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AGENDA ITEM Item No.: 9 Date: July 10, 2017 Item Description: Temporary Compensation Adjustment for Finance Department Presenter: Doug Reeder Agenda Consent Agenda Interim City Administrator Section: 1. Purpose. To request City Council approval for temporary compensation adjustments for the Utility Billing Clerk and the Assistant Finance Director during the absence of the Finance Director. 2. Background. The Finance Director has been on sick leave since mid-May and the remaining members of the Finance Department have had to take over additional work loads. The date of the return of the Finance Director is still unknown. Therefore the remaining Finance Department staff will continue to have to carry extra work loads to complete the general fund budget and the audit in addition to their normal duties. The compensation adjustments will continue only during the absence of the finance director or until such other date as recommended by the City Administrator. The request is to adjust the salaries as follows: Assistant Finance Director: Adjust salary from Grade 10, start step to Grade 10 step 2 Utility Billing Clerk: Adjust compensation by $1.00 per hour. 3. Cost. The total cost this compensation adjustment is dependent on the duration of the absence of the Finance Director. The monthly additional cost will be $471. 4. Funding. The cost will be charged to the Finance Department budget which along with additional consulting costs will exceed the annual estimate which will ultimately have to be adjusted. 5. Staff Recommendation. I recommend that Council approve the compensation adjustments COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED Motion to approve the temporary compensation adjustments for the Finance staff at a monthly cost of $471 effective July 1 and to be continued during the absence of the Finance Director. Prepared By: Nz Reviewed By: 14Z Approved By: NZ