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Introduction Date: September 10, 2018
Public Hearing Date: September 24, 2018
Enactment Date: September 24, 2018
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2018-008
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE 3.15.025(C) TO REPEAL
THE CITY MANAGER'S UNILATERAL AUTHORITY TO ADJUST
EMPLOYEE PAY TO ACCOUNT FOR EXTERNAL EQUITY UP TO 20
PERCENT BUT PRESERVING THE CITY MANAGER'S AUTHORITY
TO ADJUST THE PAY PLAN FOR EXTERNAL EQUITY SUBJECT TO
COUNCIL APPROVAL
WHEREAS, Title 3, Chapter 15 of the Personnel section of the Seward City Code,
provides salary administration; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is required to administer the pay plan and keep it current
through periodic reviews and comparative studies of pertinent factors affecting levels of pay; and
WHEREAS, in 2001, the City hired a firm to review the City's pay plan and concluded it
would not be financially feasible to modify the entire pay plan to ensure both internal and
external equities; and
WHEREAS, in November of 2008, The City adopted an ordinance allowing the City
Manager to review and adjust salaries for external equity; and
WHEREAS, fair and equitable pay is important to employee retention; and
WHEREAS, Seward City Code requires the City Manager to consult with the City
Council and employees in developing the pay plan and schedule; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is responsible for approving the budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
(stye-eut = deletions; bold italics = additions)
Section 1. Section 3.15.025(c) of the Seward City Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2018-008
(a) The City Manager shall be responsible for administering the pay plan and keeping it
current through periodic reviews and comparative studies of pertinent factors
affecting levels of pay.
(b) Cost of living allowance. The pay plan may be adjusted with the approval of the City
Council on an annual basis to reflect a cost of living allowance (COLA) based on the
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer price index for all
urban consumers (CPI-U) for Anchorage, Alaska, for all non -union employees,
provided that changes made, if any, in the pay plan to reflect a cost of living
allowance will be effective on the day authorized by the City Council.
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manager- based efi� ;'.view of extemal equity faeter-s, and may be insti"ed withetA
the need to amend the pay plan er- elassifieatien system. The City Manager may
adjust the pay plan to account for external equity and report to City Council within
one month of approval External equity is defined to mean workers in one
organization doing the same or a substantially similar job as workers in another
organization in the same market receiving the same or substantially similar pay.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment.
ENACTED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this 24`h
day of September, 2018.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Dav' Squires, Mayor
AYES:
McClure, Towsley, Casagranda, Seese
NOES:
Keil, Horn, Squires
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2018-008
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