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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY ?2, 1988 <br />CITY OF ORONO COMPENSATION PROGRAM CONTINUED <br />Mayor Grabek stated he also had concerns with any <br />additional compensation as performance incentives. <br />City Administrator Bernhardson stated performance <br />incentives were not included in this proposal.. He <br />explained the comparable worth analysis to the Council. <br />Councilmember Goetten questioned if the legislators <br />realized how much this was going to cost cities when <br />they approved .it? <br />City Administrator Bernhardson stated they estimated it <br />would cost 3-5% per payroll, which is about what it has <br />cost. <br />Mayor Grabek stated that the comparable worth <br />adjustments are necessary ::o keep good employees. <br />Councilmember Goetten agreed stating that was usually it <br />selective cases. <br />Mayor Grabek noted that this plan is slowly bringing the <br />employees wages into conformance. <br />Councilmember Peterson stated she would lih-! to see wage <br />comparisons with other communities. <br />City Administrator Bernhardson showed Council a graph <br />which represented the internal comparison of Orono's <br />employees. He explained the process of which internal <br />equity points were determined for ea::h individual <br />employee. <br />it was moved by Mayor Grabek to accept the city of Orono <br />Compensation Plan as proposed finding it a very <br />extensive, well thought -cut plan to meet requ:�rments of <br />compensation for the City employees, not accepting <br />anything above and beyond what needs tc be done. He <br />stated that all questions raised about this plan have <br />been answered by City Administrator Bernhardson and <br />felt that the plan was put together in a logical, <br />rational, and non-exhorbitant way. He felt the Council <br />must put some confidence in the City staff that put <br />together the plan due to the complexity of it. <br />No second to the motion. Motion fails. <br />Councilmember Goetten stated she is not necessarily <br />againr.t the plan, but feels she needs a better <br />understanding of it before voting on it, therefore, <br />recommends tabling for two weeks. <br />8 <br />