the department heads some direction on this so they can hire people in these critical positions. Councilman Poston suggested that the Council needed to know the benefit load on these positions to get the complete picture. It was agreed to set the Maintenance 1 at $8.00 per hour and the M2, M3 and M4 at percentage increase above that. The Council agreed on $10.33 per hour for entry level dispatcher and $12.00 per hour for the City Manager’s secretary. After discussing the Water and Sewer superintendent, it was decided to set the starting salary at $16.00 per hour. Finance Director Anderson explained that the first step, from Step 1 to Step 2, was a 7 ½ % increase, which happened at 6 months. He said then Step 2 to Step 3 was 2 ½ % at 1 year, Step 3 to Step 4 was 5% in 2 years and Step 4 to Step 5 was 5% in 3 years. After discussing area City Clerk salaries, benefits, and grades, it was decided to set the City Clerk at a Grade 35, Step 1 with a starting salary of $40, 280.00. City Attorney Schenk reminded the Council that all new hires are supposed to come in with the understanding that when they retire, the health insurance will be at their expense. Mayor Fendley gave Ms. Harris a charge to bring back step and grade information for classifications, at least for immediate openings, and eventually for all positions, by mid-September. It was discussed to possibly use temporaries, so there wouldn’t be any rushed decisions made on these positions. Councilman Bell asked of the five firemen that have retired, are they not replacing three of them. Fire Chief Ronnie Grooms said he had asked to fill two of those positions and had gotten the okay from Interim City Manager Townsend. He said they went to the Civil Service Test and got two candidates.