HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 02-10 Maplewood dept. heads get salary increase THE REVIEW Maplewood dept. heads U`1,17k,
get salary increase
by Scott Carlson employee at Control Data,pointed that
Department heads in the Maplewood where he works there can be $1,000
city administration have received a$140 a monthly spread for people in the same job
month across-the-board salary hikes for classification.
1976. Greavu offered a proposal which would
The increases, which average nine have increased the yearly pay of the city
percent,were granted by the Maplewood manager by $720, the community
city council on a 4-1 vote at its Jan.29 development director by $1,040, the
meeting.Salary raises averaging at nine community services director by$656,the
percent were also granted to thedeputy city clerk by$2,200 and the personnel
chief,police lieutenant,police sergeants officer by $1,300. However Greavu's
and the part time deputy health officer, proposal was not offered in the form of a
emergency preparedness director and the motion and no council action was taken.
city manager's secretary. Council action to increase the salaries
Councilman John Greavu dissented on of the six department heads and the city
the votes."Everybody is cutting back but manager by$140 a month for 1976 means
us(the public sector),"Greavu said,in that:
explaining his position. "The public —City Manager Miller will earn$2,140
sector is going crazy." per month or$25,680 annually.
Greavu also complained of the —Public Works Director Bobby D.
discrepancy in pay for various depart- Collier will earn $2,121 per month or
ment heads.He said there is no indication $25,452 annually.
why some people should make more. —Public Safety Richard Schaller will
City Manager Michael Miller admitted earn$1965 per month or$23,580 annually.
that there are inequities in pay.But he —Community Services Director Eric
pointed out that the staff's proposal of Blank will earn $1,571 per month or
$185 a month across-the-board increase $18,852.
was the first step toward trying to relieve —Community development director
the inequities. Robert Reed will earn$1,680 or$20,160.
As for Greavu's complaint about high —City Clerk Lucille Aurelius will earn
city salaries, Miller responded, "I un- $1,329 or$15,948.
derstand that you think we are all over —Finance Director Donald Ashworth
paid...In comparison with other com- will earn$1,767 per month or$21,204.
munities we are not." The council's action to increase other
Councilman Donald Wiegert admitted non-union employee salaries means that
that the city staff had presented more the police sergeants will earn,depending
information on the state of its salaries on their seniority,between$124 and$145
than in past years.But he added that the more per month than 1975.
direct comparisons,while indicating what The deputy chief,Tom Hagen,will earn
the competitive market is offering,does $158 more per month than in 1975 and the
not account for someone's experience and police lieutenant,Dennis Cusick,will earn
qualifications in similar positions. $151 more per month than in 1975.
"A guy in Golden Valley might have Other raises went to the director of
been there 20 years and knows it inside emergency preparedness—from$358 to
out,"Wiegert said. $390 per month; the city manager's
Mayor Robert Bruton considered it secretary—from$858 per month to$935
significant that the staff had come up with per month; the fire marshall— from
a proposal which made an attempt to $1,400 to$1,526 per month and the deputy
begin working out inequities.As for the health officer, from $475 to $518 per
spread in the monthly salaries,Bruton,an month.