HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Amendment to 2017/18 Pay Plan RESOLUTION NO. 17-705
RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO 2017/18 PAY PLAN FOR CYRIDE
DRIVERS (LESS THAN 20 HOURS)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,each year,the City Council approves a Pay Plan that specifies pay ranges and steps
for the City's workforce; and,
WHEREAS,the City Council approved the FY2017/18 PayPlanonJune 13,2017,and this plan
contains rates of pay for three separate groups of CyRide Drivers:Full Time, Part-Time (greater than 20
hours/week); and, Part-Time(less than 20 hours/week); and,
WHEREAS,the wages for Full-Time Drivers and Part-Time Drivers greater than 20 hours/week
are set by a collective bargaining agreement and are adjusted based on a step scale; however,the City sets
the wage rate for Part-Time Drivers who are below 20 hours; and,
WHEREAS, this wage rate has been intentionally set lower than the other categories of CyRide
Drivers to encourage drivers to take enough hours to qualify for the higher rate of pay.; and,
WHEREAS,City staffnow proposes fixing the hourly rate ofpay for Part Time-Drivers(less than
20 hours/week)at$14.84 for the remainder of the 2017/18 fiscal year; this change is anticipated to affect
six Transit Drivers who are currently in the Part-Time less than 20 hours/week category, and will result in
approximately$6,563 in increased costs in the current year's adopted budget for wages; and,
WHEREAS, the City has contracted with a firm to evaluate the City's compliance with the
provisions ofthe Affordable Care Act(ACA),and Citystaffhas concluded that increasing the hourlywage
for Part-Time Drivers (<20 hours/week)fromthe existing$12.6280/hour rnitimurrnto$14.8400/hour will
allow CyRide to avoid penalties that otherwise night be experienced based on the ratio ofwages to health
insurance premiums; and,
WHEREAS,additionally, the low unemployment rate in Ames has made it increasingly difficult to
attract prospective transit drivers; increasing this wage, along with other measures being considered by
CyRide, will make employment with CyRide more attractive to the local job market; and,
WHEREAS,at its meeting on December 12, 2017, the Ames Transit Agency Board ofTrustees
approved the elimination ofthe lower wage scale for Part-Time Drivers(less than 20 hours/week),thereby
allow all Part-Time Drivers to be paid a minimum of$14.84 per hour.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa, that
an amendment to the FY 2017/18 Pay Plan to set the rate ofpay for Transit Drivers working less than 20
hours per week at$14.84 per hour is hereby approved, effective January 1, 2018.
ADOPTED THIS 19th day of December, 2017.
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Diane R Voss, City Cleric Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corneri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 19th day of December, 2017.