MONROE - In a measure passed during its meeting Tuesday, the Monroe Common Council OK'd a 1.5-percent increase across the board for non-union employees within the compensation pay plan for 2016.
The resolution did not refer to miscellaneous wage increases for firefighters and other part-time workers as incorrectly reported in The Monroe Times in the Wednesday edition. Adjustments to some Parks and Recreation Department employees were made by 25 cents, but in positions such as firefighters and election workers, wages remained unchanged for the 2016 schedule.
Steps from 1 to 21, with 11 as the midpoint, are charted in a projected annual pay table for next year based on a 2,080-hour year. The Salary and Personnel Committee, which met prior to the council meeting Tuesday, agreed to approve the percentage increase as an overall change for all employees included in the table. Non-union city workers have the opportunity to advance each year by one step in addition to a merit-based increase, which moves them yet another step. Once employees reach the 11th step, considered midway on the plan, they no longer have the opportunity to move forward every year unless selected to do so by merit. These increases are decided by the worker's ability to meet certain competency criteria.
Alderwoman Brooke Bauman, who chairs the Salary and Personnel Committee for Monroe, said the benefit allows for a smoother and quicker advancement for those who deserve it based on exceptional performance.
She also introduced the matter of evaluating City Administrator Phil Rath, who was not present, during the council meeting Tuesday. Rath is the only employee who has not had his performance evaluated. As a part of an anonymous survey, aldermen agreed to evaluate Rath based on predetermined criteria.
The resolution did not refer to miscellaneous wage increases for firefighters and other part-time workers as incorrectly reported in The Monroe Times in the Wednesday edition. Adjustments to some Parks and Recreation Department employees were made by 25 cents, but in positions such as firefighters and election workers, wages remained unchanged for the 2016 schedule.
Steps from 1 to 21, with 11 as the midpoint, are charted in a projected annual pay table for next year based on a 2,080-hour year. The Salary and Personnel Committee, which met prior to the council meeting Tuesday, agreed to approve the percentage increase as an overall change for all employees included in the table. Non-union city workers have the opportunity to advance each year by one step in addition to a merit-based increase, which moves them yet another step. Once employees reach the 11th step, considered midway on the plan, they no longer have the opportunity to move forward every year unless selected to do so by merit. These increases are decided by the worker's ability to meet certain competency criteria.
Alderwoman Brooke Bauman, who chairs the Salary and Personnel Committee for Monroe, said the benefit allows for a smoother and quicker advancement for those who deserve it based on exceptional performance.
She also introduced the matter of evaluating City Administrator Phil Rath, who was not present, during the council meeting Tuesday. Rath is the only employee who has not had his performance evaluated. As a part of an anonymous survey, aldermen agreed to evaluate Rath based on predetermined criteria.