HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Agreement for skill-based pay system for RRP RESOLUTION NO. 08-077
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO
IUOE LOCAL 234 AGREEMENT FOR SHILL-BASED PAY SYSTEM
FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, in January 2007,Resource Recovery Plant(RRP) staff determined that there would
be significant benefits of replicating the Skill-Based Pay Program that had previously been implemented
by the Water and Pollution Control Department in 2006; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed skill-based pay plan will preserve the existing Process Maintenance
Worker classification as the entry-level position at the RRP, and employees hired into that position will
continue to progress through the seven-step wage scale for Process Maintenance Worker 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 lI classification that is essentially equivalent to the
current Senior Maintenance Worker classification used in the Department; and,
WHEREAS,there are currently seven positions in the RRP 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(IUOE)Local 234, it was
presented to the union membership for approval on January 25, 2008, and the membership granted the
approval of the proposed plan; and,
WHEREAS,because this proposal alters language in an existing collective bargaining agreement,
the proposed plan now requires approval by the City Council.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
amendment to the IUOE bargaining contract to provide for a skill-based pay system for the Resource
Recovery Plant's positions of Process Maintenance Worker and Senior Maintenance Worker is hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 4t1i day of March, 2008.
C�A�""R. LO-14& A. .4/.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Rice
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 4t'day of March, 2008.