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A resolution adopting a new pay plan for employees of the Metropolitan Departments of Police and Fire, effective July 1, 2022.
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WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Civil Service Commission has, pursuant to Section 12.10 of the Metropolitan Charter, assigned each employment classification to a salary grade as of July 1, 2022, with such assignments being equitably related to each other; and,
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission has adopted the salary ranges for each grade; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel for the Civil Service Commission has recommended, after the Commission's approval, desirable salary ranges for each grade to the Director of Finance; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to RS2021-987, a one-year pay plan was approved by the Metropolitan Council to go into effect on July 1, 2021; and,
WHEREAS, the pay plan that was adopted pursuant to RS2021-987 included increment pay increases that are earned at various time intervals; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire for these increment increases to continue; and,
WHEREAS, it is further the desire that employees who are paid pursuant to open pay ranges be eligible, at the discretion of the employee's Appointing Authority, to receive merit pay increases; and,
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission recognizes that the pay scales included in the pay plan adopted pursuant to RS2021-987 should be modified by applying a cost of living increase as of July 1, 2022; and,
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission recommends that the pay scales be increased by 5% as of July 1, 2022; and,
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission also recognizes the need to make adjustments to the Trades and Labor Pay Table, for equity and competitive purposes, by extending the ranges and increasing salaries for all classifications; and,
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission also recognizes the need to make adjustments to the Directors Pay schedule by reducing the number of grades from three to two; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sec. 12.10 of the Metropolita...
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