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AGENDA ITEM
Regular Board of Trustees Meeting
of
January 24, 2006
SUBJECT: 2006 Salary Plan and Salary Administration Policy
FROM: Richard B. Boehm, Village Manager f,�k
BUDGET SOURCE /BUDGET IMPACT: Departmental Salary Line -items
RECOMMENDED MOTION: I move to approve the 2006 Salary Plan and Salary
Administration Policy for the Village of Oak Brook.
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Background /History:
On December 13, 2005, the Village Board continued discussion on the 2006 Salary Plan to the
January 24, 2006 Village Board meeting. Attached, as Exhibit 2, is a copy of my memorandum
dated December 9, 2005, RE 2006 Salary Plan and Salary Administration Policy as presented to
the Board. In addition, a new exhibit, Exhibit 1, is attached to help to explain a few of the
questions that have surfaced relative to the two tiered Oak Brook Salary Plan.
The Village Salary Plan functions as a two tiered system to maintain internal (Performance
Increase, or Merit) and external (COLA) pay equity. There are 165 Full -time employees
working in the various departments of the Village of Oak Brook. Of these 165 employees, 62%
are at the top of the pay grade. Effectively, they have scored high enough over the years on their
personal performance reviews to have reached the top pay for the position (Top -of- Grade). These
employees only receive a Cost of Living Increase (COLA). The remaining 38% of the
employees are moving through grade. This means that they receive the COLA increase, so the
position stays externally comparable, and they earn a Performance Increase, or merit, as a means
to move the employee from the minimum pay to the maximum pay, usually over a course of 6 to
7 years. The combination of the COLA and Performance Increase function similar to a "step
system" except that our "Performance Increase" ties the increase to performance, whereas, a
typical "step system" (which is vigorously sought after by unions), is automatic as a function of
time in position.
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Employee
Group
Top of Grade
Employees
Employees
Moving through
Pay Grade
Percentage of all
Full -Time
Employees
Eligible for
COLA?
Eligible for
0%-5%
Performance
Increase
Total
Possible
Pay
Increase
102 of 165, or
Yes.
No.
3.75%
61.82%
Automatically
Not Eligible
receive a 3.75%
to 61 8 of
FTE
increase
63 of 165, or
Yes.
Yes.
8.75%
38.18%
Automatically
Possibly
receive a 3.75%
receive up to
increase
a 5% increase
to 38.18% of
until Top -of-
FTE
Grade is
reached
Note, in the past the Village of Oak Brook did have a Merit Bonus program for Full Time
Employees (bonus of $800 to $1600 for TOG employees). This program was replaced in 2004
with the Meritorious Longevity Program in which employees receive a $400, $500, or $600
annual bonus with 10, 15, and 20 years, respectively.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Village Board approve the proposed 2006 Salary Plan and Salary
Administration Plan for the Village of Oak Brook as outlined.
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VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: December 9, 2005
TO: Village President and Board of Trustees
FROM: Richard B. Boehm, Village Manager ..
SUBJECT. 2006 Salary Plan and Salary Administration Policy
The Proposed 2006 Salary Plan and 2006 Salary Administration Policy and amendment to the Personnel
Manual for the Village of Oak Brook to take effect as of January 1, 2006 are as follow:
The major tenets of the 2006 Salary Plan and Salary Administration Policy Include:
A) Extension of a 3.75% Cost of Living Adjustment based on the C.P.I. increase and review of comparable
municipalities survey for annual base increases;
B) Possibility of an earned Merit Increase of 0.00% to 5.00 %, 5.00% for "Excellent" performers; and
C) Continuation of the Longevity Pay attached to the Performance Appraisal in the amounts of $400, $500,
and $600 for service of 10, 155 20 years respectively.
2006 Salary Plan and Policy
The 2006 Plan, similar to the Salary Plan and Policy of previous years, is comprised of a two tiered approach to
adjust the annual salaries of full time employees.
Tier 1. Annual Base Salary Adjustment
The first tier, a C.O.L.A. increase, or annual base salary escalator, is an increase aimed at maintaining external
market equitability by lifting the bottom and top of each pay range consistent with the C.P.I. as reported for the
3rd quarter of the respective year and average increases being offered in comparable and surveyed
municipalities. The Village's Salary Administration Policy provides for pay ranges to be adjusted as of each
January 1 with due consideration given to the following annual variables:
1) The Change in the Chicago -Gary -Lake County "All Items" Consumer Price Index ( "CPI ") for the
twelve months ending on the preceding September 30, the Employment Cost Index for Wages &
Salaries ( "ECI ") published for the third quarter or retaining an independent consultant to perform a
salary study of pay grades.
2) The pay practices of the municipalities established through collective bargaining as the Village's labor
comparables; and
3) The Village of Oak Brook Budget Constraints.
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The Salary Administration Policy also provides that the Salary Plan is further monitored by means of a
consultant pay and classification study on a triennial basis. As such, the Village retained the Hay Group in
2003 which was used to establish the 2004 Salary Plan. That review consisted of both an internal assessment of
fob responsibilities relative to pay and an external market wage survey using the comparable communities that
were identified in the 1997 arbitration proceeding involving the Village and Teamsters Local 714 - Law
Enforcement Division. Attached is a survey that indicates the COLA being implemented in comparable
municipalities. The range of increases for FY 2005 and FY 2006 fall across the board between 3% and 4 %,
with one town reporting a 2% increase. The difficulty in using this as a comparable falls on the difference in
fiscal year end of the different municipalities, that is, many of the towns are dust beginning their budget process
and therefore are undecided on increases due to the budget year beginning on May 1 of the year. However, a
good indicator is the research that was conducted to establish the collective bargaining contract for Oak Brook
Police Officers that was approved in 2005. Under this plan, the Village established merit increases between 0
and 5% and imposed a COLA for the officers of a 2% on January 1, and a 2.5% on July 1, for an overall 4.5%
base increase but a budget impact of 3.25 %. This increase was consistent with the surveyed municipalities set
as comparables with Oak Brook.
In addition, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, the CPI posted October
2004 as an index to the CPI for September 2004 to September 2005 was 4.4% (BLS C P.I. Bulletin attached).
Note, staff is recommending that the COLA increase at 3.75, less than CPI for 2006. But, in 2005, staff
recommended and the Board approved an increase of 3.5% when CPI was only 2 2 %.
As outlined, the 2006 Plan will maintain competitive pay scales for each of the eleven (11) established pay
grades The annual adjustments to Employee Pay Grades with a 3.75% range increase are as follows:
Recommended
FY 2006 Salary Adjustment Plan
Employment
Grade
FY
Min
2005
Max
COLA
Adjustment
FY
Min
2006
Max
Grade 1
29,444
39,836
3.75
30,548
41,330
Grade 2
31,767
42,979
3.75
32,958
44,591
Grade 3
34,843
47,142
3.75
36,150
48,910
Grade 4
37,920
51,305
3.75
39,342
53,229
Grade 5
41,412
56,029
3.75
42,965
58,130
Grade 6
45,694
61,823
3.75
47,408
64,141
Grade 7
50,998
68,997
3.75
52,910
71,584
Grade 8
60,650
81,896
3.75
62,924
84,967
Grade 9
66,527
90,007
3.75
69,022
93,382
Grade 10
69,502
100,761
3.75
72,108
104,540
Grade 11
76,916
111,510
3.75
79,800
115,692
Tier 2 Annual Performance Based Merit Increase
The second tier, the meritorious pay increase, is an increase to an employee's base salary measured by
individual performance and structured to recognize and reward performance thereby establishing an internal
market equitability. Employees that have reached the top of their respective pay range receive only the range
adjustment and thereby stay consistent with the neighboring market. As stated in the Personnel Manual and
Salary Administration Policy, the objectives of a performance appraisal are several:
1. To develop and improve performance and to maintain performance at the highest possible level
2. To provide for variation in compensation and incentive based as directly as possible upon merit
3. To assist supervisors in personnel administration and organizational management.
Merit adjustments are determined based upon the employee's performance as measured through the standard
Employee Performance Appraisal approved by the Village Manager for all departments. Merit adjustments shall
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occur within the parameters of the Salary Plan with a minimum of 0.00% for employees performing "Below
Standards" to a maximum of 5.00% for "Excellent" performance, provided employees can not exceed the
maximum salary range for the position The combination of the two (2) tiers results in a possible 8.5% increase for
employees that are moving through the salary range, or approximately 46% of the Village's full time employees.
The average time to top of range under the 8.5% increase is approximately 7 years.
Longevity Pay:
Also included in the Salary Plan for 2006 is the continuation of the Meritorious Longevity Pay for topped out
employees based on years of service The premise of this benefit is that employees are recognized for dedicated
service in that full time Oak Brook employees that receive a performance review score equating to "Meets All
Standards" performance shall receive an annual one (1) time lump -sum longevity pay beginning in their tenth
(10th) year of employment and commencing annually thereafter according to the following schedule:
Years 10 —14: $400.00
Years 15 —19: $500.00
Years 20 and on: $600.00
Amendment to Employment Positions -
Also included in the Amendment to the Salary Administration Policy are the following two proposals for
changes in existing full time positions
A. Creation of new position — Information Services Technician II:
As recommended by Bruce Kapff, I.S. and Purchasing Director, a new position is being created to
enable Jim Fox, one of the current Information Service Technician, to be promoted to the next higher
pay grade, from a grade 7 to a grade 8, that is reflective of the responsibilities that Mr. Fox has assumed
during his tenure with the Village of Oak Brook. Attached is a memorandum from Bruce Kapff
outlining the reasons for this recommendation.
B. Pay Grade Change — Records Management Clerk from Grade 2 to Grade 3:
As recommended by Village Clerk Gonnella, the position of Records Management Clerk would be
elevated from grade 2 to become a grade 3. This position falls under the Village Clerk's Department
and has a great deal of autonomy over the Freedom of Information Request process, Official Document
filing, tracking, and recording, and the supervision of the part-time Document Imaging Clerk position.
Based on the responsibilities of this position and the supervision aspect of the position, the
recommendation was presented for this grade increase. The new grade includes the positions of
secretary, accounting assistant, and purchasing clerk.
An additional request for a position grade increase change in the Information Technology department,
Purchasing Clerk, was denied.
Personnel Manual Amendments:
The one amendment to the Oak Brook Personnel Plan for 2006 is:
A) Article III, Section 2 — Employment, (C) Probationary Period:
At the request of Mike Meranda, Public Works Director, section 2 — C of Article III will be amended to
include a provision that public works employees will have a 12 month probationary period upon hire in
order to review and assess performance in all seasons.
Attached is a copy of the 2006 Salary Plan that includes the Salary Plan and Salary Administration Policy. If
you have any questions or concerns, please advise.
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Comments:
Date:
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2005
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI -U) increased 0.2 percent in October, before seasonal
adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today The October level of 199.2
(1982 -84 =100) was 4.3 percent higher than in October 2004.
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI -W) increased 0.1 percent in
October, prior to seasonal adjustment. The October level of 195.2 was 4.7 percent higher than in October 2004.
The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C- CPI -U) increased 0.3 percent in October on a
not seasonally adjusted basis. The October level of 115 0 (December 1999 =100) was 3.3 percent higher than in October
2004. Please note that the indexes for the post -2003 period are subject to revision.
CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI -U)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI -U increased 0.2 percent in October. Energy costs, which had risen sharply in each
of the previous three months, declined 0 2 percent in October. Within energy, a 5 2 percent increase in the index for
household fuels was more than offset by a 4.4 percent decline in the index for motor fuels. The index for food rose 0 3
percent in October, the same as in September. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.2 percent in October,
following increases of 0.1 percent increase in each of the preceding five months. Shelter costs, which declined 0.1 percent
in September, advanced 0.5 percent in October, largely as a result of a sharp turnaround in the index for lodging away
from home.
Table A. Percent changes in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI -U
Seasonally
adjusted
Un-
Changes
from preceding month
Compound
annual rate
Expenditure
adjusted
12 -mos.
Category
3 -mos. ended
ended
2005
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Oct. '05
Oct. '05
All Items
Food and beverages
.5
.6
-.1
.l
.0
.0
.5
.2
.5
.1
1.2
.2
.2
.3
8.0
2.3
4.3
2.2
Housing
.3
.1
.1
.4
.2
.4
.9
6.3
3.9
Apparel
-.6
.0
-.7
-.9
1.0
-.1
-.4
2.0
-1.1
Transportation
1.8
-1.0
-.1
1.5
2.2
5.1
-1.3
26.2
10.6
Medical care
.2
.3
.2
.4
.0
.3
.5
3.4
4.1
Recreation
.2
.3
-.3
.1
.3
.4
.2
3.3
1.1
Education and
communication
.4
.0
.1
.2
-.1
.7
-.1
2.1
2.3
Other goods and
services
.0
.4
.0
.6
.2
.1
.1
1.5
2.8
Special Indexes
Energy
4.5
-2.0
-.5
3.8
5.0
12.0
-.2
89.3
29.5
Food
.7
.1
.1
.2
.0
.3
.3
2.3
2.2
All Items less
food and energy
.0
.1
.1
.1
.1
.1
.2
1.8
2.1
Consumer prices increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 9.4 percent in the third
quarter of 2005, following increases in the first and second quarters at annual rates of 4.3 and 1.9 percent,
respectively. This brings the year -to -date annual rate to 5.1 percent and compares with an increase of 3.3
percent in all of 2004. The index for energy, which advanced at annual rates of 21.1 and 7.5 percent in the first
two quarters, increased at a 122.1 percent rate in the third quarter of 2005. Thus far this year, energy costs have
risen at a 42.5 percent SAAR after increasing 16.6 percent in all of 2004. In the first nine months of 2005,
petroleum -based energy costs increased at a 67.9 percent rate and charges for energy services increased at a
14.6 percent rate. The food index rose at a 2.2 percent SAAR in the first nine months of 2005. The index for
grocery store food prices increased at a 1.3 percent rate. Among the six major grocery store food groups, the
index for nonalcoholic beverages registered the largest increase during this span - -up at a 4.3 percent rate - -while
the index for fruits and vegetables recorded the only decline - -down at a 1.7 percent annual rate.
The CPI -U excluding food and energy advanced at a 1.4 percent SAAR in the third quarter, following
increases at rates of 3.3 and 1.2 percent in the first two quarters of 2005. The advance at a 2.0 percent SAAR
for the first nine months of 2005 compares with a 2.2 percent rise in all of 2004. Each of the major groups- -
including alcoholic beverages and the non - energy portion of the housing and transportation groups -- registered a
rate of change in the first 9 months of 2005 within one percent of that for all of 2004. The annual rates for
selected groups for the last seven and three - quarter years are shown below.
Special indexes
Energy
-88
Percentage change 12 months
142
-130
107
SAAR 9
166
425
ended in December
-151
295
157
-245
mos.
69
267
679
Energy services
-33
1 2
127
ended
4
69
68
146
All items less energy
24
20
in Sep.
28
1998
1999 2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
All items
1 6
27 34
1 6
24
1 9
33
51
Food and beverages
23
20 28
28
1 5
35
26
21
Housing
23
22 43
29
24
22
30
32
Apparel
-7
-5 -1 8
-32
-1 8
-21
-2
-7
Transportation
-1 7
54 41
-38
38
3
65
171
Medical care
34
37 42
47
50
37
42
40
Recreation
1 2
8 1 7
1 5
11
1 1
7
1 1
Education and
communication
7
1 6 1 3
32
22
1 6
1 5
25
Other goods and services
88
5 1 42
45
33
1 5
25
28
Special indexes
Energy
-88
134
142
-130
107
69
166
425
Energy commodities
-151
295
157
-245
237
69
267
679
Energy services
-33
1 2
127
-1 5
4
69
68
146
All items less energy
24
20
26
28
1 8
1 5
22
20
Food
23
19
28
28
15
36
27
22
All items less
food and energy
24
1 9
26
27
1 9
1 1
22
20
During the first ten months of 2005, the CPI -U rose at a 4.9 percent seasonally adjusted annual rate
(SAAR). This compares with an increase of 3.3 percent for all of 2004. The index for energy, which increased
16.6 percent in 2004, advanced at a 37.1 percent SAAR in the first ten months of 2005. Petroleum -based
energy costs increased at a 51.6 percent annual rate and charges for energy services rose at a 20.7 percent
annual rate. The food index has increased at a 2.4 percent rate thus far in 2005, following a 2.7 percent rise for
all of 2004. Excluding food and energy, the CPI -U advanced at a 2.1 percent SAAR in the first ten months of
2005 after advancing 2.2 percent in 2004.
The food and beverages index rose 0.3 percent in October. The index for food at home also increased
0.3 percent, the same as in September. The index for fruits and vegetables, which advanced 1.5 percent in
September, rose 1.3 percent in October. The indexes for fresh fruits and for fresh vegetables increased 1.6 and
2.1 percent, respectively, while the index for processed fruits and vegetables decreased 0.6 percent. The index
for cereals and bakery products rose 0.6 percent, reflecting a 1.0 percent increase in the index for bakery
products. The index for other food at home increased 0.4 percent. Partially offsetting these increases were
declines in the indexes for meats, poultry, fish, and eggs and for nonalcoholic beverages. The index for meats,
poultry, fish, and eggs decreased 0.2 percent as declines in poultry and egg prices - -down 1.3 and 2.4 percent,
respectively - -more than offset increases in the indexes for beef, pork, and fish and seafood. The index for
nonalcoholic beverages, which rose 0.8 percent in September, declined 0.1 percent in October, reflecting a
downturn in prices for carbonated drinks. The index for dairy products was unchanged. The other two
components of the food and beverage index - -food away from home and alcoholic beverages -- increased 0.3 and
0.1 percent, respectively.
The index for housing rose 0.9 percent in October, following an increase of 0.4 percent in September.
Each of the three major housing subgroups -- shelter, fuels and utilities, and household furnishings and
operations -- contributed to the acceleration. Shelter costs, which declined 0.1 percent in September, rose 0.5
percent in October. The index for lodging away from home increased 3.5 percent, following a 2.5 percent
decline in September. The indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.4 and 0.1 percent,
respectively. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, the indexes for rent and owners' equivalent rent increased 0.3 and
0.2 percent, respectively.) The index for fuels and utilities registered its second consecutive large increase - -up
4.4 percent in October after increasing 4.2 percent in September. The index for natural gas increased sharply
for the fourth consecutive month - -up 14.0 percent in October. During the last 12 months, charges for natural
gas have risen 45.3 percent. The index for electricity rose 0.7 percent in October, while the index for fuel oil
declined 0.4 percent. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, charges for electricity fell 4.2 percent, while fuel oil prices
rose 1.0 percent.) During the last 12 months charges for electricity have risen 8.4 percent and prices for fuel
oil, 41.2 percent. The index for household furnishings and operations, which declined 0.2 percent in
September, increased 0.2 percent in October.
The transportation index declined 1.3 percent in October, reflecting a 4.4 percent decrease in the index
for motor fuels. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, gasoline prices fell 5.1 percent from their peak level recorded in
September.) The index for new and used motor vehicles was unchanged in October. The index for new
vehicles increased 0.5 percent. (As of October, about 35 percent of the new vehicle sample was represented by
2006 models. The 2006 models will continue to be phased in, with appropriate adjustments for quality change,
over the next several months as they replace old models at dealerships. For a report on quality changes for the
2006 vehicles represented in the Producer Price Index sample, see news release USDL -05 -2199, dated
November 15, 2005.) The indexes for used cars and trucks, for leased cars and trucks, and for car and truck
rental decreased 0.6, 1.4, and 0.6 percent, respectively. Airline fares, which had declined in each of the
preceding two months, rose 1.5 percent in October to a level 9.1 percent higher than in October 2004.
The index for apparel declined 0.4 percent in October. (Prior to seasonal adjustment, apparel prices rose
1.8 percent, reflecting seasonal price increases associated with the continued introduction of fall- winter wear )
Medical care costs rose 0.5 percent in October to a level 4.1 percent above a year ago. The index for
medical care commodities -- prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical supplies - -rose 0.5 percent, as
did the index for medical care services. Charges for professional services and for hospital and related services
increased 0.5 and 0.8 percent, respectively.
The index for recreation increased 0.2 percent in October. Increases in the indexes for recreational
services and for toys - -up 0.5 and 0.9 percent, respectively -- accounted for over 85 percent of the October
advance in the recreation component.
The index for education and communication declined 0.1 percent in October. Educational costs rose 0.3
percent, reflecting a 0.5 percent increase in the index for educational books and supplies. The index for
communication costs, which rose 0.7 percent in September, declined 0.5 percent in October. Within the
communication index, charges for telephone services decreased 0.5 percent, reflecting a 1.8 percent drop in
land -line long distance charges. The index for personal computers and peripheral equipment declined 0.8
percent in October and has fallen 16.4 percent over the last 12 months.
The index for other goods and services rose 0.1 percent in October. A 0.1 percent decrease in the index
for tobacco and smoking products was more than offset by a 0.2 percent increase in the index for personal care.
CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI -W)
On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers increased 0.1
percent in October.
Table B. Percent changes in CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI -W
Consumer Price Index data for November are scheduled for release on Thursday, December 15, 2005, at
8:30 A.M. (EST).
Seasonally
adjusted
Un-
adjusted
Compound
Expenditure
Changes
from preceding month
annual rate
12 -mos.
2005
Category
3 -mos. ended
ended
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Oct. '05
Oct. '05
All Items
.6
-.1
.0
.6
.6
1.4
.1
8.9
4.7
Food and beverages
.6
.1
.0
.2
.1
.2
.3
2.3
2.1
Housing
Apparel
Transportation
Medical care
.3
-.7
1.8
.3
.2
.1
-1.0
.4
.2
-.8
-.1
.2
.4
-.6
1.6
.4
.2
.8
2.4
.0
.5
-.3
5.4
.2
.9
-.4
-1.4
.6
6.9
.0
28.3
3.4
4.2
-1.3
11.1
4.2
Recreation
.1
.4
-.4
.0
.3
.4
.3
3.8
1.0
Education and
communication
.4
.0
-.1
.2
-.2
.7
-.1
1.8
1.7
Other goods and
services
.0
.3
.0
.7
.3
.2
.0
2.0
3.1
Special Indexes
Energy
4.6
-2.1
-.6
4.1
5.1
12.3
-.5
89.8
29.8
Food
.7
.1
-.1
.2
.1
.2
.3
2.3
2.1
All Items less
food and energy
.1
.2
.1
.2
.2
.1
.2
1.9
2.0
Consumer Price Index data for November are scheduled for release on Thursday, December 15, 2005, at
8:30 A.M. (EST).
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Brief Explanation of the CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time of goods and
services purchased by households. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes CPIs for two population groups:
(1) the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI -W), which covers households of wage earners
and clerical workers that comprise approximately 32 percent of the total population and (2) the CPI for All
Urban Consumers (CPI -U) and the Chained CPI for All Urban Consumers (C- CPI -U), which cover
approximately 87 percent of the total population and include in addition to wage earners and clerical worker
households, groups such as professional, managerial, and technical workers, the self - employed, short -term
workers, the unemployed, and retirees and others not in the labor force.
The CPIs are based on prices of food, clothing, shelter, and fuels, transportation fares, charges for doctors'
and dentists' services, drugs, and other goods and services that people buy for day -to -day living. Prices are
collected in 87 urban areas across the country from about 50,000 housing units and approximately 23,000 retail
establishments - department stores, supermarkets, hospitals, filling stations, and other types of stores and service
establishments. All taxes directly associated with the purchase and use of items are included in the index.
Prices of fuels and a few other items are obtained every month in all 87 locations. Prices of most other
commodities and services are collected every month in the three largest geographic areas and every other month
in other areas. Prices of most goods and services are obtained by personal visits or telephone calls of the
Bureau's trained representatives.
In calculating the index, price changes for the various items in each location are averaged together with
weights, which represent their importance in the spending of the appropriate population group. Local data are
then combined to obtain a U.S. city average. For the CPI -U and CPI -W separate indexes are also published by
size of city, by region of the country, for cross - classifications of regions and population -size classes, and for 27
local areas Area indexes do not measure differences in the level of prices among cities; they only measure the
average change in prices for each area since the base period. For the C -CPI -U data are issued only at the
national level. It is important to note that the CPI -U and CPI -W are considered final when released, but the C-
CPI-U is issued in preliminary form and subject to two annual revisions.
The index measures price change from a designed reference date. For the CPI -U and the CPI -W the
reference base is 1982 -84 equals 100.0. The reference base for the C -CPI -U is December 1999 equals 100.
An increase of 16.5 percent from the reference base, for example, is shown as 116.5. This change can also be
expressed in dollars as follows: the price of a base period market basket of goods and services in the CPI has
risen from $10 in 1982 -84 to $11.65.
For further details visit the CPI home page on the Internet at http- l /www.bls.gov /cpi/ or contact our CPI
Information and Analysis Section on (202) 691 -7000.
Calculating Index Changes
Movements of the indexes from one month to another are usually expressed as percent
changes rather than changes in index points, because index point changes are affected by
the level of the index in relation to its base period while percent changes are not. The
example below illustrates the computation of index point and percent changes.
Percent changes for 3 -month and 6 -month periods are expressed as annual rates and
are computed according to the standard formula for compound growth rates. These data
indicate what the percent change would be if the current rate were maintained for a 12-
month period.
Index Point Change
CPI 115.7
Less previous index 111.2
Equals index point change 4.5
Percent Change
Index point difference
4.5
Divided by the previous index
111.2
Equals
0.040
Results multiplied by one hundred
0.040x100
Equals percent change
4.0
Regions Defined
The states in the four regions shown in Tables 3 and 6 are listed below
The Northeast -- Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont.
The Midwest -- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
The South -- Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
The West -- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming
A Note on Seasonally Adjusted and Unadjusted Data
Because price data are used for different purposes by different groups, the Bureau of Labor Statistics
publishes seasonally adjusted as well as unadjusted changes each month.
For analyzing general price trends in the economy, seasonally adjusted changes are usually preferred since
they eliminate the effect of changes that normally occur at the same time and in about the same magnitude
every year - -such as price movements resulting from changing climatic conditions, production cycles, model
changeovers, holidays, and sales.
The unadjusted data are of primary interest to consumers concerned about the prices they actually pay.
Unadjusted data also are used extensively for escalation purposes. Many collective bargaining contract
agreements and pension plans, for example, tie compensation changes to the Consumer Price Index unadjusted
for seasonal variation.
Seasonal factors used in computing the seasonally adjusted indexes are derived by the X- 12 -ARIMA
Seasonal Adjustment Method. Seasonally adjusted indexes and seasonal factors are computed annually. Each
year, the last 5 years of seasonally adjusted data are revised. Data from January 2000 through December 2004
were replaced in January 2005. Exceptions to the usual revision schedule were: the updated seasonal data at the
end of 1977 replaced data from 1967 through 1977; and, in January 2002, dependently seasonally adjusted
series were revised for January 1987 - December 2001 as a result of a change in the aggregation weights for
dependently adjusted series. For further information, please see "Aggregation of Dependently Adjusted
Seasonally Adjusted Series," in the October 2001 issue of the CPI Detailed Report.
The seasonal movement of All items and 54 other aggregations is derived by combining the seasonal
movement of 73 selected components. Each year the seasonal status of every series is reevaluated based upon
certain statistical criteria. If any of the 73 components change their seasonal adjustment status from seasonally
adjusted to not seasonally adjusted, not seasonally adjusted data will be used for the last 5 years, but the
seasonally adjusted indexes will be used before that period. Note: 43 of the 73 components are seasonally
adjusted for 2005.
Seasonally adjusted data, including the All items index levels, are subject to revision for up to five years
after their original release. For this reason, BLS advises against the use of these data in escalation agreements.
Effective with the calculation of the seasonal factors for 1990, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has used an
enhanced seasonal adjustment procedure called Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment for some CPI series.
Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment allows for better estimates of seasonally adjusted data. Extreme
values and /or sharp movements which might distort the seasonal pattern are estimated and removed from the
data prior to calculation of seasonal factors. Beginning with the calculation of seasonal factors f o r 1996, X- l 2-
ARIMA software was used for Intervention Analysis Seasonal Adjustment.
For the fuel oil, utility (piped) gas, motor fuels, and educational books and supplies indexes, this
procedure was used to offset the effects that extreme price volatility would otherwise have had on the estimates
of seasonally adjusted data for those series. For the Nonalcoholic beverages index, the procedure was used to
offset the effects of labor and supply problems for coffee. The procedure was used to account for unusual
butter fat supply reductions, changes in milk supply, and large swings in soybean oil inventories affecting the
Fats and oils series. For Dairy products, it mitigated the effects of significant changes in milk, butter and
cheese production levels. For Fresh vegetable series, the method was used to account for the effects of
hurricane - related disruptions. For Electricity, it was used to offset an increase in demand due to warmer than
expected weather, increased rates to conserve supplies, and declining natural gas inventories. For new vehicle
series, the procedure was used to offset the effects of a model changeover combined with financing incentives.
For additional information on seasonal adjustment in the CPI, please write to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Division of Consumer Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212 or contact Daniel Chow on
(202) 691 -6968 by e -mail at Chow.Daniel @bls.gov. If you have general questions about the CPI, please call
our information staff at (202) 691 -7000.
Table 3. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI -U): Selected areas, all items index
(1982 -84 =100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes
Percent change to
Percent change to
C P' -U
Pncin g
Oct 2005 from—
Sep 2005 from —
schedule
t July
Aug
Sep Oct
Oct Aug Sep
Sep
July Aug
2005
2005
2005 2005
2004 2005 2005
2004
do-am
2005 2005
U S city average
M 1954
1964
1988 1992
4 3 1 4 0 2
47
_ftr�
1 7
1 2
Region and area size2
Northeast urban
M 2079
2087
2108 211 5
44 1 3 3
4 8
1 4
1 0
Size A- More than 1,500,000
M 2102
211 2
2132 2138
45 1 2 3
4 9
1 4
9
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3
M 1230
1230
1245 1252
42 1 8 6
44
1 2
1 2
Midwest urban
M 1884
1897
1925 1921
41 1 3 -2
4 8
22
1 5
Size A- More than 1,500,000
M 1901
191 5
1938 1937
37 1 1 -1
4 2
1 9
1 2
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3
M 1202
1209
1231 1226
44 1 4 -4
54
24
1 8
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000)
M 1829
1846
1872 1868
5 5 1 2 -2
61
24
1 4
South urban
M 1885
1894
1920 1925
48 1 6 3
50
1 9
1 4
Size A- More than 1,500,000
M 1903
1910
1939 1945
51 1 8 3
54
1 9
1 5
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3
M 1202
1209
1223 1225
4 3 1 3 2
46
1 7
1 2
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000)
M 1875
1886
191 9 1936
59 27 9
59
23
1 7
West urban
M 1986
1996
201 7 2026
39 1 5 4
41
16
1 1
Size A- More than 1,500,000
M 201 3
2024
2045 2054
4 0 1 5 4
41
1 6
1 0
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3
M 121 3
1220
1231 1236
37 1 3 4
4 0
1 5
9
Size classes
A4
M 1786
1796
1817 1821
43 14 2
47
17
12
B/C 3
M 1208
121 3
1229 1231
42 1 5 2
47
1 7
1 3
D
M 1872
1887
1915 1922
51 19 4
53
23
15
Selected local areas5
Chicago- Gary- Kenosha, IL -IN -WI
M 1942
1958
1983 1979
37 1 1 -2
44
21
1 3
Los Angeles- Riverside- Orange County, CA
M 201 4
2031
2058 2069
54 1 9 5
'
22
1 3
New York - Northern N J -Long Island,
NY- NJ -CT -PA
M 2125
2141
2158 2166
4 5 1 2 4
4 8
1 6
8
Boston - Brockton - Nashua, MA- NH -ME -CT
1 2172
2201
-
4 9
1 3
Cleveland- Akron, OH
1 1878
191 6
4 2
2 0
Dallas -Fort Worth, TX
1 1843
1889
51
25
Washington- Baltimore, DC- MD -VA -WV 6
1 1250
1267
49
1 4
Atlanta, GA
2
1895
1939
54 23
'
Detroit -Ann Arbor - Flint, MI
2
1922
1951
4 0 1 5
Houston - Galveston - Brazona, TX
2
1755
1792
4 3 2 1
Miami -Fort Lauderdale, FL
2
1956
1988
63 1 6
Philadelphia - Wilmington- Atlantic City,
PA- NJ -DE -MD
2
2066
2075
36 4
San Francisco - Oakland -San Jose, CA
2
2030
2059
28 1 4
Seattle - Tacoma- Bremerton, WA
2
1999
2033
35 1 7
I Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas,
Tampa -St Petersburg -
Clearwater, FL
most other goods and services priced as indicated
6 Indexes on a November 1996 =100 base
M - Every month
Data not available
1 - January, March, May, July, September,
and November
2 - February, April, June, August, October,
and December
NOTE Local area indexes
are byproducts of the national CPI program
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions See technical notes
Each local index has a
smaller sample size than the national
index and is,
3 Indexes on a December 1996 =100 base
therefore, subject to substantially
more sampling and other measurement
4 Indexes on a December 1986 =100 base
error As a result, local
area indexes show greater volatility than
the national
5 In addition, the following metropolitan areas
are published semiannually
index, although their long -term trends are similar
Therefore, the Bureau of
and appear in Tables 34 and 39 of the January and July issues of the CPI
Labor Statistics strongly urges users to consider adopting the
national
Detailed Report Anchorage, AK, Cincinnati- Hamilton, OH- KY -IN,
average CPI for use in
their escalator clauses
Denver - Boulder - Greeley, CO, Honolulu, Hi, Kansas City, MO -KS,
Milwaukee- Racine, WI, Minneapolis -St Paul, MN -WI, Phoenix -Mesa, AZ,
NOTE Index applies to a month as a whole, not to any specific date
Pittsburgh, PA, Portland - Salem, OR -WA, St Louis, MO -IL, San Diego, CA,
Table 6. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI -W): Selected areas, all items index
(1982 -84 =100, unless otherwise noted)
All items
Indexes Percent change to
Percent
change to
Pncin
C I -W g
Oct 2005 from—
Sep 2005 from —
schedule
July
Aug
Sep Oct Oct Aug Sep
Sep
July Aug
2005
2005
2005 2005 2004 2005 2005
2004
2005 2005
US city average M 191 0
1921
1950 1952 4 7 16 0 1
52
21
1 5
Region and area size2
Northeast urban M 2040
2048
2079 2081 4 6 1 6 1
52
1 9
1 5
Size A- More than 1,500,000 M 2049
2060
2090 2089 4 6 1 4 0
53
2 0
1 5
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 M 1228
1229
1248 1254 44 2 0 5
4 7
1 6
1 5
Midwest urban M 1836
1851
1882 1876 4 5 1 4 -3
54
25
1 7
Size A- More than 1,500,000 M 1844
1861
1887 1885 4 1 1 3 -1
4 7
23
1 4
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 M 1198
1205
1229 1222 4 8 1 4 -6
6 0
26
2 0
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) M 1804
1825
1856 1849 6 0 1 3 -4
69
2 9
1 7
South urban M 1855
1866
1898 1902 53 1 9 2
5 6
23
1 7
Size A- More than 1,500,000 M 1881
1892
1926 1932 59 2 1 3
6 2
24
1 8
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 M 1187
1195
121 3 121 4 4 7 1 6 1
51
22
1 5
Size D - Nonmetropolitan (less than
50,000) M 1873
1888
1926 1944 66 30 9
66
28
20
West urban M 1937
1949
1971 1978 41 1 5 4
44
1 8
1 1
Size A- More than 1,500,000 M 1950
196 1
1984 1991 4 2 1 5 4
4 5
1 7
1 2
Size B/C - 50,000 to 1,500,000 3 M 1209
121 6
1228 1232 3 8 1 3 3
4 2
1 6
1 0
Size classes
A4 M 1770
1781
1807 1809 47 16 1
52
21
15
B/C 3 M 1199
1205
1224 1224 44 1 6 0
51
21
1 6
D M 1856
1873
1907 1913 58 21 3
61
27
18
Selected local areas5
Chicago- Gary- Kenosha, IL -IN -WI M 1874
1892
1922 191 9 4 3 1 4 -2
26
1 6
Los Angeles- Riverside- Orange County, CA M 1946
1964
1990 2000 54 1 8 5
%'0
23
1 3
New York - Northern N J -Long Island,
NY- NJ -CT -PA M 2065
2083
211 0 211 0 4 5 1 3 0
5 2
22
1 3
Boston - Brockton - Nashua, MA- NH -ME -CT 1 2160
-
2202 - - - -
5 5
19
-
Cleveland- Akron, OH 1 1788
1831
4 7
24
Dallas -Fort Worth, TX 1 1854
1908
6 0
29
Washington- Baltimore, DC- MD -VA -WV 6 1 1245
1272 -
56
22
Atlanta, GA 2
1883
- 1931 63 2 5
-
-
Detroit -Ann Arbor - Flint, MI 2
1877
1905 4 1 1 5
Houston - Galveston - Brazona, TX 2 -
1744
1784 53 23
Miami -Fort Lauderdale, FL 2
1938
1974 66 1 9
Philadelphia- Wilmington- Atlantic City,
PA- NJ -DE -MD 2
2060
207 6 3 9 8
San Francisco- Oakland -San Jose, CA 2 -
1995
2026 32 1 6
Seattle- Tacoma - Bremerton, WA 2
1953
- 1986 37 1 7
1 Foods, fuels, and several other items priced every month in all areas,
Tampa -St Petersburg - Clearwater, FL
most other goods and services priced as indicated
6 Indexes on a November 1996 =100 base
M - Every month
" Data not available
1 - January, March, May, July, September, and November
2 - February, April, June, August, October, and December
NOTE Local area indexes are byproducts of the national CPI program
2 Regions defined as the four Census regions See technical notes
Each local index has a smaller sample size than the
national index and is,
3 Indexes on a December 1996 =100 base
therefore, subject to substantially more sampling and other
measurement
4 Indexes on a December 1986 =100 base
error As a result, local area indexes show greater volatility than the national
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Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: November 9, 2005
TO: Jeffrey Moline, Assistant Village Manager
FROM: Bruce Kapff, Information Services and Purchasing Director
SUBJECT: Salary Range Adjustment — I.T. and Purchasing Employees
RECOMMENDATION: That the positions listed below be adjusted as indicated.
I have completed a study of the job positions in my departments and recommend two specific changes,
as detailed below. My primary resources were publicsalary.com and direct contact with other towns not
listed by publicsalary.
Information Services Technician (Jim)
The attached graph and spreadsheet show how Jim's position ranks against similar positions in
comparable towns. For similar duties, the maximum salary in comparable towns ranges from $63,344
to $86,994. Jim reached our salary maximum in February, 2003 - currently at $68,997.
I have reviewed job descriptions from these towns and conclude that Jim presently performs the
majority of duties listed for these other towns and also does certain additional items, including
maintaining all of our telecom equipment. Increasintly he is also becoming a resource for various
systems in our Communications Center. Attached is a representative job description - Information
Technology Analyst - from the Village of Buffalo Grove.
Based on this research, I recommend that a new salary range be created for Jim, with an approximate
maximum salary of $77,500 (2005 range). In conjunction with this change, I also recommend changing
his title to something that better matches his duties. I would like to discuss the revised position title
with Jim, only after the recommended salary range adjustment has been approved.
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VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: September 26, 2005
TO: Richard B. Boehm, Village Manager
FROM: Linda Andrys, Records Management Clerk/Freedom of Information Officer
SUBJECT: Request for Consideration of Pay Grade Level Increase
I most respectfully request that the appropriate authorities review the many job functions that I perform
for the Village of Oak Brook to the best of my abilities and give consideration to increasing my Pay
Grade Level. The job functions that I perform are:
1. Facilitate the Freedom of Information/Subpoena Request Process
2. Record Official Documents and perform Tracking and Billing Process
3. Organize and Index Public Documents for Record Maintenance
4. Oversee and perform the Microfilming /Scanning Process
5. Coordinate the Disposal of Records Process
6. Supervise and Back -up the Document Imaging Clerk Position
7. Assists with Taxi Cab License Applications
8. Assists with Passport Applications
9. Assists with Voter Registration
10. Assists with Absentee Voting
11. Assists with Telephone Switchboard Relief
12. Performs Notary Public Service
In surveying surrounding communities; I learned that some of these functions are handled by personnel
that command a much higher Pay Grade Level than 2 due to the complexity and confidentiality of the
nature of these tasks. I interact with many different levels of authority and types of people. I have
established procedures and forms for my job functions and have completed these projects on my own
initiative. See attached examples of these procedures and their exhibits in support of my presentation.
Thank you for time and consideration in reviewing my request for possible Pay Grade Level Increase.
Attachments
cc: Linda K. Gonnella, Village Clerk
Jeff Moline, Assistant Village Manager
2005 -NUSC -PAY GRADE LEVEL INCREASE REQUEST doc