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&CH;H=?#IGGCNN?? -CHON?MȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚȚ*OFS ǷțǴǲǳǺ Compensation Policy C. Committee members continued discussing the compensation policy for City employees. The City Council held a work session on June 19, 2018 where there was consensus for the Finance Committee to continue discussing COLA and market adjustments, compression, positions above and below market, and new incentives. On July 2, the City Council received a letter from a coalition of non-represented employees asking for reconsideration of comparable cities, salary process, recruitment and retention, and compression. Chair Quinn asked for comment from those in the room. Staff stated that the main concern for non-represented employees is the comparable cities. Resolution No. 1796 currently states that comparable cities will be all Puget Sound jurisdictions with +/- . However, cities like Burien and Shoreline that appear on that list do not provide the same services, such as police, fire, and utilitiesservice levels for the daytime population of 150k+. It may be more appropriate to compare salaries to cities with the same number of employees and/or that offer the same levels of service. Many non-rep employees would also like a full salary study and would like retention and incentives to be re-evaluated. Committee members requested copies of the full Association of Washington Cities Salary and Benefit Survey for both 2017 and 2018. Councilmember Kruller asked that the desired criteria for comparable cities be provided in writing. Staff presented the results of the 2017 market study for the positions of City Administrator, Public Works Director, Police Chief, Parks Director, Deputy Police Chief, Deputy Public Works Director, Deputy Finance Director, Building Official, Human Resources Analyst, Deputy City Clerk, and Administrative Assistant. The regression analysis results show that the City is in alignment overall and that COLA adjustments have kept salaries on pace. Councilmember Robertson requested a column showing how the comparable cities classify jobs, be it decision band methodology or something else. Councilmember Quinn commented on the delay in doing the market study and stated that in the future they should be done on schedule per the policy regardless of what else is going on. Although none of the comparable cities have a Fire Chief, Councilmember Robertson asked that a column be added for that position, listing cities that have it. He also asked that staff provide a list of jobs deemed not benchmarkable. Councilmember Kruller asked that the salaries be listed in annual, not monthly, amounts. The Committee also asked for more information on benefits that other cities provide for recruitment, motivation, and retention. DISCUSSION ONLY. 2018 1 Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report st D. Staff presented the 2018 First Quarter Sales Tax and Miscellaneous Revenue Report, including details on retail sales tax, gambling tax, and admissions tax revenues with sales tax broken out by industry classifications. Total sales tax collections for the 1st quarter were $33,000, or 1%, above those for the same period last year. Construction sales tax is up 15% compared with the same period last year, and sales tax from other industries decreased by $17,000. It is possible that the 2018 budget for sales tax revenue will not be met. Committee members discussed concerns about flattening sales tax and asked that the full Council receive the report. Councilmember Kruller stated that she has asked several times if Administration is aware of other cities that have built as many construction projects in the same time frame as the Public Safety Plan Projects, and staff will follow up. DISCUSSION ONLY.