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,~ ( f~, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 1979 addendum and, eventually, a part of the City's Employee Manual. Voting in the affirmative on the motion for adoption were Messrs. Hobson, Cole, Oakes, and West; and voting against the motion was Councilman Greene, for the reasons set forth in his prepared statement, as follows: Since the last time we discussed this plan, I understand that each member of Council has met privately with the City Administration. My position has not changed, and I would like to briefly outline my feelings: .- In March of 1977, Council agreed that productivity of City Hall employees should be encouraged through a pay plan which rewards employees who perform meritoriously with pay increases. Council's decision was based on a report submitted by Municipal Advisors Incorporated who stated, "It is recommended that annual merit increases be granted to those employees who, on the basis of a careful performance evaluation, deserve to receive a raise to reward them for a sustained period of meritorious performance." Council asked the City Administration to draw up a pay plan which met these objectives. I feel that the City Administration's proposed plan, which we are now considering, does not accomplish Council's objective of giving additional pay to those employees who perform better than others, for the following reasons: 1. A large percentage of City Hall employees -- 47% to 62% in the first five years -- will receive raises over-and- above cost-of-living increases, based on an adequate, but not exceptional, job. - 2. Virtually automatic across-the-board increases, in addition to cost-of-living, are given to employees for the first 5 years, or, through step six. 3. When step six is reached, an employee is eligible for longevity pay increases, which enables the employee to get pay increases, in addition to cost-of-living, simply by coming to work every day, and not by doing an exceptional job. 4. Only a small percentage of total pay increases over-and- above cost-of-living are related to meritorious performance.