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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - 1959-07-31 421 � Special Adjourned Meeting ' City Council , � � � . • Council Chambers, City Hall Redding, California July 31, 1959 12:00 Noon The meeting was called to order by Mayor Fleharty with the following council- men present: Fulkerth, Kelly, Puryear, Simons and Fleharty. Director;of Finance Courtney submitted to all councilmen a memo dated July 31 entitled "Revised Salary Statistics Relevant to Proposed 5alary Increases". In accordance with C:ity Council tentative recomxnendations at the special meeting held on July Z9, 1959, and at the study session on July 30, 1959, two parallel studies have been prepared as follows: (A) A uniform computation of salaries for the entire City: and (B) A special personnel budget for the Electrical Department with arbitrary increases recoxnznended by the Superintendent of the Electrical Department in accordance with City Council informal authorization on July Z9, 1959. � (A) Uniform Computation for Entire City: Revised Salar�y Budget with propos�d increases computed in accordance with City Council te:�tative recommendations of July 30, 1959 ' $974, 604 Total Salary Budget for 1959-60 as adopted by City Council 923, Z29 Net cost of Increase $ 51, 375 r,� i .. •� Increase expressed as percentage of total Salary Budget 5. 565% (B) Computation including Special Electric Department Personnel Budget: Revised Salary Budget with proposed increases computed in accordance with City C�uncil tentative recommendations of July 30, 1959, but including additional increases recommended by the Superintendent of the Electrical Department as authorized by City Council on July Z9, 1959 $974, 885 Total Salary Budget for 1959-60 as adopted by City Council 923, 2Z9 Net cost of Increase 51, 656 Increase expressed as percenta�e of total Salary Budget 5, 595% Both of the above computations are made with the following provisions: 1. All classified employees have been placed on a 3 1/2 year plan of • advancement from Step A to Step E of any given salary range. This has been done by starting with the employees' position as established by the Kroeger Plan on July 1, 1957, and by granting all iricreases from Step D to Step E which have been held up by the denial of the one year Merit increase. 2. All employeest salaries have been computed i:n accordance with the Salary Range placement of their respective job titles as tentatively recommended by Vice Mayor Wilber Simons on July 30, 1959. 422 3. All employees new anniversary dates will be August l, 1959, except those employees receiving no increase as of this date. 4. Employees receiving a 5°�fo Merit or Step increase on July 1, 1959 have not been granted an additional 5% blanket increase. 5. All reclassifications have been made on a "Straight-Across" basis , with the employee retaining his former step position. 6. An increase for one exempt ern�loyee, the Superintendent of the Water Department, has been inc�rporated in both of the above computations. This increase was from $7200 to $7500 per ,year as informally authorized by the City Council on July 30, 1959. Respectfully submitted, ' / Robert E. Courtney , Director of Finance Director �f Finance Courtney briefed councilmen on the Revised Salary:Survey dated July 30, 1959, as follows: Revised July 30, 1959 CITY OF REDDING SALARY SURVEY July, 1959 PROPOSED RANGE JOB TITLE PROPOSED SALARY STEPS. PRESENT NUMBER � � RANGE NO, A B C D E Range 16 $250 Z6Z 275 289 . 303 Junior Clerk R-14 . 7unior Typist Clerk R-14 - Range 17 262 275 289 303 318 , Telephone Operator Clerk R:=17 Cashier R-17 Inter�inediate Clerk R-17 Intermediate Typist Clerk R-L�7 Range 18 275 Z89 303 318 334 Deputy City Treasurer R-18 � Billing Machine Operator R-18 Range 19 289 303 318 334 351 Intermediate Account Clerk R-18 Intermediate Stenographer R-18 � Laborer R-18 Range 20 303 318 334 351 369 Parks Maintenance Man R-20 Senior Account Clerk R-20 Deputy City Clerk R-20 Assistant Equipment Serviceman R-ZO Custodian R-ZO Purchasing Clerk R-20 Sanitation Crewman R-20 Secretary-Stenographer R-20 Plant Operator R-20 =�Equipxnent Serviceman R-20 '� Junior Engineering Aide R-ZO � Public Works Maintenance Man R-20 - 423 PROPOSED JOB TITLE PROPOSED SALARY STEPS PRESENT RANGE � � RANGE NUMBER � NUMBER A B C D E Range 21 318 334 351 369 387 Parking Vi'olation Officer R-19 Legal Stenographer R-21 �1Vleter Reader %" R-20 �' Range 22 334 '; 351 369 387 406 Lineman Helper ,' R-ZO - Warehouseman R_22 Et�uipment Mechanic Assistant R,_22 Secretary to the City Manager R_22 Consumer Serviceman R_22 Range 23 351 369 387 406 426 W:ater Department Serviceman ` R-23 Equipment Operator R-Z3 Painter R-23 Senior Plant Operator R-23 Welder � � R-23 Parking Meter Serviceman R_23 Building Trades Maintenance Man R-23 '�� Engineering Aide R_2Z � Sanitation Leadman R_22 Truck Driver-Electric Department New Range 24 369 387 406 426 447 • Apprentice Lineman �_20 Equipment Mechanic R-24 Fireman Engineer R-24 P�lice Officer R-24 Poundmaster R-24 . Leaderman R-24 � Junior Accountant R-23 Range Z5 387 406 426 447 469 Recreation Supervisor R-25 '�Senior Engineering Aide R-Z5 I�.ange 26 406 4Z6 447 469 492 Lineman R-25 �'� Police Detective R-25 Equipment Mechanic Foreman R-26 Fire Captain R-26 Police Sergeant R-26 Range 27 426 447 469 492 517 Sanitation Superintendent R,_27 . Working Foreman - R_Z7 Range 28 447 469 49Z 517 543 Shop Foreman R._27 Battalion Chief R_Zg Fire Marshall . .. R,_Zg Junior Civil Engineer , � R,_Zg Junior Electrical Engineer R_2g Line Foreman R,_Zg Police Lieutenant R_Zg Principal Engineering Aide R,_2$ Range 29 469 492 517 543 570 Senior Accountant R-29 � 424 PROPOSED JOB TITLE PROPOSED SALARY STEPS PRESENT RANGE�., � R�A�NGE � NUMBER NUMBER A B C D E Ra nge 30 492 5.17 543 570 598 General Electrical Foreman R-30 Police Captain . , R-30 Range 31. 517 543 570 598 6Z8 Assistant Civil Engineer R-31 Assistant Electrical Engineer R-31 P . Range 33 570 598 6Z8 659 692 � Associate Engineer _ R-33 � '� Range placement recomrnended by Vice- M�.yor Wilber Simons, Chairman of the City Council Finance Committee '�� Lineman 1 and Lineman 11 consolidated in Range 26 ; MOTION: M.ade by Councilman Sim�ns, seconded by Councilman Kelly that the salary range and classifications of the City b e amended to coincide with those set forth in the documerit entitled "City of Redding Salary S�rvey, July, 1959, revised July 30, 1959", and in the memorandum from the Director of Finance to the ;City Council dated July 31, 1959, as amended by the deletion of provisions (3) and (4) on page 2, to be effective August 1, 1959, and that the Legal Department be directed to draft a resolution to this effect,for passage 'at the Council meeting of August 3, ' 1959. The Vote: Unanimous Ayes. MOTION: Made by Councilxnan Kelly, seconded by Councilman Simons that the City Manager be directed to exercise his authority under Section 156 of the Municipal Code of the City of Reddin,g to advance qualified employees to Step E on the basis � of one year service in Step D without the need of inerit recommendations from department heads, effective August 1, 1959, The Vote: Unanimous Ayes. MOTION; Made by Councilman Kelly, seconded by Councilman Simons that the Legal Department be instructed to prepare an amendment to the Municipal Code de- 1 eting the language r,elating to merit increases from Step D to E and shortening lthe time from Z 1/2 years to 1 year for promotion from Step D to Step E, The Vote: Unanimous Ayes. Mayor Fleharty called a meeting f�r exempt and unclassified personnel after the City Council me.e.ting on� Monday, August 3rd, about 8:00 P. M. to discuss salaries. ' � There being no further business, on motion of Councilman Simons, seconded by Councilman� Fulkerth the meeting was adjourned. Motion carried. . . � /� ;r . APPROVED: `� . ' �. ayor � " i � � Attest• f r:��', (G _��a°"�-�' .1 � � City C erk , � '7- .J I `5 �