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46 RESOLUTION NO. 1976-33-R A RESOLtITION OF 'TIlE CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ALLOCATING FUNDS FOR A COST OF LIVING ADJUS'INENT FOR CITY EMPLOYEES AND AUIHORIZING 'TIlE CITY MANAGER TO PlACE VARIOUS REMUNERATION PACKAGES BEFORE CITY EMPLOYEES FOR TIlEIR DECISION. I WHEREAS, City employees last received a salary cost of living adjustment on June 29, 1976; and, WHEREAS, same twenty-seven (27) months will have elapsed between that time and the beginning of the 1976-77 fiscal year on October 1, 1976; and, WHEREAS, during this period the cost. of living will have risen by a total of between twenty-three to twenty-five (23 - 25%); and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to reduce the disparity between the remuneration scale of the municipal employees and the rise in the cost of living; and, WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to. encourage a bilateral discussion and decision7making process on this matter with the employees of the City of San Marcos, Texas; now.. therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY 'TIlE CITY COUNCIL OF 'TIlE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: I PART 1. That the City Council hereby sets aside $112,249 in the General Fund and $18,016. in the Utility Fund to be. allocated as a source.of funds for a remuneratIon cost of living adjustment for. the municipal employees for the fiscal year 1976-1977. PART 2. That the City Manager is authorized to place before., the employees of the City of San Marcos choices between various remuneration packages, Ul- eluding a one-time cost of . living adjustment or' a staged step installment ad- justment for reducing this disparity. PART 3. That if the option'.chosen is a one-time cost of living . adjustment, then such cost of living adjustments shalL be in the amount. oL fif teen. percent (15%) for classified employees and ten percent (10%) for unclassified employees. I PART 4. That if the option. chosen is one of a staged-step installment process, then such cost of living adjustments shall be in equal or near equal installments of four percent (4%) in October 1976,. four percent (4%) in February 1977, and seven percent (7%) in June 1977 for. classified employees; and four percent (4%).in October, four percent (4%) in February 1977, and two percent (2%) in June 1977 for unclassified employees. PART 5. That no additional-remuneration package shall exceed $112,249 from the General Fund and $18,016 from the Utility Fund allocated above as the source of funds for cost of living adjustments. PART 6. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately from and after its passage. AlXJI'fEIJ <hi, 24th """ of May, lL-GL..,~ ( Emmie Craddock Mayor APPROVED :