2013-12-12 Minutes Salary Commission

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Salary Commission December 12,2013 Mr. Hermes reiterated that until then, it's not official, and this is the reason why there is no salary amounts listed. Also, no matter what happens to the firefighters salaries, it is their anticipation that it would not encroach upon the fire chiefs salary. Ms. Toriano commented that this information was prepared in anticipation of looking at those positions that had not yet received an increase, which are listed on the left-hand column(SEE PREVIOUS ATT. D). For a variety of reasons, they did not address all positions. Previously, the Commission had taken a serious look at the salary inversions and wanted to make sure that the highest paid employee of the department was the leader of that department. B) REVIEW OF EXISTING PAY PLAN TO INCLUDE RESTRUCTURING OF CURRENT SALARIES OF EXECUTIVES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS Ms. Toriano stated that the collective bargaining process has slowed down, so they are able to present the additional salary information today. Ms. Toriano recalled that previously Mr. De Lima mentioned that it would benefit the employer if the Commission could examine, review, and make their recommendations to coincide with the County's budget cycle. Because there is a lot of pertinent information to process she wasn't sure whether the Commission wanted to take any action at this time. She inquired if they would like to consider, once again, enacting a permissive interactive group. Chair Lundkvist commented that the information is well-received and that Ms. Toriano made a good point and stated that the budget doesn't take effect until July 2014. Ms. Toriano informed the Commission that they have the ability to make pay adjustments at any time. The purpose of coming before them today with so much information was, primarily, to provide the salary information on the subordinate employees, which wasn't available until the negotiation or collective bargaining process was completed. Chair Lundkvist asked Ms. Toriano to restate her thoughts for the Commission to consider. Ms. Toriano replied that they could take action now, go through the information before them, and decide what positions (if any) need to be adjusted immediately, and save a portion for discussion in July. Ms. Stroh commented that a subcommittee would have six months to look at the information that's been presented. She thanked Ms. Toriano and Ms. Nitahara for their excellent presentation. Page 4