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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCIV 1987-05-04 Minutes MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MAY 4, 1987 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CITY HALL 7301 NE LOOP 820 1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman Pederson called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Geor~e Pederson, Chairman Bob Roark, Commissioner Jeff Newsom, Commissioner Lyle Welch, Commissioner Jack Frisque, Commissioner Gary Cope, Alternate Others Present: Ron McKinney, Civil Service Secretary Arlita Hallam, Library Director Ron Fields, Firefighter Jill Korth, Personnel Secretary 3. APPROVAL OF MINLiTES FOR Commissioner Welch moved, seconded by Commissioner OCTOBER 15, 1986: Frisque to approve the minutes of October 15, 1986. Motion carried unanimously. 4. CONSIDERATION TO RE- Chairman Pederson asked Ron McKinney if he would CONIl~tEND CLASSIFICATION like to make an opening comment on the items to be PLAN FOR 1987-88 considered on the classification plan. Mr. McKinney began by saying the first items were requested by the library department but he wanted to point out that Item 1, Cable Technician, had previously been approved by the Commission three years ago for pay grade 5 and did not need to be reconsidered by the Commission. Also, Item 6, Librarian/Entry Level was the same as our current Librarian position and would not require commission action. Mr. McKinney stated however that he agreed with Items 2 through 5 and felt the salaries coincided with the surrounding cities. The Chairman then asked if the Library Director was present and if she would like to explain a little about the reorganization and reclassification of the positions requested by the Library. Library Director Arlita Ha11am came forward and gave a brief explanation of the requested changes for the following positions: (2) Volunteer Coordinator (new position) to be placed in pay grade 3; (3) Circulation Supervisor (new position) to be placed in pay grade 6; (4) Coordinators of Childrens, Adult, and Audio-Visual Services (new position) to be placed in pay grade 8; (5) upgrade Cable TV Coordinator from pay grade 6 to pay grade 8. Page 2 Civil Service Meeting May 4, 1987 The Chairman then asked Mrs. Hallam to explain the current pay levels of the library personnel. Mrs. Hallam went through each pay grade which included library personnel giving a brief summary of the job descriptions and amount of responsibility. Commissioner Newsom made the motion to recommend to the City Council that items 2,3,4, and 5 be approved. Commissioner Frisque seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. The next items for discussion were the positions requested in Support Services. Mr. McKinney opened the discussion by giving the Commission a brief description of the positions requested. Positions as follows: (1) Auto Servicer, grade 2; (2) Lead Mechanic, grade 8; (3) Parts Technician, grade 3; and (4) Heavy Equipment Mechanic, grade 7. There was a general discussion regarding the duties and responsibilities of these new positions. Mr. McKinney explained that the pay grades requested for these positions were apgropriated based on the pay grades of other positions in the Service Center. Commissioner Welch made the motion to recommend the four positions be classified as stated should the City Council create those positions. Seconded by Commissioner Frisque. Motion carried unanimously. At this time Mr. McKinney asked the Commission to consider upgrading the position of General Suilding Inspector to pay grade (8), the same as Technical Construction Inspector. There was a general discussion concerning the duties of the General Building•Inspector and Technical Con- struction Inspector. Mr. McKinney tried to clarify this by saying the Technical Construction Inspector's responsibility is to inspect the construction and installation of street and drainage, water and sewer lines. The General Building Inspector's responsibility is to inspect the contractor's work on buildings as the construction goes on, from ground up; plumbing, electrical, etc. Commissioner Frisque made a motion to place the position of General Building Inspector in pay grade (7). Motion failed for lack of a second. Commissioner Newsom made a motion to place the position of General Building Inspector in pay grade (8). Commissioner Welch seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-1. Chairman Pederson, Commissioners Roark,Welch, Newsom voting for; Commissioner Frisque voting against. Page 3 Civil Service Meeting May 4~ 1987 5. CONSIDERATION TO RE- There was a general discussion on the Consumer Price CONIl~IEND SALARY RANGES Index (CPI) and how it would affect the salary of FOR 1987-88 the employees and the budget. The Commission asked Mr. McKinney to gather more information including the current change in the National CPI. The Commission decided to set another date to evaluate the new in- formation. The next item of discussion was the results of the salary survey which included salaries from other cities in the surrounding area. The Commission asked Mr. McKinney if he could compare the salary surveys for 1986 and 1987 on the cities of Hurst, Euless, and Haltom City to determine the changes in the different classifications and salary ranges. The Conunission again decided to discuss this item at a later date. 6. CONSIDERATION TO RE- Mr. McKinney began by giving some background infor- COMMEND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS mation on the City's retirement system (TMRS). He FOR 1987-88 stated that (2) years aqo the city's contribution ratio was increased from (1 tol) to the current ratio of (1~ to l), with the employees contributing 59 of their salary. However, Mr. McKinney pointed out that our employee's retirement package was still below what other participating TMRS cities were providing. At this time Mr. McKinney introduced Firefighter Ron Fields who wished to speak on the subject. Mr. Fields began by stating the employees concern regarding the need for upgrading the city's TMRS program and request- ed the Commission to consider recommending an upgrading of the retirement benefits. Mr. Fields continued with a list of recommendations that would upgrade the city's TMRS program with minimal expense to the city. Recommendations as follows: (1) upgrade employee's current retirement contributions from 5~ to 79,; (2) up~rade the city's contribution to a(2 to 1) ratio; and (3) that retiree's receive the . cost of living increases available through TMRS. On another matter, Mr. Fields also asked the Commission to consider recommending that the city pay the retiree's health insurance premium. Mr. Fields stated that these proposals are needed to upgrade an inadequate retirement plan and to insure the needs and welfare of a11 employees and their families. He also requested that a designated representative of the employees be placed to work with the Commission to help study and review these proposals. After further discussion concerning these proposals the Commission wished to look over the information and set another date for further deliberation. Page 4 _ Cival Service Meeting May 4, 1987 The last item for consideration was the compensation of unused sickleave. Mr. McKinney briefly explained the basis of this benefit and how it would affect the employees. Retired employees are those who complete (20)years of continuous service with the city. They would be permitted to conyert up to (60) days of accumulated sickleave to vacation leave to be used for the (12) week period immediately preceding the date of their retirement. Long-term employees shall receive compensation for their unused sickleave after they have completed (5) years of continuous service, however these employees must maintain a minimum number of hours to participate. Mr. McKinney continued to say that each employee earns (120) hours sickleave credit per year and the amount to be paid to the employee will be determined by reducing the sickleave earned during the last fiscal year by the amount of sickleave used. The employee would be compensated for one-half of the remaining unused sickleave at their regular rate of , pay, the other half will continue to accumulate. After further discussion the Commission asked for a schedule of the employees sickleave hours and infor- mation on what other cities are currently offering their employees. The Commission would discuss this information at a later date. 7. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M. Cha' man George Pederson Ron M inney, Civil Se vice Secretary