Township council has approved a new salary grid for 2016.
Changes include pay equity adjustments and a cost of living increase of 1.2% retroactive to Jan. 1 for workers employed with the municipality as of March 8.
The changes were approved in a 2016 remuneration bylaw approved by council at the March 8 meeting. Council also authorized payment of pay equity adjustments for positions for which levels were adjusted based on the most recent pay equity review, retroactively to either the date the new position was created or to March 1, 2015 for existing position adjustments.
The new pay grid adopted by the township reflects an external market check, internal equity and statutory equity requirements, as well as a cost of living adjustment based on Ontario’s consumer price index, officials say.
Aside from individuals earning over $100,000 as required under Ontario’s Public Sector Disclosure legislation, councils are not permitted to divulge the specific pay for employees under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Instead, the information is presented as a range of hourly rates, and the actual pay depends on where each employee sits within steps on a salary grid.
Chief Administrative Officer Brad McRoberts works under a separate contract, external to the grid. The remuneration of the CAO, whose hourly rate is between $61.53 to $63.95, is not impacted by the changes.
For newly-hired public works director Jamie Morgan, the hourly rate on the grid ranges from $45.29 to $53.28.
The position of director of finance in Mapleton, held by Yufang Du, pays $42.47 to $49.69.
The hourly pay range for the position of chief building official, held by CBO Patty Wright, is $33.88 to $39.85.
The hourly range for the manager of public works position is $31.44 to $36.98.
The new yet-to-be-filled position of coordinator, assets and infrastructure, will pay an hourly rate between $29 and $34.12. Other positions at the same pay rate include: senior services coordinator, deputy-treasurer, deputy-clerk, facilities manager, economic development coordinator and building inspector.
The township’s public works lead hand, account/payroll clerk and bylaw enforcement officer positions pay from $26.56 to $31.25 per hour.
Equipment operators in Mapleton have an hourly pay range of $21.68 to $25.51. That range also applies to seasonal equipment operators, the finance clerk, assistant arena manager and most administrative assistant positions.
The positions of arena attendants, caretakers and administrative assistant/reception are paid from $16.80 to $19.77 per hour.
Bartenders and crossing guards are paid between $14.37 to $16.90.
Fire Chief Rick Richardson receives between $38.75 and $45.59 per hour.
Firefighters in Mapleton are paid on a point system, with one point allotted for:
– responding to a call;
– going to the call;
– staying for clean-up;
– training sessions before 7:15pm;
– training sessions before 8pm; and
– monthly meetings.
There are two points allotted for attending monthly mutual aid meetings and another two points for weekend truck checks.
Funds allotted to the point system are $132,500. The point value is not to go below $10 per point, and a firefighter is allowed $20 per hour after being at a scene of a call for over two hours. The total allocated for the $20 per hour rate is $10,000.
Officer remuneration is allocated as follows: deputy chief $5,000, captains $2,000, training officer $3,000 and lieutenant $500. The total cost for all wages for the fire department, excluding the chief, is estimated to be $185,900.
