Wages for Management Employees1
DATE: January 28, 1982
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: William P. Craig, City Manager
SUBJECT: Supervisory and Confidential Employees 1982 Wages
For 1980 and succeeding years, supervisory employees at department
head level have had their wages computed according to a formula
that provides a salary range, designed to keep them in the same
relative relationship with the employees supervised. Consequently,
the liklihood of finding supervisors to be overpaid or underpaid,
compared to the rank and file employees, should not arise. If you
would like a copy of the original report that established the system,
please let me know prior to Tuesday so that I can get you the explan-
ation of the formula in time for your review.
For 1982, the basic wage increase granted for most city employees
was 9 plus fringe benefit increase of approximately 10 Although
the federally computed C.P.I. "cost of living" was up over 15% for
1981, most observers regard that figure as badly skewed by the
high mortgage rates, which affect relatively few people.
You may note that for many supervisory employees, the 1982 wage is
not 9% above the 1981 wage you approved. This is principally due
to the retirement turnover we have experienced, and the fact that
the new people in the positions are not, until they achieve
experience, paid relatively as well as the folks they replaced.
Among those carried in the assistants category, a few have been
assigned percentage ranges, as positions have turned over. Those
ranges are 98 -113 for the Police Administrative Assistant, 85 -100
for the Assistant Director, Community Development, and 154 -169 for
the Police Division Commander (if base rank is sergeant). If a
commander is appointed from base rank patrol officer, the range
would be 136 -151.
Two differences from 1981 are the abolition of the temporary position
of Deputy Assessor ($24,500 per year), and the substantial reduction
in proposed pay for the intern position, since we believe an intern
can be obtained from one of the universities for a fixed time for
that annualized rate.
As usual, if you have any questions at all on this subject, please
contact me at the office or at home prior to the meeting, so that
an accurate answer can be prepared.
Respectfully submitted,
William P. Craig
NAME
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1982 WAGES FOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES
POSITION 81 Stanton Group
5 Average
JOHN J. STROJAN Public Wks. Dir. 35,100
4IIIE LABERGE Supt of Police 33,800
SCOTT RENNE Assessor -Clerk 29,500
JOHN SCHEDLER Finance Director 31,900
EVERETT BEECHER Operations Director 26,424
JAMES KERRIGAN Community Dev. Dir. *28,764
A S S I S T A N T S
JACK PRATT Commander 30,300
GORDON ANDERSON Asst. Engineer 27,264
RAY KOHNEN Chief Inspector 26,100
TOM CEDAR Water Sewer Supt. iiiiy ROBINSON Street San. Dept *23,028
ROBERT JORGENSON Building Supt. *23,028
ELRUE DUNSMORE Parks Superintendent *23,028
ANNE NORRIS Asst. Dir Comm. Dev. *18,468
BONNIE WENDLANDT Police Adm. Asst.
LEE COOPER Sign Signal Supt *23,028
BILL PICHA Shop Supt. *23,028
C O N F I D E N T I A L E M P L O Y E E S
Intern 12,475
1981 Proposed 1982
$35,287
34,372
31,813
30,350
28,156
20,790
30,750
27,500
25,660
25,070
24,950
23,490
24,830
17,600
17,860
22,910
21,900
38,328
37,779
34,381
32,982
30,583
23,611
31,782
29,975
27,969
27,326
27,196
25,604
27,065
16,990
20,389
24,972
23,871
Secy. to Manager 15,372 15,675 16,241
8,400 10,000
Comparability in question
April 4, wage to $32,382
NOTE: All assistants and confidential employees to receive HMEA dental benefits.
All supervisory and confidential employees to receive HMEA vacation and
severance benefits. Wages and benefits retroactive to January 1, 1982.
All "1981" wages above are as granted by Council last year. Some personnel
WPC:jk now in positions are making less by authority of City Manager, since they
1 -28 -82 are replacements.
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Prices in Cities
rose 15% in '81
By Josephine Marcotty
Staff Writer
Twin Cities consumer prices Jumped
15.3 percent In the year ended De-
cember 1981, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported Friday.
It was one of the largest 12 -month
increases recorded among 28 metro-
paten areas for the year, and was
the largest In the Minneapolis -St
Paul area Since 1947 1
By contrast, plentiful food and the
recession combined to make the na-
tional inflation only 8 9 percent last
year. the slowest pace 'since 1977
and a drop of 3 5 points from 1980 A
White House spokesman called the
i figures "substantial progress"
against the wage and price spiral.
For the Twin Cities, the major factor
In the jump was a 31.7 percent in- Inflation continued on page 7A
crease In the home ownership com-
ponent of the Index, which covers
the cost of buying, financing and
maintaining a home. Fuel and utili-
ties, up 16 percent, and transporta-
tion, up 11.3 percent, were additional
factors.
Over the past 12 months food and
beverage costs have risen 3.8 per-
cent, compared with an 8 5 percent
gain In the year ended December
1980 1
Between October and December,
consumer prices rose 2 4 percent A
4 6 percent increase En the housing
component was again the major fac-
tor, primarily due to higher home
mortgage interest costs. Residential
rent also posted a Large gain, advanc-
ing 6.1 percent over the two months.
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Saturday, January 23, 1982
23rd day; 334 to go this year
Sunrise: 7:42. Sunset: 5:08
Today's weather
Oh snow!
The snow that didn't end Friday In
the Twin Cities maybe won't end
today either. Light snow or snow
flurries are expected to continue Into
tonight, and the snow already on the
ground will be blown and drifted by
northwest winds of 30 to 40 m p h
Temperatures will fall steadily today
from an overnight low of 10 to 15
toward a low tonight of 5 to 10 below.
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