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Resolution 5650 - Salary - Nonunion EmployeesA RESOLUTION FIXING THE LIMITS OF THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE CITY OFFICIALS, SUPERVISORS, AND ALL OTHER NONUNION EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO TITLE 7, CHAPTER 4, PART 42, M.C.A., COM- MENCING ON THE DATES INDICATED HEREIN. WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell is a general powers city of the state of Montana and is authorized by M. CA. 7-4-4201 to set the compensation and salaries of its electef and appointed city officers as well as all city employees by resolution of its City Council; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 1623, the Kalispell City Council determined that it is in the best interests of the City and the efficient governance of the City that the compensation and salaries of the city employees be set from time to time by resolution of the Kalispell City Council; and WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell employs elected officials, appointed city officers as well as other nonunion employees who are not otherwise represented under a collective bargaining agreement; and WHEREAS, recently adopted state legislation now requires nonunion city employees to contribute an additional 1% of their wage to the State of Montana Public Employees Retirement System thereby reducing their net pay; and WHEREAS, the members of the collective bargaining units for Police and Fire are not subject to the additional compulsory 1% employee contribution to their retirement program and also received wage adjustments of 3.05% and 3.5% in FY2013, respectively, and a 1.3% adjustment for Police for FY2014 (Fire is currently negotiating FY2014) in accordance with the existing collective bargaining agreements; and WHEREAS, the AFSCME collective bargaining unit also has a CBA with the City that provides those members with an approximate increase of 2.55% in FY 2013, ant an estimated 2.65% increase for FY2014 in accordance with their respective wage mItrix; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is fair and equitable to increase the salaries and compensation of the City appointed officers and nonunion employees for fiscal year 2014 in an amount that is approximately equivalent to the wage increases enjoyed by the other employees of the City. NOW, THEREFORE., BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The salaries and compensation of City appointed officers and nonunion employees for the period of fiscal year 2014, beginning July 1, 2013, shall be increased by 2.5% from the current schedule. Appropriations shall be made to pay same when due. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2013. sr JW Tanu-ni Fisher ATTEST: Mayor JudiFunk