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Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas questioned how staff would be utilizing the information from the pay study. Massopust noted he would be meeting with all three unions to discuss the market dynamics. Councilmember Axberg encouraged the City to be aware of how superv isors are compensated noting much more is expected of them and she did not want to see a pay compression taking place. She asked where the most changes occurred within the new pay plan. Massopust discussed the changes that occurred within the pay plan. Councilmember Axberg questioned what the goal was of the step plan. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas indicated the goal within the pay plan was to provide pay equity while also working to retain employees. Ms. Linnihan commented on the progression analysis and commended the City for its pay efforts. She then reviewed the implementation scenarios that could be pursued by the City. She recommended with each scenario that the Council move employees to the next closest step without implementing a pay decrease. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas questioned what the costs were for each of the three scenarios. Massopust stated Option 3 was very expensive. He noted staff has been focused on Option 4. Ms. Linnihan encouraged the Council to approve the recommended position title and classification adjustments. In addition, she recommended the Council approve the pay plans and position grade assignments. She encouraged the Council to approve an implementation scenario that addresses that City’s compensation philosophy, business goals and that is fiscally sustainable. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas questioned how often the City should review its pay structure. Ms. Linnihan recommended this work be done every three to five years. Councilmember Dunsworth commented on how the employees at her organization were compensated. Councilmember Axberg clarified for the record that when employees top out, they would still receive pay increases through COLA. Councilmember Allen asked if it was common to have nine grades and steps. Ms. Linnihan stated this was relatively common. Massopust indicated the plan was to have the new pay plan going live in July of 2023. He commented further on the expense of the different scenarios. He proposed the expense be funded through the Community Reinvestment Fund. The levy impact over the next three years was discussed. Mayor Niedfeldt-Thomas requested the pay increases be laid out with the levy projections and that this information be provided to the City Council. Councilmember Dunsworth explained she was supportive of the new pay plan in order to retain the talent the City had. She requested staff provide the Council with an adjusted budget. She anticipated adjustments would be have to be made to the budget by staff. She noted she did not want to see a levy increase because of the new pay plan. Massopust estimated the budget would be 2% higher than was previously projected.