6.d Firefighter Levy pay increase
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: November 17th 2020
To: City Council
From: Mike Hinz, Fire Chief
Re: Pay increase for Justin Levy
Background:
Justin joined the department on October 1 2019 as a probationary firefighter. He has now passed
his 1 year probationary period. The policy states that he receives a $1.00 raise for completion of
probation. Justin is also Firefighter 2 certified and the policy states he receives a $1.00 raise for
this certification.
Issue:
Should the council approve the new wage?
Proposal Details:
Increase Justin Levy’s wage from $10.30 to $12.33
Fiscal Impact:
The fiscal impact has been taken in to account in the fire department budget.
Options:
(1) Increase pay to $12.33
(2) Increase pay to a different scale
(3) Do not approve pay change
Recommendation:
Option (1).