City Manager Charles McClendon provided an overview of Council Salary Comparison Data. He presented the following talking points:
Salaries are set by the City Charter
Council Salary History
Regional Council Salaries
Regional Benefit Data
Option to tie certain benefits to the non-represented employee group Legal process to change salaries
The council provided comments and asked clarifying questions, which were responded to by staff. There was direction given to staff to include language in the Non-Rep Rules and Regulations, when they are updated, that would align the following City Council Member’s benefits with the non-represented employee group:
3.18 Car Allowance
11.1 Group Insurance
11.2 PERS
11.5 Enrollment in Group Insurance Plans upon Retirement 11.6 Wellness Program
11.7 Life Insurance
11.8 Deferred Compensation
The Non-Rep Rules and Regulations will be presented to the Council for consideration and approval. At that time, the Council can discuss, as a group, and provide further direction related to how they want to proceed with changing the Council’s compensation.
This item was for information and discussion only, there was no formal action taken by the City Council.