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Home My WebLink AboutRes2012-010 Sponsored by: Clerk CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION 2012 -010 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, APPROVING AMENDMENT #1 TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY CLERK, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS WHEREAS, Johanna Kinney has been employed by the City Council in Seward, Alaska as the City Clerk since January 1, 2011; and WHEREAS, prior to January 1, 2011, Kinney was employed as the Assistant City Clerk/Deputy City Clerk for six years where she obtained designation as a Certified Municipal Clerk; and WHEREAS, the City Clerk does not participate in standard employee step increases or cost of living allowances (COLA) as outlined in the Seward City Code, and any increase in pay or annual leave accrual must be by an amendment to the employment agreement; and WHEREAS, the City Council met with Kinney on January 23, 2012 to evaluate the City Clerk's performance; and WHEREAS, the City Council agrees to increase Kinney's salary by 10% to an annual base salary of $62,590 based on a satisfactory performance evaluation; and WHEREAS, Kinney's contract indicates that the City Council will review Kinney's salary annually prior to adoption of the City's fiscal budget; and WHEREAS, as is standard practice during the budget process, the Clerk's salary is typically adjusted in conjunction with all other City employees since it may be considered inappropriate to anticipate the outcome of evaluation or salary negotiations, and therefore the Clerk's salary, in keeping with the cost of living for all other employees, was not budgeted to increase at all in the 2012 or 2013 budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that: Section 1. Amendment No. 1 to the City Clerk's employment agreement dated November 24, 2010 between the City of Seward and Johanna Kinney results in an increase in the position's annual base salary to $62,590, and is hereby approved. Section 2. Funding in the amount of $6,830 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund undesignated fund balance account no. 101- 0000 -3050 to the 2012 City Clerk budget as follows: ,,,�. $5,562 to account 101- 1130 -5010 (salary); $444 to account 101- 1130 -5060 (PERS); $674 to account CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RESOLUTION 2012 -010 i moil 101 -1130 -5040 (leave); $64 to account no. 101 -1130 -5080 (workers comp); and $86 to account no. 101- 1130 -5090 (medicare). Section 3. Funding in the amount of $6,830 is hereby appropriated from the General Fund undesignated fund balance account no. 101 - 0000 -3050 to the 2013 City Clerk budget as follows: $5,562 to account 101 -1130 -5010 (salary); $444 to account 101 -1130 -5060 (PERS); $674 to account 101- 1130 -5040 (leave); $64 to account no. 101- 1130 -5080 (workers comp); and $86 to account no. 101 -1130 -5090 (medicare), and the effective date of this appropriation is January 1, 2013. Section 4. The effective date of the salary increase shall be retroactive to January 1, 2012. Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 13 day of February, 2012. THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA smoil SK David Seaward, yor AYES: Valdatta, Keil, Shafer, Casagranda, Terry, Seaward NOES: None ABSENT: Bardarson ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: r ' ,,!•,AQ , ,,,,, J ( hanna Kinney, CMC �.` .4 '. . . ity Clerk (.r NI k re 2 ®o t, w ....1 0. _,...., (City Seal) :I : t� r �� . , 4 . \*::: •.,.47.4.* OF ik - �''� w-Inns SS Council Agenda Statement V �6,�O Meeting Date: February 13, 2012 ,,�,_.\, , To: City Council 4 44 - 0- 1 ' From: Johanna Kinney, City Clerk c Agenda Item: Resolution 2012 - vt , Amending the Employment Agreement with the City Clerk BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION: Johanna Kinney has been employed by the Seward City Council as the City Clerk since January 3, 2011. The City Clerk does not participate in standard employee step increases or cost of living adjustments (COLA) as outlined in the Seward City Code, and any increase in pay must be by an amendment to the employment agreement via Council Resolution. The attached resolution reflects a 10% increase to Kinney's salary, to $62,590 annually, reflecting the outcome of an annual evaluation by the Seward City Council, which took place on January 23, 2012. During the budget process, the administration typically makes no judgment about pay changes for the City Clerk, as it is sometimes uncomfortable for a Clerk to justify budgeting for a pay raise that will require an evaluation and a contract negotiation. Therefore, during the 2012 and 2013 budget process, administration did not include any budget adjustment for the Clerk. This was done simply to reflect the fact that no COLA was included for City employees in 2012 or 2013. The attached resolution appropriates the additional salary and benefits necessary to accommodate a 10% pay increase. INTENT: The intent of this increase is to bring the City Clerk's salary up to a level comparable to other City Clerk wages in similar Alaskan municipalities, and to amend both the 2012 and 2013 budgets to accommodate the impact. CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Yes No N/A 1. Comprehensive Plan (document source here): x 2. Strategic Plan (document source here): x 3. Other (list): n/a FISCAL NOTE: The total impact on salary and benefits of this contract amendment is $6,830 in 2012 and also in 2013. An appropriation is being requested from General Fund undesignated fund balance. Approved by Finance Department: 44,-.4.,,e a5 ATTORNEY REVIEW: Yes No X RECOMMENDATION: �p Council approve Resolution 2012- 6 , amending the employment contract with Johanna Kinney effective January 1, 2012, and appropriating funds.