Item - 2016.EX14.7

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on May 3, 2016 with amendments.
  • This item was considered by the Executive Committee on April 18, 2016 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on May 3, 2016.
  • See also EL3.3

EX14.7 - Management/Non-union Employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials Compensation and Benefits

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on May 3, 4 and 5, 2016, adopted the following:

 

1.  City Council implement the general annual salary range increases, representing cost of living adjustments, for Management/Non-union employees and Accountability Officers employed in the Toronto Public Service, as follows:

     

Effective Date

General Increase

January 1, 2016

1.25%

January 1, 2017

1.25%

 

2.  City Council amend the Active Benefits Plan for Management/Non-union employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials, effective January 1, 2017, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (March 31, 2016) from the City Manager.

 

3.  City Council amend the Pre-65 Retiree Benefit Plan for Management/Non-union employees and Accountability Officers, where applicable, for employees who retire on or after January 1, 2017, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (March 31, 2016) from the City Manager.

 

4.  City Council authorize staff to transfer funding from the 2016 Approved Non-Program

Expenditure budget to the respective 2016 Approved Operating Budget for City Programs, including Toronto Public Health, to provide the necessary funding to implement Council's decision for 2016 and instruct staff to prepare future year budgets accordingly.

 
5.  City Council request the City Manager to report to the Employee and Labour Relations Committee on a comparison of compensation (salary and benefits), direct and indirect, of Toronto's broader public services, union and non-union, the city proper and its agencies; such report to include policy recommendations that may flow from the data with a view to achieve greater equity among various employee groups.

 

6.  City Council request the City Manager to report back to the Employee and Labour Relations Committee in the fourth quarter of 2016 on 2015 performance pay for management/non-union employees detailing the number of employees exceeding, meeting, meeting-most, and not meeting expectations organized by cluster and the financial impact on the City of Toronto of the pay increases, and on the rate of employee turnover by cluster and to identify particular employee sectors that represent retention pressure points.

Background Information (Committee)

(March 31, 2016) Report and Appendix A from the City Manager on Management/Non-union Employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials Compensation and Benefits
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-91828.pdf

Motions (City Council)

1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Joe Mihevc (Amended)

That City Council request the City Manager to report to the September 22, 2016 Executive Committee meeting on a comparison of compensation (salary and benefits), direct and indirect, of Toronto's broader public services, union and non-union, the city proper and its agencies; such report to include policy recommendations that may flow from the data with a view to acheive greater equity among various employee groups.

 

Amended by motion 3a by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong


2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor John Campbell (Amended)

That City Staff request the City Manager to report back to the Executive Committee in the fourth quarter of 2016 on performance pay for management/non-union employees detailing the number of employees exceeding, meeting, meeting-most, and not meeting expectations organized by cluster and the financial impact on the City of Toronto of the pay increases.

 

Amended by motion 3b by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong and motion 4 by Councillor Stephen Holyday


3a - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)

That City Council amend Councillor Mihevc's motion 1 by deleting the words "September 22, 2016 Executive Committee" and inserting the words "September 2016 Employee and Labour Relations Committee" so that it now reads as follows:

 

That City Council request the City Manager to report to the September 2016 Employee and Labour Relations Committee meeting on a comparison of compensation (salary and benefits), direct and indirect, of Toronto's broader public services, union and non-union, the city proper and its agencies; such report to include policy recommendations that may flow from the data with a view to acheive greater equity among various employee groups.

Vote (Amend Motion) May-05-2016 2:56 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - EX14.7 - Minnan-Wong - motion 3a
Total members that voted Yes: 39 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Justin J. Di Ciano, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Michelle Holland, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Giorgio Mammoliti, Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 5 Members that were absent are Christin Carmichael Greb, Shelley Carroll, Paula Fletcher, Pam McConnell, Ron Moeser

3b - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)

That City Council amend Councillor Campbell's motion 2 by deleting the words "Executive Committee" and inserting the words "Employee and Labour Relations Committee" so that it now reads as follows:

 

That City Staff request the City Manager to report back to the Employee and Labour Relations Committee in the fourth quarter of 2016 on performance pay for management/non-union employees detailing the number of employees exceeding, meeting, meeting-most, and not meeting expectations organized by cluster and the financial impact on the City of Toronto of the pay increases.


4 - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Stephen Holyday (Carried)

City Council amend Motion 2 by Councillor Campbell by adding the words "2015" and the words "and the rate of employee turnover by cluster and to identify particular employee sectors that represent retention pressure points" so that it now reads:

 

That City Staff request the City Manager to report back to the Executive Committee in the fourth quarter of 2016 on 2015 performance pay for management/non-union employees detailing the number of employees exceeding, meeting, meeting-most, and not meeting expectations organized by cluster and the financial impact on the City of Toronto of the pay increases and the rate of employee turnover by cluster and to identify particular employee sectors that represent retention pressure points.


Motion to Adopt Item as Amended (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) May-05-2016 2:57 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - EX14.7 - Adopt the item as amended
Total members that voted Yes: 39 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Justin J. Di Ciano, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Michelle Holland, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Giorgio Mammoliti, Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 5 Members that were absent are Christin Carmichael Greb, Shelley Carroll, Paula Fletcher, Pam McConnell, Ron Moeser

7a - Management/Non-union Employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials Compensation and Benefits

Background Information (Committee)
(April 15, 2016) Letter from the Employee and Labour Relations Committee on Management/Non-union Employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials Compensation and Benefits
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-92136.pdf

EX14.7 - Management/Non-union Employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials Compensation and Benefits

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1.  City Council implement the general annual salary range increases, representing cost of living adjustments, for Management/Non-union employees and Accountability Officers employed in the Toronto Public Service, as follows:

     

Effective Date

General Increase

January 1, 2016

1.25%

January 1, 2017

1.25%

 

2.  City Council amend the Active Benefits Plan for Management/Non-union employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials, effective January 1, 2017, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (March 31, 2016) from the City Manager.

 

3.  City Council amend the Pre-65 Retiree Benefit Plan for Management/Non-union employees and Accountability Officers, where applicable, for employees who retire on or after January 1, 2017, as outlined in Appendix A to the report (March 31, 2016) from the City Manager.

 

4.  City Council authorize staff to transfer funding from the 2016 Approved Non-Program

Expenditure budget to the respective 2016 Approved Operating Budget for City Programs, including Toronto Public Health, to provide the necessary funding to implement these recommendations for 2016 and instruct staff to prepare future year budgets accordingly.

Origin

(March 31, 2016) Report from the City Manager

Summary

The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations regarding the general annual salary range increase for Management/Non-union employees and Accountability Officers and the proposed changes to the benefits plan for Management/Non-union employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials.  The proposed changes outlined in this report arise from staff's review of the wage increases and benefits plan changes, following the recently concluded collective bargaining with TCEU, Local 416 and CUPE, Local 79.

Background Information

(March 31, 2016) Report and Appendix A from the City Manager on Management/Non-union Employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials Compensation and Benefits
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-91828.pdf

Motions

1 - Motion to Adopt Item moved by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Carried)

7a - Management/Non-union Employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials Compensation and Benefits

Summary
The purpose of this report is to provide recommendations regarding the general annual salary range increase for Management/Non-union employees and Accountability Officers and the proposed changes to the benefits plan for Management/Non-union employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials. The proposed changes outlined in this report arise from staff's review of the wage increases and benefits plan changes, following the recently concluded collective bargaining with TCEU, Local 416 and CUPE, Local 79.
Background Information
(April 15, 2016) Letter from the Employee and Labour Relations Committee on Management/Non-union Employees, Accountability Officers and Elected Officials Compensation and Benefits
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-92136.pdf
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council