Pay increases for the non-union employees were not part of the city's 2017 budget, City Manager Keith Johnson has said. Miamisburg City Council earlier this month passed next year's budget projecting a $506,000 general fund surplus and its reserve funds at about $7.96 million, records show.
Johnson declined to address the matter on Monday, but has told council “obviously, the surplus we have is sufficient to address” pay increases.
Johnson said earlier this month, “We’re going through the process now of bargaining unit negotiations. So we’re going to let those play their way out before addressing the non-union wage adjustments. So that process is typically shared with the non-union (personnel) – whatever comes out of that process.”
Both issues are scheduled to be discussed in an executive session, set for 6 p.m. prior to the city council’s regular meeting, and are set to be addressed by council with legislation.
The Miamisburg police patrol officers bargaining unit received a 2.5 percent increase for 2016, as did the police sergeants union, according to the city. Non-union workers received a 2 percent pay hike for this year.
The city has 125 full-time employees, according to its website. The police unions have a combined 33 members, documents show.
The 2017 budget also would allow the city to fill positions that been vacant for some time, Johnson said.
“We had certain positions open, (and) we kept them open,” he said. “We only filled those on a case-by-case basis. If they were needed for safety and providing service, we filled them.”
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