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Council finalizes fire marshal/building official job descriptions and approves pay-step incentives tied to certification
Summary
Council approved job descriptions and pay-step incentives for the fire marshal/building official roles, setting pay grades and one-time incentives of $6,000 per certification step (total up to $18,000) while noting pay-equity caveats; vote was unanimous.
The council finalized job descriptions for the fire marshal/building inspector and a state-licensed fire marshal building official and approved incentive pay steps tied to certifications.
HR Director Sherry Stenland explained the recommended pay grades: pay grade 13 for the fire marshal building inspector and pay grade 14 for the state-licensed building official. The council approved three one-time step increases of $6,000 each — $6,000 for inspection duties, $6,000 upon completion of limited building official qualification, and $6,000 upon receipt of a state building official license — which the council noted would total up to $18,000 if all steps were earned.
Administrators emphasized that the pay-equity compliance assessment was based on current circumstances and that changes elsewhere in staffing could affect the calculations. Councilors discussed that Kelly Meyers currently provides contract building-code services and that obtaining a licensed official on staff would reduce the city’s contract load.
The motion to finalize the job descriptions and approve the pay steps carried 5-0.
Next steps: HR and administration will implement the updated job descriptions and incentive steps as employees meet certification milestones.
