12-08-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - Regular Meeting

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Article 7. COMPENSATION The regular payday for all City employees is on alternating Thursdays. The payroll is calculated for the two -week period ending the Sunday prior to the Thursday payday. When a payday falls on an official holiday, employees will receive their pay on the preceding work day or business day. Full-time employees of the city will be compensated according to schedules adopted annually by the City Council; or included in approved labor contracts. Rate of pay will be based on the rate the employee earns on the last day of the pay period. Compensation for part-time, seasonal and temporary employees will be set by the City Council at the time of hire, or on an annual basis. Unless approved by the Council, employees will not receive any amount from the city in addition to the pay authorized for the positions to which they have been appointed. Expense reimbursement or travel expenses may be authorized in addition to regular pay. Under the Minnesota Wage Disclosure Protection Law, employees have the right to tell any person the amount of their own wages. While the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minn. Stat. § 13.43), specifically lists an employee's actual gross salary and salary range as public personnel data, Minnesota law also requires wage disclosure protection rights and remedies to be included in employer personnel handbooks. To that end, and in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 181.172, employers may not: • Require nondisclosure by an employee of his or her wages as a condition of employment. • Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document which purports to deny an employee the right to disclose the employee's wages. • Take any adverse employment action against an employee for disclosing the employee's own wages or discussing another employee's wages which have been disclosed voluntarily. • Retaliate against an employee for asserting rights or remedies under Minn. Stat. § 181.172, subd. 3. The city cannot retaliate against an employee for disclosing his/her own wages. An employee's remedies under the Wage Disclosure Protection Law are to bring a civil action against the city and/or file a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry at (651) 284-5070 or (800) 342- 5354. Section 7.01 Direct Deposit As provided for in Minnesota law, all employees are required to participate in direct deposit. Employees are responsible for notifying the Finance Department of any change in status, including changes in address, phone number, names of beneficiaries, marital status, etc. When possible, it is recommended that employees make these changes through the payroll and/or benefit portal. Election judges are exempted from this rule and will be paid via paper check. Section 7.02 Improper Deduction and Overpayment Policy If an employee believes that an improper deduction or overpayment, or another type of error, has been made, he/she should immediately contact his/her supervisor and the Finance department. If the city determines it has made an improper deduction from a paycheck, it will reimburse the employee for the improper amount deducted and take good faith measures to prevent improper deductions from being made in the future. In cases of improper overpayments, employees are required to promptly repay the City in the amount of the overpayment. The employee can write a personal check or authorize a reduction in pay to cover the repayment. Once the overpayment has been recovered in full, the employee's year to date earnings Page 25 of 151 121