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 Executive 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 Executive 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.

Executive Resolution No. 3278 will be for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.  This Resolution allows for the following substantive changes to the prior Resolution:

Pay Increase of 2%, effective July 1, 2015

Pay Increase of 2%, effective July 1, 2016

Shortens the waiting period for benefits by 30 days.

Changes language to allow for unrepresented representation (non-voting) to the Group Health Care Committee.

Allows the cash out of Sick Leave conversion amounts to allow portability to medical plans outside the City upon termination or retirement.

Increases Tuition Reimbursement from $1,000 per year to $1,500 per year.

Allows for the conversion of up to 80 hours of Annual Leave to cash (with a minimum of 160 hours of Annual Leave to qualify).

 The proposed changes are also shown in the attached copy of the proposed Resolution Strike-Out version.

1. The Council may choose to approve this proposed Executive Resolution as presented by staff. 2. The Council may choose not to approve this proposed Executive Resolution as presented by staff. 3. The Council may choose not to approve this proposed Executive Resolution and provide other direction to staff.

I move to approve the Executive Resolution #3278 as presented by staff.