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Finance Committee
COMMITTEE NAME OR MEETING TYPE
MEETING OATE: Municipal Center MEETIN6 TIME: 7:00 P.M.
MEETING PLACE: Aldermen' s Conference Room -
MEMBERS PRESENT: Aldermen Bolger, Adams, Locke; Chairman Lieder
MEMBERS ABSENT:
OTHERS PRESENT: Mayor Busse, City Admn Peterson, Citv Clerk Gilpin � _—
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PURPOSE OF�MEETING: Hear wage and benefit requests of employee representatives.
-FIRST MATTER DISCUSSED: 1) Kathy Kunzer for Bldg. & Zoning, Anne Rodenkirch & John Harrison.
2) Rhonda Rushing For ity C er s o ice.
3) Tom Schmidt for Parks & Recreation
4) Mike Owsley for P.W. Street Division
5) h1ike PalmPr fnr P W WatPr fli �icinn ' --
6) Joe Dohert.v for Communications.
7) Pat Lubben & Sis Berggren for Police Clerical & non-sworn personnel .
8) Gary Gilpin for Wastewater Treatment Plan.
-SECOND eMATTER DISCUSSEdII Stahlman for McHenry Police Officer's Association
DECISION OR RECOMMENOATION:
-THIRD MATTER DISCUSSED:
DECISION OR RECOMMENDATION:
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- FOURTH MATTER DISCUSSED:
DECISION OR RECOMMENOATION: Take requests under consideration and report back the middle of
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Apri l Jerry Peterson i s to assembl e t�ie enti re budqet for presentati on t� i n�n,�r+,„_,+„o,o,:
ADJOURNMENT TIME: 8�43 P.M. �
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FROM: Gerald R. Peterson Cit Administrator
DATE: March 4, 1992
RE: Employee Requests for Wages and Benefits
Last night the Finance Committee met with a variety of employee
group representatives to consider their requests for wages and
benefits in preparation for the 1992-93 Budget. Following is a
summary of the requests received and relevant information pertaining
to the specific request.
1) Wages
- Cost of living adjustment to salary matrix
- Continue advancing eraployees who have not reached the top
of the matrix for their salary grade
- Cost of living ad3ustment plus 2%
- Cost of living ad3ustment plus 4%
NOTE: The standard for the cost of living ad3ustments the City of
McHenry has adopted in considering wage requests is the
Chicago Annual Average CPI-U (Consumer Price Index - All
Urban Consumers). For 1991 the CPI-U Chicago Annual
Average is 2.7%.
2) Benefits
A) Personal Days
- one additional day
NOTE: Currently the City of McHenry provides 3 personal days to
regular full-time employees and 1 1/2 days to regular
part-time employees who work at least 20 hours per week.
Personal days must be used in the year earned, require
approval from the employee's immediate supervisor, and can
not be taken in less than one-half hour increments;
B) Holidays - Requests ranged from 1 to 1 1/2 additional days
and included:
- Good Friday - additional one-half day
- New Year's Eve
- President's Day
- Unspecified
Employee Requests for Wages and Benefits �
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NOTE: The City provides employees with 8 1/2 holidays with
regular part-time employees receiving pay for holidays
which coincide with their regular schedule. The following
holiday schedule is recognized: New Year's Day, Good
Friday (1/2 day), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas
Eve, Christmas Day. It should also be noted that police
officers and dispatchers have the option of receiving
straight time pay for all holidays worked. This payment is
made in early December, and for 1991, amounted to
$38,715.28.
C) Sick Time
- Allow sick time usage by employee for doctor and dentist
appointments.
- Allow sick time usage by employee to care for a member of
the immediate family.
NOTE: Based upon a count of 93 full-time employees, a total of
353 sick days were used in 1991 for a per employee average
of 3.79. Departmental averages were as follows:
Building and Zoning 4.62 days
General Office 4.03 days
Police Depart.-Non Sworn 4.15 days
Sworn 1.25 days
Public Works
Administration 6.92 days
Streets 5.41 days
WWTP 6.03 days
Water 4.96 days '
Parks and Recreation 4.92 days
The City will also pay employees for up to 3 unused sick days
annually and up to 1/2 the total accumulated sick days over 40 (up
to 100) upon retirement. The 1991 payment to employees for unused
sick days was $15,297.62. Employees earn 1 sick day per month, and
can accumulate up to 100 days.
D) Vacation Time
- 1 to 6 years 10 days
- 7 to 11 years 15 days
-12 yrs. and more 20 days
- 1 to 7 years 10 days
- 8 to 12 years 15 days
- 13 to 17 years 20 days
- 18 yrs, and more 25 days
NOTE: The City currently provides vacation time to full-time
employees and to regular part-time employees scheduled to
work 20 hours or more per week (1/2 the time allowed
full-time employees) based on the following schedule:
1 to 7 years 10 days
8 to 14 years 15 days
15 to 19 years 20 days
20 yrs. or more 20 days, plus 1 day for each year in
excess of 20
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Employee Requests for Wages and Benefits
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Based upon an employee count of 93 full-time employees, the average
number of vacation days in 1991 per employee was 12.76 with
departmental averages as follows:
Building & Zoning 10 days
General Office 11.91 days
Police Department
Non-Sworn 13.08 days
Sworn 14.38 days
Public Works
Administration 8 days
Streets 10.69 days
WWTP 16.21 days
Water 11.80
Parks and Recreation 12.33 days
E) Health Insurance
- Keep current coverages and carrier for 1992-93.
F) Miscellaneous Requests
- Written annual performance appraisal by March lst.
- Employees who receive a rating of "outstanding" on performance
appraisal be eligible for special recognition award.
- Distribution of "Friday Report" to all employees.
- Pay for cost of annual physical.
- Continue education reimbursement at current or greater rate.
- Raise boot allowance from $75 to $125.
- Consider raising crossing guard pay.
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