City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2021
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Compensation Initiative for City and City Related Employees.
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ISSUES: (a) Implementing FY2021 compensation initiatives which were eliminated from the FY 2021 proposed budget because of COVID-19 revenue losses, (b) providing a one-time $1,000 bonus for full-time employees and pro-rated for part-time employees; and (c) providing funding for Deputy Sheriff positions one-time bonuses where State funding was not fully provided.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
1. Approve a 1.5% increase in the rate of pay to all FY 2022 City pay scales1 as originally proposed in the FY 2021 operating budget;
2. Approve a two-grade increase for Police Captains and Police Lieutenants and a one-grade increase for Deputy Sheriff Captains and Deputy Sheriff Lieutenants as originally proposed in the FY 2021 operating budget;
3. Approve moving the Deputy Fire Chiefs and the Chief Deputy Sheriffs to the Executive Pay Scale as originally proposed in the FY 2021 operating budget; and
4. Approve a one-time $1,000 bonus for all eligible2 full time City and State-paid employees and a one-time prorated bonus for City and State-paid part-time employees in recognition of the valuable work these employees have undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic in delivering City services and helping keep the public and their fellow employees safe;
5. Approve the City funding of the one-time $3,000 bonuses for those 100% City-funded Deputy Sheriff positions for whom the Commonwealth of Virginia did not provide the State's planned $3,000 Deputy Sheriff one-time bonuses; and
6. Indicate that compensation will be a priority for funding consideration as part of planning for the upcoming FY 2023 proposed City operating budget.
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