HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.D.1. Revised pay rates for Part Time Fire Dept. Officers, Resolution No. 7543 Consent Business 4. D. 1.
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator
DATE: 01/20/2015
SUBJECT: Revised Pay Rates for Part-Time Fire Dept. Officers -- Resolution No.
7543 (E)
Action Sought
The Council is asked to offer Resolution No. 7543, a resolution amending
Resolution No. 7521, a resolution adopting the 2015 pay plan for part-time
employees of the Shakopee Fire Department, and move its adoption.
Background
In acting on the City's 2015 operating budget at the December 2 City Council
meeting, the Council voted not to include funding to convert the current, part-time
Deputy Chief of Training position into a full-time Assistant Fire Chief position. It
did, however, direct staff to explore possible alternatives for addressing the
compensation for the part-time Deputy Chief of Training position.
Chief Coleman and I have explored several options. One was to leave the
Department with the same number of full-time employees but convert one of the
four full-time duty crew positions to an Assistant Chief position. A second was to
consider paying the Training Chief, and possibly other part-time officers, on a per
hour basis, rather than a salaried basis.
After exploring these options we are not recommending either. The first would
simply shift the problem and staff shortage from one aspect of the Department to
another, rather than moving things forward. The second has the potential for
significant budgetary and regulatory implications.
Therefore, Chief Coleman and I are recommending that the part-time Deputy Chief
of Training position be upgraded to an Assistant Chief of Training position and that
the annual salary for Assistant Chief be increased from $6,200 to $7,500. This is
recommended as a transitional structure until the Council can consider the request
for a full-time Assistant Chief again in a future budget cycle.
Elsewhere in the part-time officer structure, we are recommending a shift from two
Captains and four Lieutenants to a structure of four Captains and no Lieutenants.
Budget Impact
All recommendations combined are budget neutral. The City has allocated $33,400
for part-time officer salaries and the recommended approach spends exactly that
amount.
Relationship to Vision
This item relates to Goal E: Deliver effective and efficient public services by a staff
of well-trained, caring and professional employees.
Requested Action
The Council is asked to offer Resolution No. 7543, a resolution amending
Resolution No. 7521, a resolution adopting the 2015 pay plan for part-time
employees of the Shakopee Fire Department, and move its adoption.
Attachments: Resolution No. 7543
RESOLUTION No. 7543
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION No. 7521,A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2015 PAY
PLAN FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE SHAKOPEE FIRE DEPARTMENT
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, that
Resolution No. 7531, a resolution adopting the 2015 Pay Plan for Part-Time Employees of the
Shakopee Fire Department is hereby amended to authorize the City Administrator to issue
warrants upon the City Treasury from and after January 1, 2015 payable to officers of the
Shakopee Fire Department, in the following amounts.
Position Authorized # 2015 Salary
Assistant Chief of Operations 1 $7,500
$6,200
Assistant Deputy Chief of 1 $7,500
Training $57690
Deputy Chief of Engineering 1 $6,000
$5,600
Captain 4 $3,100
2 $3,000
Lieutenant 4 $47500
Adopted in adjourned regular session of the City Council of the City of Shakopee,
Minnesota, held this 20th day of January, 2015.
Mayor of the City of Shakopee
ATTEST:
City Clerk