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December 14. 2010 Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Wright Nays: None - City Manager's Report - 10 - 559 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend the FY 2010-11 Classification and Pay Plan to provide for an 8% salary promotion increase for all supervisory ranks of sworn fire and police employees. Vision Principles: Bold New Directions and Robust and Prospering Economy. Background: . Our current Classification and Pay Plan includes promotional increases for: · Police Officer to Sergeant 10% · Police Sergeant to Lieutenants 15% · Police Lieutenant to Captain 10% · Fire Fighter to Lieutenant 10% · Fire FighterlParamedic to Fire Lieutenant/Paramedic 10% · Fire Lieutenant to Captain 15% · Fire Captain to Battalion Chief 10% Discussion: . In an effort to minimize compression issues in the future, the City recommends amending the FY 2010-2011 Classification and Pay Plan to implement an 8% promotion increase for all supervisory ranks of sworn Fire and Police. Financial Impact: . Based on the Matrix consultant's recommendation during the September 28, 2010 Public Works Session, the City is requesting this change in lieu of the current 10% and 15% increases in order to stabilize the financial impact. Staff Recommends: . Council's adoption of this ordinance. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions and Robust and Prospering Economy. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Upon City Council's approval, the Department of Human Resource Management will implement the new promotion increase amounts on all subsequent promotions for sworn Fire and Police. 1. Jim Swan, 3210 Dogwood Drive, spoke on opposition to this item. 2. Chad Bennett, 900 Frederick Boulevard, spoke in opposition to this item. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to defer consideration of Item 10-559 to the January 11, 2011 City Council Meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Wright Nays: None 10 - 560 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend and update regulations related to the Virginia Public-Private Education and Infrastructure Act of 2002. Background: . State law (the Public-Private Education and Infrastructure Act of 2002, known as the "PPEA") authorizes certain public-private partnerships to develop qualifying public facilities. In order to proceed on such a project, the governing body of a locality must adopt guidelines. The city did previously adopt guidelines, but they are now out of date because of changes in state law. The proposed ordinance revises and updates the guidelines.