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PERSONNEL DIRECTOR DONLON APPROACHED THE BOARD AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY SET THE SALARY RANGES AS RECOMMENDED ON PAGE 10 OF THE CODY REPORT. HE CONTINUED THAT STARTING ON PAGE 18, THERE ARE FOUR PAGES WHICH DEAL WITH THE COST OF LIVING, AND THIS COST OF LIVING DATA SHOULD BE USED IN MAKING LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS IN FUTURE YEARS, MR. DONLON .FURTHER NOTED THAT AT THE BOARD MEETING ON APRIL 4TH, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WHEN A GENERAL INCREASE WAS GIVEN THIS YEAR, IT WOULD NOT IN ANY WAY AFFECT THE SALARY RANGES, WHICH WOULD REMAIN THE SAME AS WHEN ADOPTED THE FIRST OF JUNE. THESE PAY RANGES SHOULD LAST TWO YEARS OR MORE. MR. DONLON THEN READ FROM THE .JUNE 6TH MINUTES AND QUOTED COMMISSIONER LYONS, WHO STATED THAT 'THE REPORT WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GETTING PEOPLE TO THEIR PROPER JOB LEVEL," WHICH IS CORRECT. HE CONTINUED THAT COMMISSIONER SIEBERT SAID, "THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT SALARY LEVEL SHOULD NOT BE BASED ON COST OF LIVING INCREASES,' AND COMMISSIONER LYONS STATED THAT 'SIF SOMEONE IS AT THE TOP OF THEIR RANGE, THEY DON'T GET A RAISE. It MR. DONLON CONTINUED THAT CONSIDERATION OF THOSE AT THE TOP OF.THEIR RANGE WOULD BE RELATED TOA SURVEY OF THE LOCAL JOB MARKET; IF PEOPLE STAY AND DO NOT PROGRESS BEYOND THAT POINT, THERE ARE NO RAISES. HE CONTINUED THAT IT COST $20,000 TO BRING PERSONNEL UP TO THE RIGHT LEVEL, AND CODY AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THIS YEAR ONLY, A GENERAL INCREASE BE GIVEN TO ALL -EMPLOYEES. HE NOTED THAT THIS YEAR THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO A COMPLETE EVALUATION OF EACH EMPLOYEE, BUT IN FUTURE YEARS, THERE WILL BE AND THEY WILL BE ASKING THE BOARD FOR A SET AMOUNT OF MONEY. AT THE PRESENT TIME OUR SALARY RANGES ARE COMPETITIVE AND THE STARTING PAYS ARE EQUAL TO THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, BUT IF WE STAY THERE, WE ARE GOING BACKWARDS AGAIN - YOU CANNOT STAND STILL. NIR. DONLON INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THEY, THEREFORE, ARE RECOMMENDING A GENERAL INCREASE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. HE MENTIONED THAT THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS'RECOMMENDED A 6.7% INCREASE, ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE ASKING 7%, AND PIPER IS GIVING A COST.OF LIVING INCREASE. HE FURTHER COMMENTED THAT ALL FEDERAL EM- PLOYEES ARE TALKING ABOUT 7%, AND THEY HAVE GOTTEN TWO COST OF LIVING RAISES, PLUS THEIR REGULAR INCREASES ON TOP OF THAT. MR, DONLON REPORTED THAT THE COST OF LIVING, AS OF MARCH, 1979, IS 10.3% OVER LAST YEAR. ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT A PERSON WHO IS AT THE TOP OF THEIR CATEGORY WOULD GET NO INCREASE WHATSOEVER, AND IF SOMEONE IS VERY CLOSE, THEY CANNOT GO OVER THE TOP. 42 JUN 2 0 1979 Boos 41 PACE 42