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. CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED Minutes ' CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION August 25, 1983 NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO Old Business Charter Revision and Update 1) Wage Disparity within clerical classification. . Commission members and guests were given copies of the clerical job descriptions, present salary schedules, and seniority status of the city's classified clerical staff. Chairman Roger Alexander addressed the issue of rather large wage differences within the classification of the clerk -typist. Following a lengthy exchange of information, the con -census seemed to be that none of the directors felt their staff was over paid, but that in the majority of cases, many of the employees were not being paid in accordance with the responsibilities of their jobs. Pair. Boyle and Mr. Gareau felt their staff was entitled to a salary range which reflected the additional bookkeeping and/or computer skills required of their positions. Chief Taylor believed the stress factor, the confidentiality requirements, and the necessity for working on holidays and often rotating shifts were all factors above and beyond the normal routine of the average clerk -typist reflected in the pay schedule. Mr. P•etre protested the Commission's dealing with this issue on the grounds that only Council have the right to deal with salary. Mrs. Bahas informed Mr. Petre that City Law Director Michael Gareau had been invited and did attend the Civil Service meeting of May 26, 1983, to address this specific issue. It was Mr. Gareau's opinion that the Commission was obligated under the City charter, Article 6, Section 3, Duties paragraph, Page 18, which states "and for standardizing positions . . . " to pursue whether the salary schedules reflected a consistency within the classifications. The Commission Secretary also pointed out that the Ohio Revised Code, Section 124.14, Paragraph A and Paragraph E support and expand the Charter provision. Chairman Alexander responded that the Commission had no intention or desires to determine wage levels, which was the exclusive right of Council, but did indeed have the duty to see that the wage structure was in accordance with the requirements of Civil Service Laws. With this in mind, the Commission did have the obligation to establish a classification structure that insured workers within each classification of a fair and equitable basis upon which Council could determine pay scales.