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A resolution requesting that the Human Resources Department study the use of the Consumer Price Index for determining cost of living adjustments for employees of the Metropolitan Government and the policy and practice of modifying step positions and step increment dates during pay plan implementation and requesting the Civil Service Commission create policy based on the results of the study.
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WHEREAS, Metropolitan Government employees deserve to be paid competitively and have their salaries reflect the cost of living in Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, historically, cost of living adjustments ("COLAs") for Metro employee wages have been based on internal calculations and have not been tied to the Consumer Price Index ("CPI"); and
WHEREAS, basing COLAs for Metro employees on CPI provides an objective measure of the appropriate increase in wages and a transparent process where employees can expect that their wages will keep pace with inflation; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department received funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 operating budget to conduct a compensation study for Metro employees (the "Study"); and
WHEREAS, the Study should include a comprehensive review of the feasibility and suitability of tying COLAs for Metro employees to the CPI, including a determination of which CPI series is most appropriate for use by Metro; and
WHEREAS, the Study shall also include a review of the policy and the practice of modifying step increment dates and step positions for employees when implementing a new pay plan (sometimes referred to as "slotting" or "reverse slotting"); and
WHEREAS, in addition, the findings of the Study should be shared with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools for its consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Department should study the use of the CPI as an objective measure in determining COLAs for Metro employees and, if determined to be beneficial, the Civil Service Commission should adopt a policy t...
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