HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011 Resolution No. 076RESOLUTION NO . .1;L_
SERIES OF 2011
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A W AGF. INCREASE AND MODIFICATION OF BENEFITS
FOR NON-UNION EMPLOYEES OF TI!.E CITY OF ENGLEWOOD FOR THE YEARS 2012
AND 2013.
WHEREAS , this Resolution will not apply to employees represented by a recognized
collective bargaining unit in the City of Englewood because they are compensated by contract
under separate resolutions ; and
WHEREAS . by Charter omcndmcnt effective April 13, 1981, City Council provided for the
establishment of managerial and supervisory employees within the se:vice of the City of
Englewood; and
WHEREAS, by vinuc of the duties assigned to these positions by the City Manager or the City
Attorney, it has been determined th at they are confidential and therefore the City makes no
promise of continuous employment , permanent emploi..nen! or on y specific length of
employments and these employees are therefore excluded from membership, participation or
representation in any collc:ctively bargained employee system of the City of Englewood and are
exempt from the Career Service System; and
WHEREAS, pan -time benefit eligible employees are defined to be those working more than
20 and less than 40 hours per week; and
WHEREAS , these wage and benefits adj·istments for non-wlion ewpk1yees for the years 20 ! 2
and 20 I 3 shal i be:
• Wages will be increased coch year by 2% on each employee's evaluation date,
conditioned on the employee achieving a "meets expectations" rating .
• No personal leave cosh -out will be paid for unused personal leave in 2012 am! 2013 .
Unused personal leave will be converted to annual leave in November of each year.
• Employees participating in the defined benefit pension plan will begin contributing 3% of
their wages to the Plan in 2013.
WHERF.AS . Ci1y Council desires to establish a wage increase and benefits modification for
managerial, supervisory, confidential employees, and part-time benefit eligible employees for the
years 2012 and 2013 ; and
WHEREAS , this Resolution will apply to department directors, the City Manager, the City
Attorney and the Municipal Court Judge.
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY TifE CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, THAT :
Section I. For 1he years 2012 uud 20\3, the City Council of the Cily of Englewood , Colorado
hereby approves a wage increase of 2% for managc:ial, supervisory, cuufidcntial, part-lime
hcncfits eligible employees, department directors, the City Mor.ager, the City Attorney and the
Municipal Court Judge .
ADOPTED ANO APPROVJ;D this Isl doy of August, 2011.
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Date Agenda Item Subject
Wages and Benefits for Non-
August, 1 201 I 11 C iv Union employees for
2012 and 2013
Initiated By Slaff Source
Human Resources Department Sue Eaton, Director of Human Resources
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Council previously appn,ved resolutions, the last being in June, 2005 for 200f, and 2007, granting similar
wage increases and benefit changes for non-union employees of the City of Englewood as those approved
iur E11gl~wood Employees As;oclatlon. Beginning in 2036, rather than all employees being granted the
same wage increase am<',.,,t, th e City instituted a "pay for performance " compensation plan for all non-
union and EE!\ employee,;,
RECOMMEI\DED ACTION
Staff requests Council approval of wage and benefit adjustmenlS for 2012 and 2013 similar to those
granted EEA employees for :
Managerial and supervisory employees (G~11~ral Services, Police and Fire)
• Confidential employees
Part-time, benefit eligible employees .
Department directors
• City Manager, City Attorney, Municipal Judge
This adjuslment will affect approximately 171 employees.
BACKGROllND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
From 2006 through 2009 all wage increases were based upon employee performance as indicated by the
performance evaluation score, ranging from 3%-5%. In 201 0 and 2011 no wage increases were granted to
non•u11iu11 1:n:ployees.
Prior tu 2009, all non union employees were annually permmed to "cash-out" unused personal leave. In
2009, 2010 and 2011 , personal leave cash-outs were not permitted for non-union employees.
In 2012 and 2013 non-union employees will receive a 2% wage increase, conditional upon their
job performance meeting expectations, as determined by their performance evaluations .
In 2012 and 2013, non-lll1ion e"lployees wil not be permitt ed lo cash-out person al leave. but will
an11uillly be permined to convert any unused personal leave into annual leave.
In 2013, non-union employees participatin!) in the. de.finf>rl he.nefil pension plan will be required to
con1ribute 3'Vo of their earnings to the plan .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The approximate 2012 cost ,of the changes to the general fund wi ll be $1 ??,R70 and the savings generated
by the benefit d1ange~ will be $00,507, for a total cost of $42,363. The approximate 2013 cost of the
changes 10 the generai fund wiil be $122,870 and the savi11~s generated by th e benefit changes w ill be
$11 5.50i for a total cosl of $7,363. ·
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