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Comm. Minutes--June 7, 1993 1045 19. 20. MOTION, passed Mr. Ness moved and Mr. Risher seconded to authorize the County Coordinator to proceed with the calendar project using funds from within the current commission projects budget. On roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. SALARY PROPOSAL FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR 1994 Keith Berndt presented a proposed 1994 salary plan on behalf of Cass County department heads, and he summarized the proposed salary plan as follows: 1) adjust scale by 3% for all employees (contingent on satisfactory performance); 2) provide step increase for employees below midpoint (contingent on satisfactory performance); 3) provide step increase for employees at midpoint according to proposed scale (contingent on satisfactory performance). It was the consensus of commissioners not to deviate from the Ernst & Young salary administration plan which was adopted for 1993. According to that plan, employees above market value received a lump sum payment in lieu of base salary adjustment. Mr. Berndt said there was hope of implementing a merit system to be used for employees at market value, but the group was not in a position to propose that for the first of January, 1994. For budgetary purposes, commissioners suggested increasing the pay scale by 3% for all employees, including elected officials, plus a 3% step increase for employees below market value and a 3% increase as a lump sum payment on anniversary month for those employees over market value instead of increasing their base pay. Mr. Berndt estimated this would be a 4.8% increase over-all, assuming the number of employees has not changed from last year. Mr. Montplaisir estimated the actual salary increase would cost about $370,695 plus increasing social security and retirement, for a total budgetary amount of $432,000. SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, Remodeling jail cell Walt Willis, Assistant Jail Administrator, presented a revised estimate of $3,314.73 for remodeling a cell to improve security for housing an inmate, Micheal Lefthand, who is expected to be brought to the Cass County Jail. Since Mr. Ness is portfolio commissioner for the Sheriff's Department, he recommends approving this cell remodeling project because there may be a need for a high security cell on more than one occasion. However, Mr. Ness said he has a problem with the procedure followed by Sheriff Don Rudnick on this project. When the Sheriff first mentioned the need to remodel a cell, Mr. Ness said he specifically asked him if he should poll the other commissioners and get verbal approval so the remodeling work could begin immediately. The Sheriff said it wasn't necessary to address the issue before today's Commission meeting; however, the remodeling has already started. Mr. Ness apologized to commissioners for not telling them about the project before the work began.