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y -_ ° . ?,e•?°??`'°'°?` ?'? .; _ . ? MA.YFIELD VILLAGE 6621 Wilson Mills Road Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143 Administration (216) 461-2210 FI$ED N. CARMEN Mayor December 30, 1985 To: Council From: Mayor Fred Carmen Re: Ordinance No. 85-27 After reviewing Ordinance No. 85-27 granting an across-the-board 8/5% raise to all employees I have concluded that said ordinance is not in the best interests of Mayfield Village and have, accordingly, vetoed it. As discussed previously, there are several reasons for this action: 1) An 8.5% increase will cost the Village approximately $100.000. Due to the finite resources at our disposal I feel a portion of that money could be better spent on services for villagers. In particular, I think we need to consider spending a portion of that $100,000 on road repairs, traffic problems, and the addition of personnel in the police and fire departments. ? 2) After reviewing the pay ordinances and proposed pay ordinances of other surrounding municipalities, it is my understanding that their employees will be granted a maximum increase of 5.5%. Additionally, most articles which I have read on this subject indicate that private industry is running about 4% with respect to increases granted. If parity is the goal of granting a larger increase, I believe we must achieve parity over a long-term program. The "quick fix" proposed here will backfire by creating an inflationary spiral with respect to wages in other communities. I have already received calls from two neighboring Mayors, both of whom read the News Herald article and informed me that they felt an 8.5% increase in Mayfield Village would have a seriously detrimental impact on their communities. For the foregoing reasons I believe that Council should Ordinance No. 85-27 and consider giving an increase.of 5.5% This-percentage would save the village an estimated $35,000, re-evaluate to employees. the cost of