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SCS/SB 1086 - This act increases the maximum amount of compensation that St. Louis police officers may receive. Currently, the maximum amount of compensation authorized by the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners is based upon rank and length of service. Under this act, such amount will be based upon a new "step placement" system, and periodic salary reviews.

This act provides for the conversion process between the current salary table and the table included in this act to be effective June 26, 2006, with no credit given for educational incentive pay.

Under this act, the officers will be placed into the table using a numeric formula. With exceptions, future changes in salary will occur annually after approval by the Board of Police Commissioners. The salaries will be adjusted following a method outlined in statute to reflect new salary minimums and maximums.

The numbers in the table will be converted and show the percentage of salary spread attributable to each step within each rank. These percentage values will be multiplied by the revised salary spread value for the appropriate rank and added to the next lowest step value for that rank using the revised salary minimum for the rank as the starting point for constructing a revised table.

The salary table and its underlying data will be reviewed annually be a consulting firm chosen by the Board of Police Commissioners that specializes in compensation planning using industry standard market pricing practices to determine accurate and current minimum and maximum market salary rates for use in any future matrix. Any revisions resulting from the review process may occur on the first day of the first biweekly payroll period with a pay date falling within the next fiscal year for commissioned officers who were the subject of the review. A schedule for review by the consulting firm for different ranks of officers is included in this act.

New compensation minimums and maximums based upon the review will be prepared annually, if necessary. If this scheduled yearly review results in any revisions in salaries, the board of police commissioners will report said changes to the City of St. Louis as part of the board of police commissioners' annual budget. Any increases resulting from the compensation review may be effective the first day of the first biweekly payroll period with a pay date falling within the next fiscal year for all commissioned staff with the exception of police officers and probationary police officers.

Increases for police officers and probationary police officers will occur in two stages: 50% of the increase will be implemented the first day of the first biweekly payroll period with a pay date falling within the next fiscal year, and the remaining 50% of the increase will be implemented on the first day of the first biweekly payroll period with a pay date falling within the following fiscal year. In the event that the 50% increase for the first year of the implementation is less than any projected increase for the rank, the officer may receive the greater of the two amounts with whatever amount remains being implemented in the second of the two years.

There may be no increase in the salary of any probationary police officer without express authority granted by the Board of Police Commissioners.

A commissioned member who is promoted out of his or her current rank may receive a salary increase by the calculated amount being compared to the steps in his or her new salary or wage range. The officer may be placed in the step closest to this calculated amount that provides a raise of at least 10% over his or her current annual compensation.

If the City of St. Louis provides any across-the-board increase to its employees in the form of a percentage increase, that increase will be automatically applied to all commissioned staff. If the City of St. Louis provides any across-the-board flat dollar amount increase to its employees, the value of that increase will be converted into a percentage increase consistent with statute and applied to all commissioned staff. If a particular rank is scheduled for review in the same year as any city increase, the greater of the two may be granted.

Nothing in these provisions shall be construed to establish and require the payment of minimum salaries for commissioned police officers.

This act contains an emergency clause and has an effective date of June 26, 2006.

SUSAN HENDERSON MOORE


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