4.9. SR 11-17-2003MEMORANDUM
Item 4.9.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Mayor and City Council
Pat Klaers, City Admi~
November 17, 2003 ~
SUBJECT: Consider Annual Increase in City Contribution to Employee Insurance
Program
Annually, as part of the pay resolution, the City Council considers the contribution that the city
makes to the employee insurance program. Attached for your information are points 18 and 19
relating to insurance benefits from the pay resolution that was approved last year. The city has
approved a $15 per month increase in its insurance contribution for the police union officers. The
police union officers have a different insurance policy than the rest of the city employees. The city
has a $10 per month increase for the employees planned into the 2004 budget.
Staff is coming up to some deadlines in putting together information for the employees as it relates
to the insurance cafeteria program that is offered. In this regard, staff would like to get some
information from the City Council as to the level of contribution it will be making for the employee
insurance program on a monthly basis for 2004. The non-union health and dental insurance
contracts that the city has received are still being evaluated and a recommendation to the City
Council is anticipated either next week or in early December.
Recommenda tion
It is recommended that the City Council approve a $__ per month increase in the contribution level
for non-union employee insurance program.
Program Assistants and Program Leads will be eligible to receive an increase for
each year the employee works in that position based on a fully competent rating on
his/her performance review. Increases shall be based on the following:
Number of Months
Position Worked in Last Year Hourly Increase
Program Assistant 6 or more $ .50
Program Assistant less than 6 $ .25
Program Lead 6 or more $1.00
Program Lead less than 6 $ .50
Maximum additional pay is $2.00 per hour. (i.e. maximum Program Lead with
certification pay is $20.00 per hour.)
Overtime for Inventory.
13.
All non-exempt liquor store employees shall be paid one and one-half times their
regular hourly rate for taking inventory on a Sunday or a holiday.
Holiday Pay
14.
Snow plow operators shall be paid double time plus holiday pay for all hours worked
on holidays.
15.
Firefighters shall be paid double time for emergency response hours worked on
New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving,
Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
On Call Pay
16.
Street Department employees shall be paid an additional hour of pay at their regular
rate for each day they are on call during the winter snowplowing season. Any
employee who uses more than three hours of sick or vacation leave or
compensatory time off on a day when the employee was to have been on call will
not be considered on call and will not receive on call pay for that day.
Out of Class Pay
17.
Ice Arena Workers Two or Three who operate the ice resurfacer will be paid at the
Ice Arena Worker One rate for the time spent operating the ice resurfacer. Time will
be tracked in quarter hour increments.
INSURANCE BENEFITS
18.
All full time employees are eligible for insurance benefits. Part-time employees
scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for prorated insurance
benefits. Seasonal and temporary employees are not eligible for insurance benefits.
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19.
Employees eligible for insurance benefits shall be eligible for participation in the
City's Flexible Benefits Plan. The contribution levels shall be as follows:
Health Insurance Election
Single
Employee & Child(ren)
Employee & Spouse
Family
Monthly City Contribufion
$320.0O
470.00
470.00
610.00
OTHER
20.
21.
The City Council may make adjustments in any section of the Pay Plan at any City
Council meeting for any reason including performance incentives, state or federal
law changes, the Pay Equity law, or any other reason the Council deems appropriate.
All police employees who are members of the Law Enforcement Labor Services,
Locals 231 and 271, shall receive compensation and benefits as outlined in the
Master Labor Agreement between the City and the Union and are therefore not
governed by any clauses of this resolution.
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