CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the recommended adjustment to non-union employee pay ranges
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DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
SUBMITTED BY: Jim Sheehan, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
None
BACKGROUND:
The City maintains position classifications and pay ranges for non-union employees. The pay ranges are established based on ranges for other position classes, requisite qualifications and general rates of pay for comparable work in other public and private employment in the area. The City's structure for pay ranges includes a minimum, midpoint and maximum salary. An adjustment to the pay range would move each of those categories by the designated amount of the increase and provide greater flexibility within the pay ranges. Pursuant to Section 1-7-7 of the Naperville Municipal Code, the City Council is authorized to adjust pay ranges.
DISCUSSION:
Actual employee pay is separate from pay range movement. Range movement is a function of market conditions while employee pay is a function of individual performance.
Pay ranges exist to allow differentiation in employee pay based on responsibilities, performance, and experience. For example, a Customer Care Representative would be in a pay range from $44,007 to $67,185 and an entry level candidate would be targeted to receive a starting salary of $44,000 to $45,000 (close to the minimum of the salary range). As the Customer Care Representative progresses in their career, they would continue to be in the same salary range, but their salary would be adjusted within that range based on merit. The salary ranges allow supervisors to move employee salaries without seeking reclassification into a new position with a different salary range.
Staff compensation and the salary review process includes participation in annual salary surveys from a number of sources including: local communities, World at Work and Salary.com/CompAnalyst. Surveys are used throughout the year and the City relies on CompA...
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