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"Longmont Salary Survey." Taken into consideration <br />were certain factors including internal relationship <br />with other positions in the city pay plan, recruitment <br />problems over the year and comparison of actual job <br />duties with the surveyed position. All entry level <br />salaries in the 1990 pay plan are set at multiples or <br />steps of 2.5 percent. The distance between the <br />entry-level and the maximum of a salary range is 35 <br />percent. According to an analysis of the Colorado <br />Municipal League Survey, this is the average market <br />distance between the minimum and maximum of salary <br />ranges. <br />The 1990 adopted budget includes a 2.5~ cost of living <br />increase for all regular full- and part-time <br />employees. In addition, employees may be eligible for <br />a merit increase based on performance. The amount <br />will be calculated on the 1989 salary. Certain <br />classifications may receive a salary range adjustment <br />in order to remain competitive in the market. In <br />addition, certain positions in the city are also <br />recommended for reclassification based on additional <br />job duties and responsibilities assigned to the <br />positions. New position titles and salary ranges are <br />established based on a review of job duties and <br />salaries of comparable positions. Employees who are <br />in positions that are reclassified may move to the <br />entry level salary of the new position or receive a <br />five percent increase for the reclassification, <br />whichever is greater. No reclassification increase <br />would occur for positions where the title of a <br />position is revised, but there is no change in actual <br />job duties and responsibilities. <br />Margaret Hornbostel, 655 W. Hawthorn St., <br />Councilwoman-elect, stated that she felt the Ordinance <br />should not be considered at this time due to the <br />resignation of the City Administrator. "I think it is <br />really inappropriate for us to be changing job titles <br />and reclassifying jobs when you are going to be having <br />someone coming in new who really needs to have the <br />freedom to look at the whole selection and arrange <br />things the way that they might want to do that." Ms. <br />Hornbostel suggested that the Ordinance be changed to <br />allow the cost of living raises and that the merit <br />raises and the salary reclassifications be postponed <br />until the new administrator takes office and can <br />review the proposals. "I've studied this quite <br />extensively and I still have some problem with the way <br />the jobs are being reclassified. When you reclassify <br />a job and someone ends up with a 32$ increase, someone <br />else in the City has to suffer for that..." Ms. <br />Hornbostel feels the new administrator should review <br />any raises that are $2,000 and above. <br />5 <br />