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Weed council approves part‑time salary schedule, assigns ad hoc review
Summary
Council approved a part‑time salary schedule establishing five merit steps for library and other part‑time employees (base cited at $16.50/hour, senior librarian example at $18.15); the ad hoc finance committee and acting city manager will review step placement and bargaining-unit impacts.
The Weed City Council voted to adopt a new part‑time salary schedule intended to regularize pay for library staff and other part‑time employees. Council discussion described a five‑step structure with 5% increments above a base hourly rate and a proposed senior librarian classification roughly 10% above the base.
Council members and staff said the base figure discussed was $16.50 per hour (stated in the meeting as the current state minimum wage). A senior librarian example figure of $18.15 per hour was cited during discussion as a possible supervisor level. Council members emphasized making current part‑time employees immediately eligible for step placement based on prior service and discussed the risk that raising part‑time pay could trigger a “me‑too” clause in bargaining‑unit contracts.
The council asked the ad hoc finance committee to review placements and any impacts on collective‑bargaining units, and the acting city manager will have flexibility to place employees on appropriate steps. Staff noted that employees who worked more than 1,000 hours in the prior year may be eligible for PERS and that health‑insurance eligibility can change at 20 hours per week, matters the committee will consider.
The motion to approve the schedule and refer placement details to the ad hoc finance committee and acting city manager carried by voice vote.
