13 RECLASSIFICATION OF CITY EMPLOYEESCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.:
2/21 /08 City Manager Kevin Carruth 13.
Council Date:
2~25~~g
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Motion to approve reclassification of City Clerk, Library Director, Dispatcher, Solid Waste Collector,
Water Office Manager, EMS/MIS Director, Senior EMS Billing Clerk, and Executive Assistant as
presented.
POLICY ISSUE~S~:
Employee compensarion
BACKGROUND:
See accompanying reclassificarion expense summary and recommendations.
BOARD~COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
EXHIBITS:
Reclassificarion cost table; Recommended reclassificarions
ACTION: BUDGET INFO:
❑ Financial Report ~ Minute Order Expense $
❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution Budgeted Amt. $
❑ Presentation ❑ Ordinance y'I'D Actual $
❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other Acct. Name
Acct. Number
Fisc~. NoTES:
REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
~ Administration ~ City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT ~ Finance ❑ Fire
❑ Municipal Court ❑ Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works ❑ Utiliries
City of Paris Revised 2/04/08
RECOMMENDED RECLASSIFICATIONS:
These recommendations are valid if the single salary schedule is adopted otherwise the
recommendation will be on the Z schedule.
• To better align the salaries of these deparhnent heads with the salaries of the existing City
department heads
• To make salaries more competitive with a two year old salary survey of comparable
Cities.
• Additional duties for the City Clerk (i.e. agenda and council packet preparation,
assistance with public information officer responsibilities).
Title Current Grade ' Proposed Grade
City Clerk Z38 42
Library Director Z39 45
The following classifications are recommended for reclassification due to the lack of being able
to recruit for these positions. There were ten (10) solid waste collectors budgeted for 2006-2007;
4(40%) have resigned the past year and all had less than two (2) years of experience. There
were twelve (12) emergency dispatchers budget for 2006-2007; 5(41.1%) have resigned the past
year and 4 of those had less than 18 months of experience.
Title Current Grade Proposed Grade
Emergency Dispatcher Z13 18
Solid Waste Collector ZS 11
The following classification is recommended due to level of responsibility, level of staff
supervised and to bring salary more in line with two year old salary survey.
Title Current Grade . Proposed Grade
Water Office Manager Z20 26
The following positions are being reclassified to realign them with the jobs that we compared
them to with comparable salaries. With the adoption of one salary schedule, these will have to
be reclassified to a lower grade with no loss in salary. This recommendation is made only if
there is only one salary schedule; otherwise the grade will remain the same.
Title
Current Grade
Proposed Grade
EMS/MIS Director Z56 53
Senior EMS Billing Clerk Z23 19
The following reclassification is recommended because of the change of this position from
clerical support to administrative with a corresponding increase in duties and responsibilities.
Title Cunent Grade Proposed Grade
Executive Assistant (Manager's Sec'y) Z20 28
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Reclassifications
2007-08 Budget
Annual Cost of Reclassifications
City Clerk Library Dir. Dispatcher Collector WO Mgr EMS/MtS EMS Billing Totals
Salary
$
2,370
$
2,459
$
8,640
$ 11,710
$ 1,696
$
1,634
$
1,556
$30,065
Soc. Sec.
$
181
$
188
$
661
$ 896
$ 130
$
125
$
119
$ 2,300
TM RS
$
329
$
341
$
1,199
$ 1,625
$ 235
$
227
$
216
$ 4,173
W. Comp.
$
71
$
74
$
259
$ 351
$ 51
$
49
$
47
$ 902
$ 37,440
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