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I <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE AGREED WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN, BUT FELT <br />A BETTER TIME WOULD BE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR, ESPECIALLY <br />SINCE WE ARE NOW GOING INTO BUDGET TIME, <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT EXPRESSED THE SAME CONCERN AND FELT IF <br />WE IMPLEMENT THIS PLAN NOW, ANY INCREASE IN OCTOBER WOULD BE A VERY <br />MINIMAL INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD AND THERE SHOULD BE NO MERIT INCREASES <br />AT ALL UNTIL A YEAR FROM OCTOBER BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIME BETWEEN NOW <br />AND OCTOBER TO DO AN EVALUATION ON EVERY EMPLOYEE, <br />PERSONNEL DIRECTOR DONLON AGREED THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME <br />TO REEVALUATE EVERYONE BY OCTOBER, BUT FELT THESE ADJUSTMENTS NEED TO BE <br />MADE RIGHT NOW SINCE EMPLOYEES ARE COMING TO HIM AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK <br />TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO GET A RAISE. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD HATE <br />TO LOSE GOOD PEOPLE BECAUSE WE DO NOT RECLASSIFY THEM AND FELT IF WE HOLD <br />OFF ALMOST SIX MONTHS, WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOSE THEM. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT THE REASON HE MADE THE MOTION <br />WAS PRIMARILY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RETAINING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING UNDER- <br />PAID, <br />DISCUSSION AROSE IN REGARD TO COORDINATING THIS WITH THE CLERK'S <br />OFFICE, THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, ETC., AND WHAT ASSURANCE WE HAVE THEY <br />ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS NOW, IT WAS FINALLY AGREED THAT WHETHER THE <br />OTHER OFFICIALS ACCEPT THEIR REPORTS OR NOT, IT SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE <br />BOARDS DECISION, <br />COMMISSIONER LOY NOTED THAT SOON ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL BE <br />ASKING THE BOARD FOR THEIR SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT WE WILL BE RECOMMENDING <br />FOR BUDGETS IN REGARD TO SALARIES, CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ENSUED ABOUT <br />WHAT SHOULD BE RECOMMENDED, VARIOUS PERCENTAGES WERE CONSIDERED FOR <br />ItCOST-OF-LIVING" OR 'GENERAL INCREASE, it AND QUESTIONS WERE RAISED AS <br />TO HOW THIS WOULD APPLY WITHIN THE SALARY RANGES. IT WAS NOTED THAT <br />RANGES WILL HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED AFTER A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. <br />CHAIRMAN WODTKE NOTED THAT WHEN AN ADJUSTMENT IS MADE IN THE <br />RANGE, WE BASICALLY ARE NOT GIVING ANY SALARY INCREASES, BUT JUST <br />CHANGING THE MINIMUMS AND MAXIMUMS, <br />MAY . 91979 <br />77 <br />BOOKAn PAGE O� <br />