2025-09-24 Salary Commission Minutes

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Salary Commission September 24, 2025 MR. NELSON: —‘cause, like, the arbitration for the Police and the Fire—it’s not going to happen for another couple of months—given our process, that pushes anything out for more months, right? So, I don’t know that—I think if we proceed on the path, at least, the folks would get something. Okay. And we keep them higher—it might be $100.00 difference or something, but it’s better than nothing, right? And then, if there is a big inversion we can address that down the road, at a later date. CHR. PAVAO: We could make an adjustment, yeah. MR. NELSON: Since—that’s what I’m thinking. MS. NAMAHOE: So, again, Namahoe. Just to be clear, we know that we also have to put some laser focus on at least two of the department heads—the wages that they currently earn right now, and how they are out of the competitive range. I believe the last time we met, we were talking about DPW and Environmental Management. So, yes, to Mr. Nelson’s point. It’s true, we do need to take things in steps but to the degree that we can catch all of it in one fell-swoop—I’m for that. I mean, some of us are off this Board by the end of the year, so I’d like to get it done sooner than later. MS. FRENZ: This is DCC Cody. I’ll just add, I know that there has been—there are ongoing Council matters—bills or—I don’t recall if it’s a bill or a resolution—to modify the position description and the requirements for the DPW Director and the DEM Director to remove the requirement that there be an engineering license because it’s, traditionally, been difficult for the mayor to find qualified parties willing to take those positions given— CHR. PAVAO: Their current salaries. MS. FRENZ: —their current salaries, right. So, there are active efforts being made to change those requirements and I don’t know if that—assuming it were to pass, I can’t speak as to that— but they are also—so, Council is watching what we’re doing here. And I also think it’s important for this body to know what they’re doing there. Because it begs the question if they were to remove that engineering license requirement—what does this body think? Does that make a difference or does it not? And if it doesn’t, then proceed as accordingly. If it does, then do you need to see what happens there? I can’t speak as to either of those things. I just know that they’re—we’re running on parallel tracks and they’re both related to each other. CHR. PAVAO: That—the issue is going to take some time because I think the Council passed that resolution, but it has to go to the Charter—it has to be on the ballot, and the public has to vote—approve it through a Charter amendment. So, that’s not going to happen until after the ’26 election. MS. FRENZ: That’s correct. Page 8