RESOLUTION NO. RS2014-1129

A resolution adopting a new pay plan for all employees of The Metropolitan Departments of Fire and Police, effective January 1, 2015.

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Civil Service Commission, has, pursuant to Section 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 Civil Service Commission has adopted the salary ranges for each grade; and, WHEREAS, the Director of Personnel for the Civil Service Commission has recommended, after the Commission's approval, desirable salary ranges for each grade to the Director of Finance; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to RS2013-713, a new pay plan was approved by the Metropolitan Council to go into effect on January 1, 2014; and,

WHEREAS, the pay plan that was adopted pursuant to RS2013-713 included increment pay increases that are earned at various time intervals; and,

WHEREAS, it is the desire for these increment increases to continue; and,

WHEREAS, it is further 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 Metropolitan Civil Service Commission has recommended that the pay plan approved under RS2013-713 be amended to allow a salary increase for all employees of the Metropolitan Departments of Fire and Police in the amount of one (1.0%) percent, 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 employment 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 an immediate need to address specific job classifications which are greater than 20% below median market rates when compared to similar positions in the market and with comparable governmental entities; and,

WHEREAS, the Director of Finance has approved the recommendations of the 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 RS2013-713 and which went into effect on January 1, 2014, for all employees of the Metropolitan Departments of Fire and Police, from and after January 1, 2015, shall be as provided in Exhibit A. Exhibit A reflects a salary increase in the amount of one (1.0%) percent and the continuation of increment increases. Exhibit A is incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set out herein.

Section 2: Additional funding shall be provided to each 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 20% 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, 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 of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Ronnie Steine, Doug Pardue

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Personnel Committee Public Safety Committee
Introduced:	June 17, 2014
Adopted:	June 17, 2014
Approved:	June 18, 2014
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