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City Council Meeting Minutes May 10, 2016 Page 8 of 10 Under the Facilities Maintenance subprogram Councilrnember Stolzmann would like to see facility audits and environmental services' reviews added in. Under the Sustain. ability subprogram Muckle would like more detailed plans listed here to take advantage of programs that are available to us and our residents and be more coordinated in our efforts. He would like to encourage businesses to install electric charging stations and also add another community garden in 2018, advertise more ,about CHARM and other sustainability options available to Louisville residents. STATUS UPDATE ON KEY INDICATORS City Manager Fleming stated staff is=continuing to work on the key. indicators. It is very much a work in progress and will be brought back to Council with more detail. Councilmember Stolzmann added this has taken much longer than it was originally thought but work is continuing. Councilmember Loo noted we need to clarify the population used in the key indicators. She noted that using "programs and participants" as a measure does not necessarily mean comparing apples to apples. She added we need to be careful we don't make it more complex than it needs to be and need to be careful what we measure so staff isn't. only working towards the single measure. OVERVIEW OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. Human Resources Director Kathleen Hix gave an overview of the City's compensation practices and a summary of the benefits offered to employees. The City's Pay Philosophy includes paying market wages, rewarding through merit increases, considering the City's financial condition, and progressive retention efforts. Annually the Human Resources staff completes a market survey and data survey to compare positions to those in other cities. Jobs are compared to similar jobs in other cities and staff tries to assure we are in the general pay range and keep people in the appropriate market range`. Each position is evaluated every year with data analysis and comparisons. With this information staff makes recommendations on budgeting for the next year. Councilmember Lipton asked how staff integrates this information into the long-term budgeting process. Human Resources Director Hix stated staff uses averages. Deputy City Manager Balser noted staff also assumes certain increases for salaries and for benefits based on the City's fiscal model. City Manager Fleming noted those assumptions are critical. Councilmember Lipton asked to know how staff works to remain an employer of choice, in the future and are we allocating enough for salaries and benefits compared to others in the metro area. 28