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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill London" <london@moscow.com>
To: "Gary Riedner" <griedner@ci.moscow.id.us>; "Vision2020"
<vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:14 PM
Subject: DISCUSSION:Riedner responds


> I forwarded the questions posed by Priscilla Salant to V2020 regarding the
> proposed city employee compensation changes.
> Below is Gary Riedner's response (Riedner is Moscow's city supervisor).
> BL
>
> Gary Riedner wrote:
>
> > Bill:
> >
> > The issues of compensation and salary equity are always contentious,
> > especially in the public sector. In 1994, the City of Moscow last
conducted
> > a salary survey which was fairly comprehensive in nature. It involves
> > reviewing and adjusting job descriptions, conducting a regional survey
and
> > adjusting the "step and grade" salary grid that was (and in some places,
> > still is) very common among governmental employers. At that time the
Council
> > directed that "a periodic review of salaries be conducted at least every
> > four years to ensure the City maintains a fair and equitable pay
system".
> >
> > To conduct the current study, the City hired BDPA, Inc., a human
resources
> > management consulting firm from Boise. Their list of clients includes
many
> > Idaho cities, counties and districts. Locally they have consulted with
City
> > of Coeur d'Alene, City of Post Falls, City of Lewiston, City of Pullman,
> > Kootenai County as well as many other southern Idaho clients.
> >
> > BDPA provided total compensation services including job evaluation,
position
> > review process, compensation strategy evaluation, salary survey, salary
data
> > analysis and compilation, salary structure design, presentation of
> > implementation options and report. BDPA will also provide services, if
> > requested, to assist in the implementation of a pay-for-performance pay
> > system.
> >
> > Preliminary discussions regarding the compensation study were discussed
at
> > Council Committees on July 1, 2002. The reports was presented last
Monday,
> > September 30 at another Council workshop. The direction that was given
was
> > to continue to evaluate the implementation options and conduct further
> > research. I anticipate that additional workshops will be required before
any
> > alternative proposal is finalized.
> >
> > On September 30, BDPA, through Andrea Fogleman and Bonnie Brazier,
presented
> > an executive summary of the "Job Evaluation and Total Compensation
Study".
> > This was distributed at that time and a copy was provided to Ted
McDonough
> > of the Daily News. A copy of the executive summary is available for
review
> > at City Hall. A review of the executive summary may answer a lot of the
> > questions people may have.
> >
> > The proposals are being evaluated at this time. Leslie Moss, our Human
> > Resources Director will return next Thursday and may be able to answer
more
> > specific questions regarding the technical aspects of the survey and
> > proposals.
> >
> > Thanks for the opportunity to respond.
> >
> > Gary J. Riedner, City Supervisor
> > City of Moscow
> > P.O. Box 9203
> > 206 E. Third St.
> > Moscow, ID 83843
> > (208) 883-7006
> > griedner@ci.moscow.id.us
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill London [mailto:london@moscow.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 9:01 AM
> > To: Gary Riedner
> > Subject: V2020 questions
> >
> > Gary:
> > Can you respond to any of these questions?
> > thanks BL
> >
> > Priscilla Salant wrote:
> >
> > > Visionaries,
> > >
> > > Thanks to the Daily News for covering the 9/30/02 Council
deliberations
> > > about employee salaries and benefits.  I would appreciate a follow-up
> > > article with the following information:
> > >
> > > What cities were compared with Moscow to determine market rates for
public
> > > employees?
> > >
> > > What positions -- and which employees -- would be covered under the
> > > proposed "executive compensation plan"?
> > >
> > > How does the Council justify leaving lower paid employees at wages
less
> > > than market rate, and increasing compensation to higher paid employees
to
> > > "keep our best folks"?
> > >
> > > Will the Council consider splitting off the merit-based salary
proposal
> > > (which is a superb idea), from the exec compensation plan (which
sounds a
> > > little fishy)?
> > >
> > > Are copies of the consultants' report available to the public?
> > >
> > > Priscilla Salant
>