a r ...- Q Nov 1, 1966 .__ , a 7o RESOLUTION I,IHEREAS, the appropriate hPartment Head has requested a re-evaluatlon of certain posltlons within his department concerning the classlficatlon or the need fot neril positions, and WHEREAS, the Afuinistf,...
a r ...- Q Nov 1, 1966 .__ , a 7o RESOLUTION I,IHEREAS, the appropriate hPartment Head has requested a re-evaluatlon of certain posltlons within his department concerning the classlficatlon or the need fot neril positions, and WHEREAS, the Afuinistf,ative Staff has revlewed the requests along wlth the Director of Personnel and the Dlrector of Finance and concur ln these recom'qendations and, IiHEREAS, the Gity Councll has the soLe authority and responsibiltty to approve such actions concernlng the expendlture of funds noE apProved ln the presently adopted budget and, WHEREAS, the funds for thls action are available wlthin the present limitatlons of the adopted budget, or funds are avail.able ln excess of the adopted budget as lndicated and approved by the City Auditor and, I,IHEREAS, thLs actlon is deemed to be in the best interest of the Ctty in that it would provide better and more effectlve servf+ces to the public; NOI.I, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED tktt the personnel actions and appropriation reguested ln the attached communlcatlon ls approved and the Clty l,tanager ls directed to process the budgetary approprlations ln accordance wlth State Laws concernlng Excise Board consideration. ADOPTED AND APPROVED thls T A,y ot Ls&^ ATTEST: CITY APPROVED as to form and Legallry *is 3/...{ aay ot 44fr/.* , Ls6. t 1 'r.L I a The Honorable Mayor and Clty ncl1 Gentlernen: SubJect: Rcquest for reclasslficatlon PBEsEqr PROPOSED BAL. OF GRADE GRADE FY66.67 COSTS: LEGAL 26 Asst. Mun. Counselor I LG 26 Asst. Mun. Couns I $ soo. 30 Asst. Mun. Counsel-or II LG 3L Asst. Mun. Counselo I 595. 33 Asst. Mun. Counselor III I,G 35 Asst. Mun. Couns III 9 ,672. 35 Asst. Mun. Counsel-or IV I,G 38 Asst. Mun. IV 7 ,390. 37 Asst. Mun. Counselor v Delete Comblne Assletant MunlcLpal Counselors IV and V lnto grade LG , Asslstant Munlclpal Counselor IV. 30 Data Proceealng Programer II 31 Data Processlng armer II 280. 32 Civll Engineer 33 Civil Engineer l-,120 . 32 Structural. Englneer 33 Structural- Enginee -0- 32 $ewage Faclllty Supervleor 33 Sewage Facll-lty or 263. 32 Water Productlon Supervlsor 33 Water Production r 280. 33 Supt. of Bulldlng Inspectlon 34 Supt. of Bulldlng ectloa 324. 33 Supt. of Data ProceasLng 36 Supt. of Data Proc ng 1r000. Cost Balance of {166-67 $21_,480. Plus 4.3% Social Security 924. Sub Total $22,404. Less Bond Fund {-86!,. Total General Fund Cost Balance W66-67 $17 ,536. Appropriation: Salary savings are sufficient to cover additional costs of up-grading 1 professlonal personnel with the exception of the Legal Department which will requi an addltional appropriation of $10,540. It is requested that approval be given to the up-grading of selected fesslonal classlficatloas with an annual cost of $291293. It is also r that a three-etep pay plan be adopted for al-1 Assistant Municlpal Counsel-or classiflcat submltted,' l City Manager RlfT:d cc: Department Head DLrector of Personnel Dlrector of Finance Ci.ty Audltor \ .tt f- 0uiJ$Ja!!_ ACf;KET Octc',tren 20, L966 Honorable Mayor and lvlembers of the City Council Str.li"lect-: Prop''rsed Salary Range Increases Gent..l"ernen: This is to transrnit for your consideration certai.n proposals for increasing the satary ranges cf Assistant Municipal Cor:mselors and certain other clas si.Iicatirins. For appmxirnately the last six rnonths, the Municipal Counsetrorrs office has experienced what seerns to be an abnormal turnover of personnel. At this tirne, twc,-ttrirds of the Mun:icipal Co'umselorrs staff have been with the City one yea.r or tess, and it is the understanding of this office, that offers are currently being considered by rnany of the rernaining membels of the Municipal C.- ,ns-.)r;"rrs staff, with the likelihood that additional losses will be experienced. This .Loss in experience to the City will undoubtedly work to the detrirnent of the City in the norrnal workload of the Municipal Counselorrs office, as well as in handling the litigation in which the City is a party. In r:eviewl"ng this situation, the work, working conditions, and City ernployee benefits do not seern to be of concern, but rather the consideration seems to be one of insufficient salaries. Salaries being offered and accepted are well i"n excess of the existing salary ranges for Assistant Municipal Counselors. It is recognized that turnover is bound to occur, particularly in a labor rnarket where there are severe shortages of cornpetent personnel. It should be noted that the .ranges that are being proposed would not rnake the Cityts salary range fully cornpetiti.ve, however, it is felt that these incr:eases will tend to dirninish the attrac:tiveness of offers being received. In reviewing the ernployment situation, it became apparent that the City gcrvernrrlent was also experiencing problerns in rernaining competitive in recruitrnent and in turnover for certain other positions. Sorrte adjustment in the norrnal five step range for these positions is justified due to the inability of the City governrnent to employ qualified individuals at the present ranges tc, dirninish current turnover problerns and to rernain cornpetitive. In acldition, it becarne apparent that certai,n other City adrninistrative personnel, department heads and superintendents, were also deserving of consideration insofar as increased salary ranges are concerned. It is antipipated that this 'rnatter w'ill be given further study with appropriate recomrnendations to be rnade to the City Council in the near futrrre. You wil"l ftnd attached for your review the proposed salary ranges for the appropr:iate position classification. It should be noted that the proposed treatrnent of this probl.em involves three considerations. 1. A consclidation of the present five Municipal Cor:nselor classifications into four classifications. Hr",ncrable Mayor and Members of the City Co'unci1 October 20, 1966 Page Two Z. The establishrnent of a three step salary range, a beginning or entry step, a six month step, and a merit step for the Assistant Municipal Counselors. 3. An increase in the salary ranges from one to three steps. The consolidation of the existing five Assistant Municipal Counselor ranges into four would continue to provide an opportunity for advancement, as well as rnaintaining a classification system based on experience and ability. The establishrnent of a three step salary range for Assistant Municipal Cor:nselors, as opposed to the normal five step range would perrnit an increased rnovernent through the beginning step and would in effect elirninate steps B and D in the normal five step salary range. It is anticipated that the proposed increases would necessitate an additional allocation of $17,535.00 for the rernainder of this fiscal year or a total annual cost of $29r293.00. It should be noted that in establishing the proposed new salary range for Assistant Mr:nicipal Corrnselors, a survey of cornparable salaries was conducted of private practice in the Oklahoma City area, as well as the salary experience of comparative public j urisdictions. Recornmendations It is recornrnended that the proposed salary ranges for Assistant Mr:nicipal Counselors and those other positions, as contained on the attached sheet, be adopted to becorne effective November I, 1966. *****)i(*tt Following your review of this rnaterial, should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office. R e s pectfully subrnitted, f Tinstrnan City Manager 4dH/ RMT:ANH:aw cc: Roy H. Semb:er, Municipal Cor:nselor N. Ross, Director of Finance Floyd Paulk, Director of Personnel Enc ,'. .The 'H*no:'rbJ-e Mayor and Cl louncil Gentlemen: SubJect: Request for reclassificatLon PRESENT PROPOSED BAL. OF GRADE GRADE FY66_67 COSTS: LEGAL 26 Asst. Mun. Counselor I LG 26 Asst. Mun. Counselor I $ soo. 30 Asst. Mun. Counselor II LG 31 Asst. Mun. Counselor I 595 . 33 Asst. Mun. Counselor III LG 35 Asst. Mun. Counselor III 9,672. 3s Aest. Mun. Counselor IV LG 38 Asst. Mun. Counselor IV 7 ,390. 37 Ass t. Mun. Counselor V Delete comblne Assistant Municlpal counselors rv and v into grade LG 3g, Assistant Municipal Counselor IV. 30 Data Processing Programmer II 31 Data Processlng Programmer II 2BO. 32 Clvl1 Engineer 33 Clvil Engineer 1,120. 32 Structural Englneer 33 Structural Engineer -0- 32 Sewage Faclllty Supervisor 33 Sewage Facility Supervisor 263. 32 Water Productlon Supervlsor 33 I,iater Production Supervlsor 280. 33 Supt. of Bullding Inspectlon 34 Supt. of Building Inspecrlon 320. 33 Supt. of Data Processing 36 Supt. of Data Processing 1,000. Cost Balance of W66-67 $21,480. Plus 4.32 Social Security 924. Sub Total $22,404. Less Bond Fund 4.868. Total General Fund Cost Balance Fy66-67 $17 ,536. Approo latlon: Salary savlngs are sufficient to cover additional costs of up-grading all professional personnel with the exceptlon of the Legal Department which ,ili ruq.r1re an- additional appropri.atlon of $10r540. It is requested that approval be given to the up-grading of selected professional classifications wlth an annual cost of $29 1293. It ls also recommended that a three-step pay plan be adopted for all Asslstant Municipal Counselor classification. u y submitted, ,fl City Manager RMT: d cc: Department Head Director of Personnel Di.rector of Finance City Auditor PRESENT P.ROPOSED GRADE LEGAI CLASSIFICATION RAI.IGE GRADE CLASSIFICATION RAI{GE l' 26 Asslstant Munlclpal- Counseloi I 550-660 Tfr 26 Assrt. Munlcipal Counselor r sse-600-660 30 AsslStant Munlcipal Counselor II 660-795 IG 31 Asstt. Munlclpal Counselor rr 590-760-835 33 A,sslstant Municipal Counselor III 760-920 I€ 35 Assft. Munlcipal CounseLor rrr 835-920-1015 35 Asslstant Munlclpal Counselor IV 835-1015 IG 38 Asstt. Munlclpal Counselor rv 965-1065-11 37 Asslstant Munlclpal- Counselor V 920-tL20 \Delete .: I i : 30 Data Processlng Progranrmer II 60- 79 5 31 'Data Processing Program'ner II 590-83s i i 32 Ctvll Englneer "6 25-875 33 Clvl1 Englneer 750-920 I i7 '1 i i 'i7 I 32 structural Englneer.,,--.r,, 25-875 33 Structural Engl.neer 76A-920 1 i 32 Sewage 7 25-875 33 760-920 I Facillty Supervisoi Sewage Faclltty Superylssa I I 32 Water Production Supervisor 75 33 Water Productlon Supervlsor 760-920 33 Supt. of BulLdlng Inspectlon 760-920 34 Srpt. of Butldlng Inspectlon 795-965 33 Supt. of Data Processlng 760-920 36 Supt. of Data Processi.ng 87s-1065