10/03/2023 - Meeting MinutesMinutes Meeting
Citizens’ Compensation Advisory Committee
October 3, 2023
Members Present: Mike Terry (Chair)
Jeff Worthington
Casey Lund
Jana Bake
Members Excused: Brandon Dew (Vice-chair)
Jeff Herring
Staff Present: David Salazar, City Compensation Administrator
Lori Gaitin, Benefits Program Manager
Michael Jenson, Classification & Compensation Analyst
Amy Forbes, Human Resources Technician
Guests: Jonathan Pappasideris, Senior City Attorney
Harrison Long – IAFF Local 81
Meeting Open & Welcome: Chair Mike Terry called the meeting to order and established a
quorum, including four of the six members of the committee being present.
Review & adopt February 7, 2023, meeting minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of the
meeting held February 7, 2023, was made by Jana Bake and seconded by Jeff Worthington. The
minutes were unanimously approved by the members present.
Public Comment: Harrison Long from the local fire union introduced himself.
Utah Open Meetings Act annual training: Senior City Attorney Jonathan Pappasideris was
introduced and provided the committee’s annual training on the Utah Open Meetings Act. The
City has a statutory obligation to provide this training to its board and committee members, as
outlined in Utah Code 52-4-101.
2023 - 2024 City compensation & benefit updates: Lori Gaitin and David Salazar shared updates
and changes affecting the City’s employee benefits and compensation programs with the
Committee, including the following.
Lori Gaitin’s presentation:
Benefits continue to remain consistent, but with some highlighted changes. Below are some of the
highlights from this last year:
• Health insurance: saw a 2.9% rate increase in health insurance. Lowest rate in over 10 years.
o Fertility Benefit
Unlimited visits for single embryo implant
Cost is $4,000
o Lifestyle Savings Account
Proposed and approved for eligible employees to receive $500 that can be
used on a wide range of categories.
Currently in a RFP for an administrator
• Once an administrator is in place, categories will be determined as
well as the reimbursement process.
Goes into effect January 1, 2024
o 2024 High Deductible Health Plan will increase.
Minimum deductibles will increase to $1600 for single party and $3200 for two
party/family plans as required by federal government.
Decision on whether to adjust Employer contribution to Health Savings Account
(HAS) will come in budget discussions.
o Implementation of Workday
Allows for benefit enrollment/management to be in one location for
employees.
David Salazar’s presentation:
The city adopted significant changes, including not only increases approved by city council for general
base pay increases, but also adjustments to additional pay allowances offered to union and non-union
employees. These included the following--
• Overall salary budget increase for employees and targeted market pay adjustments for employees
in jobs lagging market by more than two percent.
o Following the committee’s recommendation to increase pay by at least 5%, a 5% general
base pay increase was ultimately approved by Council for all employees.
o Union Negotiated Adjustments
AFSCME
• Wage Increases: The city and AFSCME mutually agreed to a first-ever,
multi-year wage agreement for automatic adjustment to base pay, as
follows:
o FY24 – 5%
o FY25 – 5%
o FY26 – 4%
• Shift Differential
o Previous
Swing Shift – 70 cents per hour
Graveyard Shift – 40 cents per hour
o New – Starting FY24
Changed from flat dollar amount to percentage
• 7.5% for working outside of normal working
hours (6Am-6PM) and weekends
• Snowfighter Pay
o Previous
Flat dollar weekly amount ($100 per week)
o New – Starting FY24
Changed from a flat dollar amount to a percentage,
equal to 15% of employee base pay (paid weekly)
Now eligible to also receive shift differential in
addition to snowfighter pay if working outside of
normal working hours.
• Certification Pay (Various Types)
o Updates made to be more advantageous for employees to
acquire certifications above and beyond what is required by
the job. In turn this helps the department fulfill its mission
more effectively.
Firefighters
• Final year of previously negotiated three-year agreement.
o Firefighters were originally scheduled to receive a 3% base
pay adjustment, but the Mayor recommended it and City
Council adopted budget to fund a 5% increase due to market
volatility not originally foreseen or anticipated.
Police Officers
• Received a 5% general base pay increase for FY24.
2023-2024 Committee chair and vice-chair nominations and election: Mike Terry opened the
discussion for nominations from the committee for the election of a new chair. Mike Terry
announced a motion to nominate Brandon Dew, the current vice-chair; his motion was
seconded by Jana Bake. Jeff Worthington nominated Jana Bake to be the next vice-chair and the
motion was seconded by Mike Terry. The votes to elect Brandon Dew, as chair, and Jana Bake,
as vice-chair, were unanimously approved by the members present.
Proposed 2024 committee meeting schedule: Michael Jenson presented the proposed meeting
schedule to members for 2024. Dates and times were modeled after the 2023 meeting
schedule. After discussion of the proposed schedule, the members present voted unanimously
to approve the 2024 meeting, as follows—
Confirmed next meeting date(s):
- Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, February 6, 2024, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, February 20, 2024, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Unfinished business: None
This meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:00 PM.