RESOLUTION NO. RS2017-718

A resolution adopting new pay plans for employees of the Metropolitan Board of Health, effective July 1, 2017, July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2019.

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 July 1, 2017, July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2019, 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 RS2016-227, a new pay plan was approved by the Metropolitan Council to go into effect on July 1, 2016; and,

WHEREAS, the pay plan that was adopted pursuant to RS2016-227 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 Board of Health’s Civil Service Commission recognizes that the pay scales included in the pay plan adopted pursuant to RS2016-227 should be modified by applying cost of living increases as of July 1, 2017, July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2019; and,

WHEREAS, the Board of Health’s Civil Service Commission recommends that the pay scales be increased by two (2%) percent as of July 1, 2017, by an additional three (3%) percent as of July 1, 2018, and by an additional three (3%) percent as of July 1, 2019; 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 her approval; and,

WHEREAS, the Mayor has approved the plan presented to her by the Board of Health’s Civil Service Commission 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 RS2016-227 and which went into effect on July 1, 2016, for the employees of the Metropolitan Board of Health, from and after July 1, 2017 shall be as provided in Exhibit “A”. Exhibit “A” reflects a salary increase in the amount of two (2%) percent and the continuation of step increment adjustments. Exhibit “A” is incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set out herein.

Section 2: Additional funding shall be provided to the Metropolitan Department of Health in the amount of two (2%) 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”. Eligibility for Open Range salary increases for FY18 will become effective as of July 1, 2017.

Section 3: The pay plan adopted to go into effect on July 1, 2017, for employees of the Metropolitan Board of Health, from and after July 1, 2018 shall be as provided in Exhibit “B”. Exhibit “B” reflects a salary increase in the amount of three (3%) percent and the continuation of step increment adjustments. Exhibit “B” is incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set out herein.

Section 4: Additional funding shall be provided to the Metropolitan Department of Health in the amount of three (3%) 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 “B”. Eligibility for Open Range salary increases for FY19 will become effective as of July 1, 2018.

Section 5: The pay plan adopted to go into effect on July 1, 2018, for employees of the Metropolitan Health Department, from and after July 1, 2019 shall be as provided in Exhibit “C”. Exhibit “C” reflects a salary increase in the amount of three (3%) percent and the continuation of step increment adjustments. Exhibit “C” is incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set out herein.

Section 6: Additional funding shall be provided to the Metropolitan Department of Health in the amount of three (3%) 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 “C”. Eligibility for Open Range salary increases for FY20 will become effective as of July 1, 2019.

Section 7: This Resolution shall take effect on July 1, 2017, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.

Sponsored by: Kathleen Murphy, John Cooper, Erica Gilmore

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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
Referred to:	Budget & Finance Committee Personnel Committee Health, Hospitals and Social Services Committee
Introduced:	June 6, 2017
Deferred:	June 6, 2017
Adopted:	June 20, 2017
Approved:	June 21, 2017
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