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June 11. 1968 The pay plan for other City employees does not provide for any automatic increases. It does provide steps for an employee to be promoted within his or her pay classification, based on merit. This applies to both monthly and hourly employees, Under this plan also pay increases will be effective only as of July 1, the beginning of each budget year. Of this budget, approximately 70% is in fixed items that the Council cannot control, such as Welfare and Retirement. The Welfare appropriation is increased by $537,063, and is caused by changes in payment formulas to recipients as dictated by the State and Federal Governments. Included in this increase is $30,000 for the Food Stamp Program. The School budget amounts to $12,817.250 or 49% of the total budget. This also provides a pay increase for all school employees other than teachers. The teachers' salary scale was approved earlier with a beginning rate of $6,000 annually. The school budget is increased by $$,090,190 while the total of increases for the balance of the City departments amounts to $1,S66,761. Even with this increase it is believed by the School officials that their budget is very conservative and question whether they can operate properly without additional funds. The increase in the budget other than schools is created by increased costs in Welfare, Debt Service, Social S~curity and R~tirement, Port Commission and salary and wage increase. Percentage-wise, the budget is broken down to departments as follows: Legislation Executive Department of Law Department of Finance Judicial Department of Public Health Department of Public Welfare Department of PUblic Safety Department of Public Works Department of Recreation Library Boards and Commissions Non-Departmental Debt Service Education .1% .2% .2% 4.5% 2.3% .6% 11.8% 12.7% 9.5% 2.0% .5% .3% 1.4% 4.5% 49.4% I recommend that the attached ordinance appropriation hmds for the General Fund, City GarageFFund, Sewage Disoosal ~und, amd the Law Library Fund be placed on first reading. I also recommend that the attached ordinance appropriating funds for the General CapStal Improvement Fund be ~placed on first reading." On motion of Mr. Knight the following ordinance was approved on first ~eading, with nne dissenting vote, that of Mr. Smith: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE FINDS NECESSARY FOR OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVERnmENT FOR AND DURING THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1968, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 1969." 68-189 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be nlaced on first reading. This establishes a new pay schedule for all City employees other than emembers of the Fire and Police Dep~rtments. These new rates are to be effective July 1, 1968. This provides for an average of 7% increase for employees. It further establishes a minimum wage scale for hourly employees who have been employed at least six months of $1.60 an hour, which is the Federal minimum wage." On motion of Mr. Leafy, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND A COMPENSATION PLkN FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OTHER THAN FIREMF~ ~MD POLICEMEN." 68-190 - "! submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. This establishes a new pay schedule for the Fire and Police Departments to be effective July 1, 1968. This establishes a one through 6 year step increase in lieu of the one through 10 year now in effect. The beginning pay for entrance into these departments will be $5,400 annually. This ordinance further provides that at any time police or firemen are nlaced on a special assignment duty, they will be paid at the rate of $2.50 an hour for the time spent on such du%y." On motion of ~{r. Eastes, the~following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "~ ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYb{ENT AND A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH." 68-191 - "I submit the attached ordinance and reconumend it be olaced on first reading. This appropriates $20,000 for the operation of the Youth C6.~]p~f6~t~¢.stt~mer of 1968~. This will employ 57 youths plus three supervisors. T~ey will be employed for an eight week period and be paid $1.25 an hour. They will work under the supervision of the Parks Department." On motion of Mr. Barnes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: