HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental - Questions from Council Member MooreQuestions for 1/22/2018 meeting
Councilman Tom Moore
Item E:
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Check#4181 NAFCO $820.07
Why did we have to pay temporary parking at City Hall? This item is for the cost of printing Temporary
Permits that are issued to City Hall visitors.
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Check # 4278 Synoptek $675
Shouldn't "Repairs to Server" be covered under City's $18K per month contract?
This item was for Synoptek to work on issues with a third party software vendor, Netmotion.
Check # 4283 — Check #4314
What are these refund checks for? These are refunds to utility billing customers for balances on closed
accounts after final payments are received or for refunds on overpayments on the accounts.
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Check #4419 US Bank Voyager Fleet System $14,926.72
What is this for? This item is for the monthly fuel bill for the City's Fleet vehicles.
Item I:
Could we just raise the amounts in the steps for employees that are under $11 to be $11 (step 1 and
step 2 for the positions)?
What is the reasoning raising a % in all the steps for these positions?
While staff concedes there are potential savings with Goldberg's alternative proposal, staff's
proposal emphasizes a long-term holistic approach (vs. the alternative short-term proposal)
to developing the salary schedule. Staff was mindful of the financial considerations and thus,
did not propose any changes to Grades 4 through 23 while also taking a best practices
approach to ensure compliance with the wage law. Staff believed that by designating Grade
1/Step 1 at $11.00, we are leaving no doubt that each of our employees are paid above the
required minimum wage. The salary schedule that the Council adopts will be posted on the
City's website as required by the State and as such, makes it clear that the City is meeting its
wage obligations. Furthermore, by enacting staff's proposed schedule, we would also be
providing a clearer representation between Steps 1 through 5 (i.e. no strikethroughs through
Steps) for those considering applying for a position with the City.
Finally, if Council was to adopt the alternative proposal formulated by Goldberg, the City
would need to start at Step 5 for Grade 1 and Step 4 for Grade 2 in 2019 as these would meet
next year's mandate of $12.00 per hour; however, this solution would only be useful until
2019 (as the table does not meet the $13.00 per hour threshold for 2020). Alternatively,
Staff's proposal would give us the opportunity to utilize the schedule until 2020 given that the
per hour requirement would be $13.00 per hour. Additionally, Staff's proposal would provide
more available Steps for Grades 1 through 3.
Job Titles Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Office Aid
1 $1912 $1062 $11.16 $11.72 $12.30
Crossing Guard 2 $19.62 $11.16 $11.72 $12.31 $12.92
Pool Lifeguard
Beach Lifeguard Trainee
STAFF's PROPOSAL
Job Titles Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
Office Aid 1 $11.00 $11.55 $12.13 $12.73 $13.37
Crossing Guard 2 $11.55 $12.13 $12.73 $13.37 $14.04
Pool Lifeguard
Beach Lifeguard Trainee