2023-07-11 Salary Commission Minutes

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Salary Commission July 11, 2023 However, I think we have to bring up the departments to a level that makes sense first. They haven't had any increases since 2018. They're working at a deficit in many of these departments. I know we're trying to pinpoint the items that we're looking for from each of the departments, so that we can make an informed decision. But when we have an inversion, that to me is kind of common sense that they should receive some sort I mean, the head department shouldn't be making less than the highest paid—and I'm referring "subordinate." CHR. PAVAO: Yes, Dr. Farahi. MR. FARAHL Mr. Chairman—Commissioner Farahi. Unless we separate and impeding ourselves that three different component of this Charter assignment, we're going to spin and spin and spin and get nowhere. If you look at the charts and find that there is a subordinate that's making more money than their supervisor, I could tell you that—yeah, that's true. I was a university president and I had a professor that got a (inaudible) grant that was making 50 percent more than I did. And the County of (inaudible) medical director—should call him the autopsy guy—was making twice as much as the county manager. These things are normal to look into that, but I think we should get out of (inaudible) because the market forcing (inaudible). We need to decideI have grandpa duties, so I have to leave you what are the kind of things that we want to focus on? Are we focusing on this is how much this position is worth or how much this person got to get paid. Two different things. Two different processes. Two different (inaudible). MS. FRENZ: So, let me jump in. MR. FARAHL And we could be here forever. MS. FRENZ: Dr. Farahi this is Deputy Corporation Counsel Cody Frenz. These are excellent—thank you for getting us back on track. I want to clarify, I think what you were just talking about, Dr. Farahi, is tied into your point three about merits when we look at the person versus the job. I want to clarify for everyone here today, we're looking at the job. Not the person. So, if you think that you are making a decision as to the current deputy or current director of the public works you are not. We are not doing it specific to the person that's currently in the job. Itis just the job. And, unfortunately, we cannot consider—you cannot consider merit -based approach to—for example, the director of public works. And I say that because the appointing authority has the ability to remove. And that's the mayor can remove the director, the mayor– so, what you are doing collectively as a whole here, is picking a salary. Page 20