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Salary Commission July 11, 2023
<br />Whether or not you want to also do step increases—we talked about that, I think, last month.
<br />Are step increases appropriate if you were to do a new salary with the potential of step increases,
<br />so that they stay in line continuously, slightly moving up along with the civil service people. But
<br />it is specific to a job, not a person—and we cannot do merit -based decisions 1, 2, or 30, 1, 2,
<br />3—somebody who's deserving or not deserving or that's up to the appointing authority. So, I
<br />just wanted to clarify that, too. Those two things I had to say. So I appreciate you getting us
<br />back on track.
<br />With that in mind, does anybody want to further articulate either request for a letter that we can,
<br />maybe, formalize today to start that process and that communication, dialogue with our
<br />appointing authorities and their department heads—which is our current agenda Item 6.
<br />MR. NELSON: This is Commissioner Nelson. So, I would like to suggest that I thinkI mean,
<br />this first letter that ask for some backupI like that. But I also think it should go to the
<br />appointing authority—and, like, the police department where they gave us a salaryI would ask
<br />them what would they recommend. What do they recommend the salary and what adjustments
<br />and what is the rationale for that adjustment. Okay. Why are they doing that? Because I think
<br />all these other letters the previous letters, they asked for the people to, kind of, come in and
<br />explain it and all that.
<br />I would ask them—I think it's better to ask them to put it in writing first and to send it in. And
<br />we can evaluate and decide whether we want to get it in. I think that expeditesI think it makes
<br />it simpler for everybody. `Cause they got to think about what are they recommending—okay.
<br />And I think some of it, where you got inversion—they're going to come back and say that
<br />that'll be their justification. But there may be other things as well.
<br />So, I would likeI suggest we ask them, "Tell us what salary you want?" We got it from the
<br />police department, let's get it from everybody else.
<br />MS. GREENBAUM: So thank you, Commissioner Nelson. To DCC Cody, because you're
<br />saying that it's specific to the type of job each of the position is required to perform, this email
<br />that—the sample email that Glynis sent to us inquiring about their primary duties, how many
<br />employees they oversee, what the department/agency organizational structure iso, 5, and 6.
<br />That's a great starting point, I think. `Cause then, that gives us an idea of what that particular job
<br />title requires. And based on that, it'll give us some direction as to what the compensation that
<br />particular position would hold in another community of our size.
<br />MS. FRENZ: This is DCC Cody. Thank you, Commissioner Greenbaum, for that statement.
<br />I'd also like to make the record clear, Commissioner or Vice -Chair Farahi has left our meeting.
<br />He had other duties. So, he's gone as of 10:58 a.m.
<br />We can implement any and all of those requests. I'll leave it to the Commissioners, collectively,
<br />to discuss and decide what, if any—if you want to go with the 6 items, some of those 6 items,
<br />and add items this would be the time to have that conversation.
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