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City Commission Meeting February 24, 2003 Page 8 5. Ratification of City Manauer Contract Commissioner Cook made the following corrections to the contract: Page 1, Line 3 - party changed to part Page 3, Line 1, Inclusion of the word disability for clarification and compliance with Section 4 of the Agreement - "....time and disability insurance;...." MOTION: Moved by Vice Mayor/Commissioner Al Clark to ratify the employment agreement of Frank W. Clifton, Jr. as City Manager as amended. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Doerner and carried by voice vote. 6. Consideration for Implementation of Pay Study Results and Related Budeet Transfer Staff Presentation and Recommendations - Mr. Segreto, Interim City Manager stated that staff recommended implementation of the pay study as submitted at the last Commission Meeting. The pay study recommends bringing all employees to the minimum range, as well as additional adjustments to bring people to the market rate of their position. In addition to the implementation schedule, we are also recommending that we deal effectively with the longevity issue per the memorandum and also the cost of living adjustment for City employees. In a effort to simplify implementation of the pay study, staff recommends that it be implemented in one step rather than phasing it over several months. The City has budgeted $100,000 to implement the study and the one step implementation will cost an additional $32,800. The study is not a cure all in terms of trying to solve all personnel problems with pay and benefits, but it is a equitable solution. There is an employee benefits committee that has worked and made some recommendations to the Commission and to the City Manager previously and he would recommend that the outstanding issues that are not dealt with effectively in the study be dealt with by the new City Manager, Personnel Director and the employee benefit committee. Public Participation - Sandra Smith, Chief Planner for the City of Casselberry, stated that she has served on two employee committees that were commissioned by the City Manager to look at employee benefits and wages. She outlined to the Commission the work of the committees and the inconsistencies of the City pay structures and promotion policies. She asked employees to support the pay study to allow their fellow employees to achieve the minimum range of their position and also meet their value based on market value and provide a basic level of equity among all employees. She asked the Commission to direct the consultants to review the issue of long term employee compensation considering the employee committee's recommendations.