Title
Resolution No. 18-27, Supporting the Implementation of a New Management Salary Schedule and Compensation Package
Body
RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends that the City Commission approved Resolution No. 18-27.
BACKGROUND:
The City Manager presented the salary study findings and proposed changes to the non-represented employees compensation package at the August 15, 2018 work session. During the work session, staff addressed questions from the Commission and at the conclusion of the work session, were directed to bring back a resolution supporting the City Manager's proposed compensation package changes for the non-represented employees to the Commission for their consideration.
MBL Group, LLC performed a salary study for the non-represented city staff to compare existing salary ranges throughout the region. The objectives of the study were to update the 2004 management compensation plan, compare the city's non-represented compensation to comparable cities, review internal equity of positions and responsibilities, address the existing city policy of limiting salaries to the mid-point of the existing salary range and consider changes to the compensation package to remain competitive in the region. The study and the objectives were in response to a number of questions raised by non-represented employees in multiple departments. The MBL Group compared 27 positions within the management group with similar positions in cities throughout the region and collected data on compensation.
The study demonstrated the following:
* Oregon City's salaries on average are slightly below comparable cities average
maximum salaries;
* Few cities utilize a merit program; and
* More than half of the cities offered deferred compensation programs.
The City Manager convened a work group of managers from across departments to review the study, which resulted in the following proposed changes to the city's compensation package for the management team:
* Reduc...
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