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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City of Tukwila <br /> <br />City Council Finance Committee <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />FINANCE COMMITTEE <br />Meeting Minutes <br />3?JN?G<?L dzǺț ǴDzdzǺ ǷȜǵDz JȚGȚ (;T?FHON #IH@?L?H=? 2IIGț #CNS (;FF <br /> <br />Councilmembers: , Chair; Dennis Robertson, Kate Kruller <br />Staff: David Cline, Joseph Todd, Joel Bush, Jay Wittwer, Gail Labanara, Wynetta Bivens, <br />, Bill Kolden, Laurel Humphrey <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Quinn called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />I. PRESENTATIONS <br /> <br /> <br />II.BUSINESS AGENDA <br /> <br />A. Resolution: Employee Compensation Policy <br />Staff presented a draft resolution incorporating feedback given in previous Committee meetings and <br />containing policy items relating to timeliness, comparability, market ranking, and internal equity. <br />The draft also includes a change from the former Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton CPI index to the <br />Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue index introduced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Analysis shows that <br />raising the assessed value for comparable cities to +75% keeps all employees consistent with the <br />market. Mr. Kolden shared his perspective that Tukwila is to be commended for having a <br />methodology in place, and that he recommends keeping flexibility within the salary schedule so <br />there is discretion for market analysis. There are a lot of variables to consider with smaller <br />organizations as employees often have a broad range of duties that are difficult to compare with <br />other jurisdictions. Councilmember Robertson expressed concern with raising the market <br />competitiveness standard to include up to 10% above, as he believes the number of employees at <br />this level will increase. Chair Quinn noted that the Committee was tasked with addressing positions <br />significantly above market. Mr. Kolden again encouraged flexibility so that highly skilled people are <br />compensated fairly. Councilmember Kruller stated that Administration has a lot more flexibility with <br />positions than certain other cities, and that once budgets are approved the Council does not have a <br />lot of awareness of what goes on with positions. She would like the Council to have more awareness, <br />including when positions become obsolete or change titles. Committee discussion outcomes <br />include the following amendments and requests: <br /> <br /> A written presentation of current internal and local external public agency <br />salary and benefit trends, including a salary and benefits market survey of comparable <br />jurisdictions, as defined herein, will be provided to the City Council by the Administration <br />every year by the end of the third quarter that a non- <br /> Section 1(A)(2): remove sentence <br /> <br /> <br />