Background: The City of Sparks, Nevada provides a resolution defining salaries and benefits for employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement as defined in N.R.S. 288. The city’s Management, Professional, and Technical employees are served under a separate and distinct Resolution due to the nature of positions and specific benefits provided by the city as differentiated from other employee groups within the city. The Management, Professional and Technical employees of the city obtain their salary and benefits from a pay resolution that defines the salary levels and specific benefits provided by the city.

The following is a summary of the sections being changed from the previous Pay and Benefits Resolution No. 3209 approved by the Council on January 9, 2012. The proposed changes are also shown in the attached copy of the proposed Resolution Strike-Out version. The overall structure of the Resolution has been reorganized to facilitate a consistent layout across all pay resolutions and bargaining agreements. Pay rates have been adjusted to reflect the removal of the requirement for a 7.5% salary or benefit concession.  Payment of Longevity date has been changed to be paid no later than the pay date immediately preceding Thanksgiving. The requirement for automatic payroll deposit has been removed. Language has been added to enable employees promoted into this Resolution to retain Sick Leave Conversion benefits from a previous bargaining unit. The city will increase the employees’ salary and wage schedule in one-half (1/2) percentage increments up to a maximum of three and one-half (3 ½) percent in exchange for permanent health care reductions, which promote personal and plan accountability or reduction in spending in the overall Group Health Plan implemented no later than January 1, 2014. Resolution members will receive their prorated share of the savings which will be converted to salary including salary driven benefits. Pay increase will be based on City Council approval of Group Health Plan Committee change recommendations. The dollar savings from the Group Health Plan to be converted to salary and wages will be determined based on projections developed by the Group Health Plan Committee’s consultant.