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Page 25 <br />1 contract language, the proposed -- well, the actual <br />2 raises under contract for our mid-level managers is a <br />3 2.25 <br />percent annual <br />increase for mid-level managers. <br />4 And <br />that's called an <br />across-the-board salary increase; <br />5 so everybody gets 2.25 percent. And also on an annual <br />6 basis, they will get what is called a within -range <br />7 progression for the year, and that's approximately <br />8 $2,580 per employee. It's kind of like their longevity <br />9 or seniority pay that they will get annually. <br />10 And so, with that in mind, the union, what <br />11 they do under the union contract, is generally they <br />12 <br />give <br />percentage <br />increases, 2.25 percent. <br />You <br />see, I'm <br />13 <br />not <br />a big fan of <br />that because what that <br />does <br />is when <br />14 you give somebody making $140,000 a 2.25 percent raise <br />15 and you give somebody making $80,000 a 2.25 percent, <br />16 there's a significant difference in the two levels, the <br />17 amount of salary there. And what happens is I've <br />18 noticed it -- and I see it significantly. Like the <br />19 <br />Fire Department, <br />as the years go <br />by, <br />that <br />gap never <br />20 <br />narrows; it just <br />gets wider and <br />wider <br />and <br />wider with <br />21 each annual percentage raise. <br />22 So, with that in mind, what I recommend is <br />23 that we came up with a proposed increase of a flat <br />24 rate. So the suggestion, the recommendation, is that <br />25 there would be to give all of the department heads, <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />