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Lathrop: (INAUDIBLE) <br /> <br />Mayer suggested 4.3% instead of the 3.65% . <br /> <br />Howard stated that he would oppose increasing the overall amounts <br />set for salary. <br /> <br />Mayer moved that Council approve that the average regular salaries <br />be increased 4.3%. <br /> <br />Davidson stated that the motion died for lack of a second to the <br />motion. <br /> <br />Annette Brand, City Administrator. <br /> <br />Brand: <br /> <br />I appreciate Tom Mayer's support of <br />the staff and I think he's <br />absolutely right. The last two <br />years we've taken some benefits <br />away. Tom, you said, if we are now <br />competitive in salaries, it's time <br />to start giving back some of the <br />benefits. So, if this is the <br />beginning of the lowering of the <br />salaries every year, I do hope that <br />you will begin to restore some of <br />the benefits, because we do have a <br />very exceptional staff here. This <br />staff is highly employable in other <br />cities and quite a few of them in <br />private industry, because their jobs <br />are transferrable. A few years down <br />the pike, if this is the beginning <br />of the deterioration of how we <br />compensate our employees, you're <br />going to find that you can only hire <br />those people who can't command <br />competitive salaries. We have a <br />very demanding citizenry with very <br />high expectations. You will find <br />that the level of service that <br />you're able to deliver is not <br />acceptable to them. <br /> <br />Davidson: <br /> <br />If Bill has significant data to <br />indicate that a higher level is what <br />should be paid, and I have not seen <br />that data, I would be more than <br />happy, at a future time, to adjust <br />the budget to reflect that data. <br /> <br />Howard concurred. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br /> <br />