HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2022-47 - A resolution of the City rescinding Resolution 2011-02 and 2019-10, designating the public entities, for wage and salary setting purposes. - 10/18/2022City of East Wenatchee Resolution 2022-47
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City of East Wenatchee, Washington
Resolution No. 2022-47
A resolution of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington rescinding Resolution No. 2011-02, and
No. 2019-10, and designating the public entities, for wage and salary setting purposes, that are
comparable to the City, containing a severability clause, and establishing an effective date.
1. Alternate format.
1.1. Para leer este documento en otro formato (español, Braille, leer en voz alta, etc.),
póngase en contacto con el secretario de la ciudad al
alternateformat@eastwenatcheewa.gov, al (509) 884-9515, o al 711 (TTY).
1.2. To read this document in an alternate format (Spanish, Braille, read aloud, etc.),
please contact the City Clerk at alternateformat@eastwenatcheewa.gov, at (509)
884- 9515, or at 711 (TTY).
2. Recitals.
2.1. Preamble. The City Council of East Wenatchee (“City Council”) desires to establish
a consistent method to determine whether the wages of its employees correspond to
general market conditions, to provide a transparent process of wage setting, and to
maintain the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel.
Section 631 COMPENSATION of the City’s Personnel Manual reads as follows:
631.3 JOB CLASSIFICATIONS
Each job title within the City is classified, for salary, into one of the City's classifications
based on job qualifications, level of responsibility, difficulty, working conditions, skill
hazard, and amount of supervision required for the specific position. Each classification is
assigned a range that corresponds to the general market conditions for a similar
classification at other comparative Washington State public entities (Eastern Washington is
given preference). The city uses the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Salary and
Benefits Survey as the primary source of information to determine comparative
Washington State public entities.
The City Council should review and establish, by resolution, which public entities are
comparable to the City on even years.
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Accordingly, the City Council intends to complete the following process establishing which
public entities the City will compare itself to for salary purposes.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE DO RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
3. The City council sets the following criteria.
a) Cities with comparable populations to the City are those whose populations
fall within 50% to 150% range of the City’s population
b) Cities with comparable assessed values as the City are those whose assessed
values fall within 50% to 150% range of the City’s sales tax revenue
c) Cities with comparable sales tax revenues as the City are those whose
assessed values fall within 50% to 150% range of the City’s assessed value
d) Public entities with comparable geographical proximity are those located in
Eastern Washington (Western Washington cities may be added at the
discretion of the City Council.)
e) Public entities with the potential to compete with the City for the hiring of
personnel are determined at the discretion of the City Council
4. Comparable public entities are established based on comparable populations, comparable
assessed values, sales tax revenues, comparable geographical proximity, or those who have
a potential to compete with the City for the hiring of personnel, the City Council identifies
the following public entities as public entities that are comparable to the City, for salary
purposes (some entities meet multiple criteria):
Comparable public entities (listed in order of most comparable to least comparable):
City of Sunnyside
City of Ridgefield
City of Enumclaw
City of Liberty Lake
City of Poulsbo
Competitive public entities:
Chelan County
Douglas County
City of Wenatchee