15-R-71 - Evergreen Solution Report and RecommendationsRESOLUTION NO. 15 -R -71
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS APPROVING EVERGREEN SOLUTIONS REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON CITY STAFF CLASSIFICATION AND
COMPENSATIONS STUDY AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Schertz (the "City ") identified performing a
classification and compensation study for City employees as a top priority in the City's FY14 -15
budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Schertz (the "City ") identified
implementation of the Evergreen classification and compensation study for City employees as a
top priority in the City's FY15 -16 budget; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into agreement with Evergreen Solutions on January 27,
2015 with the desire to conduct a survey of targeted cities, compare their classification and
compensation packages with the City's and make recommendations to achieve optimal, fiscally
responsible competitiveness for the City employees within the market; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2015 City Council adopted a Classification and Compensation
Philosophy Statement and Implementation Plan to provide guidance and direction for this study;
and
WHEREAS, Evergreen Solutions presented their report and recommendations to City
Council on July 28, 2015 and on August 4, 2015.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby accepts the Final Report and the following
recommendations from Evergreen Solutions:
• RECOMMENDATION 1: Evergreen recommends the City adopt an amended
version of its current pay plan.
• RECOMMENDATION 2: Evergreen recommends the City adopts the listed
classification changes proposed in Exhibit 5D of their report.
• RECOMMENDATION 3: Evergreen recommends that the City explore the
feasibility of increasing its contribution rates to dependent premiums so that its
percentages of cost sharing are more similar to its peer cities.
• RECOMMENDATION 4: Evergreen recommends that the City conduct
localized salary surveys of market peers at regular intervals throughout the year.
• RECOMMENDATION 5: Evergreen recommends that the City conduct a
comprehensive classification and compensation study every three years.
Section 2. The City Council also directs the City to carry out `Early Start Option 3"
as identified by Evergreen and recommended by City Staff which will make an initial round of
adjustments before September 30, 2015 and make those adjustments retroactively to October 1,
2014 for all positions identified as requiring an adjustment in the first year of recommendation.
Section 3. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 4. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 5. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 6. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 7. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 8. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final
passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 11th day of August, 2015.
CITY OF SCHERZ, TEXAS
Mayor, Michael R. Carpenter
ATTEST:
City Secretary, Brenda Dennis
(CITY SEAL)