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February 26, 2003
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. JOseJh met in special sessidn
on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at 7:30 AM in the St. Joseph Fire Hall.
Members Present: Mayor Larry Hosch. Councilors Gary Utsch, AI Rassier, Dale Wick, Ross Rieke.
Administrator Judy Weyrens.
Others Present: Police Chief Peter Jansky.
Mayor Hosch closed the meeting at 7:30 AM to conduct the performance revieJs of the City Administr~tor
and Police Chief. At 8:20 AM the meeting was opened. Hosch summarized that it was the consensus! of
the City Council that both the Administrator and Police Chief met or exceeded performance standards as
established by the Council. Therefore they have both received favorable performance reviews and the
Council must determined the wages for 2003. '
Mayor Hosch presented the Council with a salary survey of Cities for the position of Police Chief and I
Administrator. In reviewing the current wages of the City employees in the same positions, the Police i
Chief is paid within the average range while the Administrator is paid below the median. Hosch further
stated that the wages of the Administrator are far below the average and the City should consider I
establishing a step program to advance the wages of the position to that of other Cities. Hosch stated I
that he has projected that the position must be advanced 8% each year for a period of three years. At,the
end of the three year period the wages of the St. Joseph Administrator should be similar to that of other
Cities. I
Based on favorable performance reviews, Hosch made a motion to increase the wages of the 1
Police Chief by 3.5% and continue to pay his monthly health club premium and to increase the i
wages of the Administrator by 8%, with 3.5 attributed to the cost of living and 4.5 attributed to pay
equity adjustment. The motion was seconded by Rassier. : I
Discussion: The Council was in general agreement that the Administra¡ors wages should be I
increased by 8% for a period of three years to bring the position pay into conformance with other
Administrators.
The motion carried unanimously.
Adiourn: Wick made a motion to adjourn at 8:40 AM; seconded by Rassierand passed
unanimously.
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Jud Weyrens
ministrator
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