Suspend unapproved employee pay raises and review differential pay policy
In Plain English
Some city employees currently receive extra pay that the city council never officially approved. The city manager must immediately stop these unauthorized payments. The manager will then review the entire differential pay system and recommend new rules for when employees should receive extra compensation beyond their base salaries.
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Immediately suspend differential pay to all employees and that the City Manager report back within 30 to 60 days with recommendations of those employees who should receive differential pay for the city council to approve
Have a 30 day review process to determine which differential payments are warranted. The ones that are not warranted will be discontinued, and create a differential payment process through labor meet and confer negotiations
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