HomeMy WebLinkAbout4166 AN ORDINANCE amending the non-union salary program
to provide for initial merit salary adjustments for
new managment employees, evaluation of the Auditor,
and Mayoral discretion in setting annual adjustments,
and amending Ordinance #4102.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1: Ordinance 94102, §2 shall be codified as
B.M.C. 2.49.055 and is amended to read as follows:
2.49.055 SALARY ADJUSTMENT. The salary program for
managers shall provide for equitable treatment of all managerial
employees.
A. To provide for proper compensation recognizing
varying performance levels, the ~a~a~y ~n~e ~ Section
be ~se~ ~n conjunction w~th the Salary A~j~s~ment S~e
be~ow= ~the Mayor shall objectively evaluate each manager
and department head each July. by p{ac~ng {hem ~nto one of the
~ve ~eve~s= After evaluation, salaries may be adjusted for
the following budget year by applying the a salary adjustment
increment and a merit increase to current salary. A
point e~a~ {o the mean {ox each ~a~a~y ~ange sha~ ~ete~m{ne
me~t ~n¢~ease ~m~t as set {o~th ~n {he 8~e= The highest
adjustment shall be assigned to managers who consistently perform
substantially in excess of job expectations with significant
contributions to department and City achievements, and shall not
exceed an adjustment increment plus a merit increase of eight
percent (8%). Proportionately lower salary adjustments or no
adjustment, using a combination of adjustment increment and merit
increase levels, shall be assigned to managers at lower
performance levels.
Merit increases may not exceed limits reflecting employee
performance levels as set forth in Subsection "C."
New employees hired in a non-union manager position shall be
hired at 90% or less of the salary control point unless a
different salary is authorized by Council. For all new non-union
management employees, the evaluation shall be conducted after a
minimum six (6) months employment and may be completed anytime
1
prior to the beginning of the next budget year. The merit
increase based on less than a full year's employment shall be
reduced by multiplying the employee's regular merit increase by
the quotient comprised of number of months of employment prior to
the next budget year divided by twelve.
The City Council shall have equal input with the Mayor in
completing the City Attorney's evaluation. The Audit Commlittee
shall complete the Auditor's evaluation.
B. The annual salary adjustment increment ~ the
6~de shall Be a pe~en~a~e ~n¢~ease
equal t~ the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index,
Seattle (W) for the past year ending July first. However, a
resolution correcting or adjustin9 the increment for any budget
year may be initiated by the City Council or proposed by the
Personnel Director if need is demonstrated.
The control point for each position shall be adjusted for
each budget year annually +~y+ by m~t~p~ng adjusting
the current control point by a percentage equal to the salary
adjustment increment. ~he pe~en~age ~nc~ease
P~ce ~n~ex7 Sea~e %W+ ~ ~he pa~ ~ea~ H~weve~7 a
Pe~sonne~ B%~e~ ~ need
s~ve~.
Individual position range corrections may be reco~ended
during the budget process based on comparative salary data.
Salary ranges shall be amended 5~ through the annual
budget ordinance.
C. Sa~a~ Adjustment 8~de: Merit increases shall
not exceed the following limits:
MERIT
INCREASE
LEVEL DEFINITIONS LIMIT
FAR EXCEEDS Consistently and in all
REQUIR~ENTS major areas, performance 115%
is substantially in of
excess of job's expecta- control
tions. Significant point
contributions to City and
department success are
do cume nt ed.
EXCEEDS Performance is clearly 107.5%
REQUIREMENTS better than required by of
the job. Performance control
level is documented, point
FULLY The expectations of the 104%
PROFICIENT job are being met. of
control
point
PROGRESSING Progressing satisfactorily;
performance is below the
expectations of the job, 92.5%
but the employee is of
progressing on schedule, control
point
UNSATIS- Improvement needed;
FACTORY performance falls short of -0-
meeting the job's
requirements in one or
more significant areas.
D. Implementation of the salary adjustment program,
for any budget year, is contingent upon the financial condition
of the City and allocation of funds by the City Council.
SEC?ION 2: This Ordinance shall apply retroactively to
January 1, 19 88.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
day of ~ ,~._.&, , 1988.
PASSE the City Council of the City of Bremerton this
_ day of /~ ~ , 1988.
President, City Council
APPROVED this ~ day of ~,~ , 1988.
E LOSE,' Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, Clerk
PUBLISHED: JULY 25, 1988
CI~DI~ BD. 4166