RESOLUTION NO. RS2014-1128

A resolution adopting a new pay plan for employees of The Metropolitan Board of Health, effective January 1, 2015.

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Board of Health, acting in its official capacity as a Civil Service Commission, has, pursuant to Sections 12.09 and 12.10 of the Metropolitan Charter, assigned each employment classification to a salary grade as of January 1, 2015, with such assignments being equitably related to each other; and,

WHEREAS, the Board of Health's Civil Service Commission has adopted the salary ranges for each grade; and,

WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel for the Board of Health has recommended, after the Commission's approval, desirable salary ranges for each grade to the Director of Finance; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to RS2013-712, a new pay plan was approved by the Metropolitan Council to go into effect on January 1, 2014; and,

WHEREAS, it is the desire that employees, who are paid pursuant to open pay ranges, be eligible, at the discretion of the employee's Appointing Authority, to receive merit pay increases; and,

WHEREAS, the Board of Health's Civil Service Commission has recommended that the pay plan approved under RS2013-712 be amended to increase the minimum and maximum salary for all classifications by one (1%) percent; and,

WHEREAS, The Board of Health's Civil Service Commission further recommends that any employee of the Metropolitan Health Department whose salary falls under the maximum salary range of his/her classification should receive a one (1%) salary increase, with such increase becoming effective as of January 1, 2015; and,

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Civil Service Commission, through the Metropolitan Department of Human Resources, conducted a salary structure survey study during FY14 to determine if changes needed to be made to the current salary structure used by the Metropolitan Government, including determining the relationship of pay assigned to Metropolitan Government employee classifications compared to similar positions in the market and with comparable governmental entities; and,

WHEREAS, the salary survey revealed various pay issues that need to be addressed both now and in the future; and,

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Civil Service Commission determined, and the Board ofHealth's Civil Service Commission agreed, that there is an immediate need to address specific job classifications which are greater than twenty (20%) percent below median market rates when compared to similar positions in the market and with comparable governinental entities; and,

WHEREAS, the Director of Finance has approved the recommendations of the Board of Health's Civil Service Commission and forwarded the same with a statement of full budgetary implications to the Mayor for his approval; and,

WHEREAS, the Mayor has approved the plan and recommends its adoption by the Metropolitan County Council.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1: The pay plan adopted pursuant to RS2013-712 and which went into effect on January 1, 2014, for all employees of the Metropolitan Board of Health, from and after January 1, 2015, shall be as provided in Exhibit A. Exhibit A reflects a one (1%) percent increase in the minimum and maximum salary for all classifications. Any employee of the Metropolitan Health Department whose salary falls under the maximum salary range of his/her classification shall receive a one (1%) salary increase, with such increase becoming effective as of January 1, 2015. Exhibit A is incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set out herein.

Section 2: Additional funding shall be provided to the Metropolitan Health Department in the amount of two (2.0%) percent of that department's total annual open range salary budget so that employees in open range pay classifications will have the opportunity to receive merit based salary increases, at the discretion of the Appointing Authority, as reflected in Exhibit A. Open range salary increases for FY15 will be effective as of January 1, 2015.

Section 3: Employees in the classifications identified by the salary survey as being greater than twenty (20%) percent below median market rates when compared to similar positions in the market and comparable governmental entities shall be given a three (3.0%) percent salary increase as of January 1, 2015. These classifications, as approved by the Metropolitan Civil Service Commission and the Board of Health's Civil Service Commission, are reflected in Exhibit B which is incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set out herein.

Section 4: This Resolution shall take effect on July 1, 2014, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government ofNashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Ronnie Steine

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Personnel Committee Health, Hospitals and Social Services Committee
Introduced:	June 17, 2014
Adopted:	June 17, 2014
Approved:	June 18, 2014
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