Item 3C- Salary Administration Plan RevisionsAgenda Item 3C
April 10, 2017
AGENDA ITEM:
SUBMITIED BY:
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
Salary Administration Plan Revisions
/tlO... Catherine Berry, J.D., Director of Human Resources~
March 30, 2017
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BACKGROUND: In a Dec. 19, 2016 staff report and at the Jan. 9, 2017 Commission meeting,
Commissioner Stinson presented a plan to ensure that employees who have reached the
maximum in their paygrade are fairly compensated. The City currently has 11 employees who
have achieved the maximum compensation for their paygrade and, thus, have little or no
significant career development opportunities to advance to a higher paygrade. These are long-
term employees (22 years to over 40 years). Of these 11 employees, three are governed by the
police union contract and the salary cap for their paygrade has been removed as a condition of
the union contract.
The proposal instituted by Commissioner Stinson and endorsed by the Interim City Manager is
to establish a policy to award maxed-out employees an annual bonus equal to the difference in
the amount of their salary and what they would have received if they weren't maxed out. For
the current fiscal year, creating this policy would result in a total of $6,260.80 in bonuses being
awarded to the eight affected employees.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the attached policy of awarding bonuses to maxed-out employees
and awarding this bonus during the next pay cycle to current employees who were affected
when raises were authorized by the Commission, effective October 1, 2016.
ATIACHMENTS: Annual Bonus Policy for Maxed-out Employees
BUDGET: $6,260.80 for the current year.
Agenda Item 3C
April 10, 2017
Annual Bonus Policy for Maxed-out Employees
It is the policy of the City that, when raises are approved by the Commission, employees who
have reached the maximum of their paygrade will receive an annual bonus equal to the
difference in the amount of their salary and what they would have received if they weren't
maxed out. This will be paid at the time raises become effective.