Draft wage‑policy resolution leaves certification pay amounts blank for council decision
Staff circulated a draft resolution tying wage increases to staff certifications and left the specific amounts blank for council action; staff recommended including wage amounts in the policy unless the council prefers to delegate that authority to the mayor.
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Staff notified the council that a draft wage‑policy resolution has been submitted in resolution format and that it highlights two certifications identified by Patricia. Section 3 of the draft leaves blank the amounts for wage increases tied to those certifications, so the council must decide the specific amounts or change the language to let the mayor set them. "So if we adopt this resolution, do we just we don't have to, as a council, approve the wages," one council member asked; Shay responded that the policy as written would include the amounts at adoption unless the council alters the language.
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