HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-11-28 89-17 ORDERCaRicEl Action
Date: 11-28-88 Item No. 89-17
Item/Subjectz CEMM, Authorizing the City Manager to Elmer into a Contract
With waggoner, Irwin, Scheele and Associates, Inc. for
Purposes of Performing a Pay Classification Study and
Authorizing the Transfer of funds frcn the General
Rufd's Contingency Account to Pmvide for Funding the
Study
Responsible Dept: City Manager
Ccmemntary: During last year's budget process, them was substantial
amunt of discussion regarding the need for a Classification Study to be
performed on the City's a loyses. At the present time, numerous oq:loyms
perceive that they are being inequitably treated in the classification
study, i.e., that in coaparison to other City egrloyms they either perform
more denanding work at the same salary or perform the sane work at a lesser
salary. The last cowplete pay classification study performed in the City
was done in 1969, and is Currently outdated. At the present time, we do not
have a crnplete and mnprehemive set of job classifications for all of our
employees.
During the budget process, Council approved staff's request for $30,000 to
perform such a study. pursuant to this approval, stuff has advertised for
and has received responses from eight organizations. These responses were
reviewed by a staff cannittce mrposed of the City Manager, City Solicitor,
Personnel Director, and Purchasing Agent. As a result of this review, three
firms were selected for inmrvlews. the firms interviewed included Olney,
Associates, Public Administration Service and Wagoner, Irwin and Scheele,
and Associates.
After the review, it was the Co mittee's unanimcus opinion that the firm of
Waggoner, Irvin, Scheele, and Associates, Inc. had presented the best
proposal. 1te Cawittee was particularly iapressed with the ties's proposal
to interview all anployees as to apposed to a 258 to 358 sale, with the
system which the firm would use for establishing internal equity among our
various Classifications, with the degree to which we managmvent and
supervisory staff would to involved in their study approach, with the
iWleeentation assistance which the film would provide and with the ease
with which the established system could be maintained and carried on by in-
house staff.
Unfortunately, there was one problem. Its, price quoted by this firs for
their entire package was $51,362. Tbis price world include establishing job
descriptions and job classes for all City a loyms with the exception of
unionized Police and Fire eaployses, evaluating the jobs from an internal
equity point of view, performing benchmark job market surveys to insure that
internal equity considerations would net result in a City pay classification
system which was cut of line with prevailing job market conditions, and
developing an euplofee evaluation systen to he iaplemented t mughout the
organization. The price quoted for Olney Associates for these same services
was $46,400 and Public Anadnistration Services quoted $50,420.
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After several meetings and ones quite detailed discussions with both Public
Administration Service and Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele and Associates, the
Committee has recommended that the City proceed with the study and contract
with Waggmer, Irvin, Scheele and Associates in the amount of $51,362. this
proposal was presented to the Finance Committee, and the two members of the
Committee who were present split in their recovnendationa. One member
emended that the study be performed, while the other mcameded that it
not be pursued at this time both because of the total est involved and
because of some concern over whether the pending reorganization would affect
the proposed study and make this a had time to proceed with it.
staff will be prepared on Monday to discuss this proposal in detail and w
provide you with any additional information which you might desire. At the
present time we continue to believe that this study should be performed in
order ro specifically address the concerns of certain of our employees.
Since I have arrived, my policy has been not to address any requests for
reclassification or pay adjustment until such time as an objective system
has been put in place for such purposes. While I believe City employees who
do feel unfairly treated have been patient and accepting of this policy, I
also believe that they have felt that steps would be taken m try and
resolve it in the upcoming budget process. I would very mach like to
address these concerns as quickly as possible.
One further note. After the Finance Committee meeting, I was reminded that
language is present in our contract with the Public Works coq loyees
requiring the City to hire an independent private wage consultant to study
all bargaining unit job classifications and pay rates. Should the proposal
to hire Waggoner, Irwin, S Celle not be accepted, I would recommended that
staff be requested to work further with the Finance Committee to select a
firm, perhaps at a lower price, re perform the study or a more limited
version of it.
City Manegex
Associated Iifomatiomr Order
Budget AMmval: Personnel Department Account plus $21,362 from General
Fund Contingency
Finance Director
legal Approval:
City Solicitor
Introduced For:
_Passage
_First Reading
Referral
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Aeugned to Comegor Stone, November 28, 1988
CITY OF BANGOR
Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Ccetract with
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a Pay Classification Study and Authorizing the Transfer of Funds fxan tie
General Fund Contingency Account to Provide for Funding of Study
By CBy cmweV2 of Me Cit WBawar.
ORDERED,
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THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a contract
with Waggoner, Irvin, Scheele and Associates, Inc. for provision of a Pay
Classification Study to the City of Bangor covering all emplormes with the
exception of unionize] Police end Fire employees.
SAND BEs'IT y'UkIHER CRIERBD, THAT the and of $21,362 be tranaferred
fres General SandContingency for purposes of funding this study.
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1!MYCitY Cour it November 28,1908
Passed vote: 6 Yes voting Yes i
Blapcpette,England,8hubert,So¢nardI. AMrizing'The City Merger To Enter into a
Stone,Sullivaa, ;Contract with Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele and Associates
Voting No Tilley...... ..:.......................... ...
Absent 5'x1, Sawyer- Inc.-for Purposes of Performing a Pay Classification
Study and Authorizing the Transfer of Funds
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