Not every good idea will work everywhere …
Monday, August 30th, 2010
I just don’t think this idea will catch on.
From the Maumelle Monitor we learn of a different way to pay municipal employees.
Non-elected city employees were given a one-time, 1 percent bonus after the Maumelle City Council approved it during a meeting on Aug. 16.
The council approved a resolution which took $27,000 from the general fund reserve balance, $1,500 from the street fund, and $1,500 from the sanitation fund.
“At the time we did our budget, we did not want to overextend ourselves,†according to Alderman Jaimie Stell.
Stell said city officials are now confident they can award the bonuses after tracking revenues during the past several months during the economic downturn.
Last year, city officials were concerned about awarding raises because they were unsure how well revenues would pour into the city treasury.
City Attorney JaNan Davis told the council that if the extra pay were considered a merit increase that it would remain in the employees’ base pay in the future. If the council adopted a bonus, then the additional revenue would be considered a one-time payment of more cash.
“Merit increases remain with the employee in 2011, 2012 and any increases beyond this would be added on top of this one,†Davis said. “A bonus is a one-time payment. There is no increase in salary.â€
How about it?
Do you think your municipal employees would go for this?
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