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HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Skill-based pay system for WPC Department's maintenance positions RESOLUTION NO.07-004 RESOLUTION APPROVING SHILL-BASED PAY PLAN FOR WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE POSITIONS FOR THE CITY OF AMES WHEREAS,in January 2005,an employee team was formed to evaluate the potential for implementing a skill-based pay system for maintenance positions in the Water and Pollution Control Department,and the trigger for considering a change in the maintenance structure ofthe department was two consecutive,difficult recruitment efforts for a Maintenance Worker vacancy; and, WHEREAS,managers in the department were finding it difficult to use the generic Maintenance Worker job description to attract candidates with the requisite skills;and, WHEREAS,in addition to the recruitment problems,the department was also experiencing difficulties with retaining qualified maintenance staff, and, WHEREAS, the skill-based pay plan being proposed will preserve the existing Maintenance Worker classification as the entry-level position,and employees hired into that position will continue to progress through the four-step wage scale just as they do now; and, WHEREAS, under the proposed skill-based pay system, however, employees will have the option to voluntarily complete a series of requirements to self-promote into a new Maintenance Technician I classification, then into a new Maintenance Technician II classification that is essentially equivalent to the current Senior Maintenance Worker classification used in the Department; and, WHEREAS,there are currently a total of five positions in the Department that would be covered by this proposal; and, WHEREAS,because the proposed skill-based pay plan includes elements that are covered by an existing labor agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 234, it was presented to the IUOE membership for approval,and the membership granted their approval of the proposed plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that the establishment of a skill-based pay system for the Water and Pollution Control Department's maintenance positions is hereby approved. ADOPTED THIS 9t"day of January,2007. QA�""R. Ly-a& . Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor Introduced by: Mahayni Seconded by: Popken Voting aye: Doll,Goodman,Larson,Mahayni,Popken,Rice Voting nay: None Absent: None Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 9"day of January,2007.