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Conclusions and Recommendations With reference to the compensation strategy for 1975-76 and ba~ed upon the Justi- fication above, it is recommended that the City Council take the following action: Establish the compensation for the positions of City Manager and City Attorney utilizing available salary comparison data and evaluation of performance by the City Council. This is, of course, solely a City Council prerogative and, therefore, the staff has no recommendation in this area. The compensation level and fringe benefits should be set forth in resolution formby the City Council. Approve the following guidelines and/or criteria to be followed by the City Manager in determining the compensation level of the various top management, middle management, and confidential employees: Salary increase, effective July 1, 1975, up to an average of 10%. In this connection, it is understood that certain positions may receive less thanl0% while others may receive more depending upon the evaluation by the City Manager. b O Fringe benefits to include again those which were granted last year over and above the general City employees, such as fully paid medical and two days per year administrative leave, as well as those fringe benefits granted to the general employees. The payment of up to five (5) days accumulated vacation, to be paid at the end of the calendar year provided the current year's vacation accumulation has been used and provided that the total amount of accumulated vacation is in excess of twenty (20) days. To authorize the clarification, by administrative directive, the use of vehicles, the payment for holidays, uniform allowances, and overtime compensation, with an eye to clarifying the circum- stances under which payment will be made. Compensation levels and fringe benefits finally established by the City Manager will be set forth in a Memoranda of Understanding, signed by the City Manager, respective department head, and ratified by the Mayor, for top management people. Final compensation levels and fringe benefits established for middle management and confidential people will be set forth in a salary schedule and compensation plan which will then be approved in resolution form by the City Council.