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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 07-11 Maplewood officials receive salary increases THE REVIEW Maplewood • receive salary increases City Manager Barry Evans recom- "I feel the director of public works(Bill description and salary increase and skip a N mended a number of salary increases for Bittner) should receive more because he grade, as you have recommended," \ city employees to the Maplewood city has special benefits. When I came here, I Greavu said. \ council June 5,following a presentation of was somewhat surprised at salary "I will give a six percent increase on the Citizens Wage Committee.The overall structure.But,looking at it with an open hourly pay and cost of living. No more. I wage committee report was not in favor mind, it is not out of line. We are getting can't help what other employees are paid \ of large pay increases. pp our value for the dollar." in other cities. Remember that a car is 1\ EVANS RECOMMENDATIONS in- part of the salary increase." rr Evans told the council and wage cluded: a base difference of$200 between COUNCILMAN DON Wiegert told committee that there exists a discrepancy a sergeant and a patrolman's salary, Greavu that a substantial amount of the between what some city managers, city sergeants receive a longevity program work the wage committee had done was engineers and other staffers do in one city similar to patrolmen, except it would compare salaries with other cities, so versus another. Many cities have vary based on each man's experience as a comparisions must be important and a s start i e citassista managers and dren- patrolman versus a sergeant; that the significant. salary for the fire marshal be established "We don't live on an island," Wiegert considered in the report, Evans said. in the same manner as a police sergeant said. "We have to compare with other an"IT IS VERY difficult to compare one raised a be similar t the assistant to he fLnon un non-union Cocommunities." city with another without taking into ployees; that the present director of sueduncilman the background Burt Lin ohiringe Bapur- rry account their entire budgets, and the public works be skipped a step in the py Evans, andduties of the employees. There has been plan in accordance with the salariesof beyond the t ahe larypar the l fof aormer acaty some criticism of the increases that have other director of public works; and that manager, Mike Miller, was receiving. been proposed," Evans said. the other city employees ranging from " vans wasthe oney,and "I think all these people deserve what department heads to Evans secrretary, I'll stand behinder that,bestfocou cilman Earl they're getting and are doing a good job. who have received no increases in 1979,be Nelson said. Yes, salaries are high everywhere. granted pay increases. lesson," Maplewood can't take the standpoint that Mayor John Greavu took exception to Mu dhock said. "Wee orfect ughtbthetbest guy because you live in Maplewood it's going the recommendations. "I feel no em- for the money. Maybe all these to be any different. ployee should write their own job statements should be considered. Only way to drop the market cost,is to flood the market with them (the city employees) and if they're at a premium, then you have to pay for them." Don Wiegert then recommended adoption of the salary increases"lacking an alternative pay plan from the wage committee." Earl Nelson seconded. "Let there be definite relationships established between pay scales,"Wiegert said."We don't have a perfect plan,but at least it is functional." Councilman Norm Anderson added to the recommendation review of the assistant fire marshal's salary because he felt it was too low. It was referred to the city manager. The council voted 5-0 for the amend- ment for the assistant fire marshal's salary, and 4-1 for the salary increases, Greavu dissenting. The salary schedule will be retroactive to Jan. 1, 1979. The new salaries will be: police chief, $31,077; director of public works, $29,187; director of community services, $28,647; director of community development,$24,619;deputy police chief, $28,076; finance director, $29,149; city clerk, $27,221; two police lieutenants, $26,470 and$26,052; secretary, $14,326.