FIN 2019-10-28 Item 2B - Discussion - Non-Represented Employees' Compensation

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INFORMATIONAL MEMO Page 8 working in conjunction with the Human Resources Department will, from time to time, review the ability of the City of Tukwila to provide wage increases to employees at these Decision Band levels during 2010. This is the first time that it was noted that the Non -represented salary table had wages frozen at the higher bands, and a market adjustment applied to the lower bands resulting in the entire pay table not moving in unison to the regression line. This began to influence future internal compression and misalignment with market. The next major alignment issues occurred in 2012, below is the summary from resolution #1769 adopted by Council for 2012 Non -represented wages: • Positions within Decision Bands Al 1-C42 and D62-E91 will receive a 3% wage adjustment effective January 1, 2012. Positions within Decision Band C41 will receive a 2% wage adjustment effective January 1, 2012. D61 and F102 no wage adjustment. • A COLA increase will be given to positions within Decision Bands Al1— F102 = 3.3% • Item B resolution 1769 — "The City Council will evaluate City Administration's recommendations regarding continued use of the DBM method in 2013." During this time frame, multiple changes occurred. However, there was still a freeze at the top level and the mid -level of the DBM. These changes affect total market and the regression analysis. This is the second time that the top of the scale was frozen in a wage adjustment, however COLA was adjusted by 3.3%. Understanding that the more one side or the other gets an increase affects the overall regression analysis and can make one side or the other appear to be over market. In 2015 for 2016 Market here is the excerpt summary: Resolution 1879: • 1.5% adjustment across the board to Non -represented employees. • F102 additional increase of 2.5% to bring it into alignment with the market (below market by average of 4%). • In addition, during the 3rd quarter of 2016, City Administration will meet with the City Council to review and discuss City Council Resolution No. 1796, specific to comparability related to non -represented employees' compensation and benefits. • No benefit changes. This change was specific to only the F102 band and did not keep up with previous increases across the DBM, which continues to have an effect on Market with the regression analysis as explained earlier. Specifically, for the 2016 market year the information memo to the Finance and Safety Committee stated that staff: "noticed there was compression within specific bands and that a new line of regression, especially for the upper bands, would be necessary to correct this issue. Administration recommending that compression and other issues be addressed at a later date when the Council reviews Resolution 1796. Recommendation to review the resolution in 3rd quarter 2016." There have been no changes to date. 1 8 Z;1Council Agenda Items\Human Resources12019 NonRep FC Oct 2812019 Non Rep Memo Final_Oct 28.docx