TOWN STAFF REPORT RECCOMENDATIONS
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Receive a presentation on a completed salary survey for the Town of Westlake and consider making the recommended mid-year adjustments to the pay scale, salaries, and the budget as presented; and take appropriate action (Wade Carroll, Town Manager/Sandy Garza, Director of Human Resources)
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At the February 5, 2024 Council meeting the Fire Department gave their annual report which included the turnover in the fire department in the last 4 years and the current loss of 20% of their shift personnel due to noncompetitive pay. Council requested that we look at the possibility of giving them up to a 20% pay increase to stop the turn over.
During the FY24 budget process staff was instructed to complete a salary survey for all Town and Academy positions. The salary survey is a look at defined comparison cities and districts that are in direct competition for employees and towns/cities that have similar demographics and therefore similar expectations for service delivery. The salary survey for the Academy was completed with the budget process with beginning teachers' salaries at the average of the comparison districts of HEB, Grapevine ISD, Northwest ISD, Keller ISD, Louisville ISD and Southlake Carroll ISD. HR staff began working towards a salary survey for Town employees during the first quarter of FY24. The Town uses the following 10 comparison cities; Colleyville, Keller, Southlake, Roanoke, Trophy Club, and Flower Mound which are in direct competition with Westlake for our employees or potential employees, and Bellaire, Highland Park, Highland Village, and University Park which are similar to Westlake demographically (higher average household income levels). All comparison cities have like services provided to their citizens.
DISCUSSION:
The salary survey found that Westlake's minimum or starting salaries are on average 3% below the 50th percentile for our comparison cities starting salaries, our mid-range is 7...
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