Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, November 20, 1957 to December 2, 1959, lvc000011-165

ACTING MAYOR Commissioner Sharp moved that in the absence of Mayor Baker and Mayor Pro Tem Whipple from June 19th to June 23rd, 1958, Commissioner Bunker be elected as Acting Mayor. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Whipple. VARIANCE (V-6-58) City Attorney Cannon advised the Commission that the record shows that on June John Replogle 4, 1958 the Board approved the application of John Replogle for variance to Sidewalk Requirement build a dwelling on an undersized lot at 214 Circle Drive, subject to the signing of an agreement and posting of a performance bond for the installation of (See Page 159) a sidewalk; and since the Board has earlier in this meeting acted to delete this particular condition, a motion should be made to correct the same. Commissioner Sharp moved the action of the Commission on June 4, 1958 relative to the granting of Variance V-6-58 be corrected to show that this variance is granted subject to the installation of a driveway and on the further condition that Mr. Replogle file a letter that Mr. Replogle file a letter with the City stating that he is willing to enter into an assessment or improvement district for the installation of sidewalks in this area when the City determines that sidewalks are required. Motion seconded by Commissioner Fountain and carried by the following vote: Commissioners Bunker, Fountain, Sharp and His Honor voting aye; noes, none. Absent: Commissioner Whipple. PAY PLAN Commissioner Bunker stated that he felt that the proposed pay plan should be discussed before the first of July, and he personally felt that the City cannot wait any longer. City Manager Kennedy stated that at the time of the adoption of the 1958-59 Fiscal year Budget funds had been included to adopt the recommended Pay Plan within the limits of the available funds. The total cost of adopting the complete recommendations would have been approximately $200,000.00. The recommendations were provided for in the Budget on a modified basis which would cost approximately $80,000 the first year. The recommended Pay Plan is a 5 step plan, the same as the existing Pay Plan. In the present Pay Plan an employee is hired on the first step and is eligible for the second step at the end of 6 months, and eligible for the third, fourth and fifth steps one year after going to the second step. In the recommended Pay Plan, employees will be hired at the first step and became eligible for the second, third, fourth and fifth steps after service of one year in each step. Generally, personnel have been placed in the recommended schedules at that salary which is either equal, to or nearest above the salary received under the present schedules. Personnel presently at a salary greater than the maximum of the recommended salary are not reduced in salary but held at their present salary. During the Fiscal year 1958-59 personnel will generally be eligible for a subsequent step increase depending on their service in grade under the new service time requirements of one year's service between eligibility for each step of the plan. Certain arbitrary decisions had to be made that do not quite correspond to general policy; however, wherever this had to be done it was done in the interest of equity and consistent with the problem of availability of funds. Mr. Kennedy pointed out that in regard to the foregoing the majority of the employees are receiving a salary increase; however, some employees will be frozen at the amount they are making because their present salary is greater than the top of the recommended schedule; some employees will initially receive the same salary as they are now making because their amount of service is such that they are not initially entitled to an increase, and that in a few instances salaries will be slightly reduced due to a change in the hours worked. In regard to the question of the Police Department and Fire Department Schedules, the Public Administration Service recommendation on the Police Department was as follows: Position Schedule Police Chief 42 Asst. Chief 36 Lieutenant 33 Sergeant 30 Patrolman 27 Public Service Administration recommendation on the Fire Department was as follows: Position Schedule Fire Chief 40 Asst. Chief 34 Battalion Chief 32 Captain 29 Engineer 27 Fireman 26 The question of raising the Fire Department Schedules as recommended in the Survey so that the Fire positions would be essentially the same as the Police Department positions, would result in the following schedule: Position Schedule Chief 42 Asst. Chief 36 Battalion Chief 33 Captain 30 Engineer 28 Fireman 27 6-18-58