NOT ALL EMPLOYEES TO BE UNDER EVALUATION PLAN

Although the city of Cape Girardeau is ready to embark on a new performance evaluation system for employees, not everyone on the city payroll will be subject to the program.

Dan Ward, the city's human resources manager, said department heads aren't evaluated under the guidelines established in the new plan. But, he added, their pay increases are based on the same basic concept: Stellar performance should be rewarded.

City employees are divided into two categories: specialty the city manager, assistant city manager, city attorney, municipal judge, and department heads and directors and regular.

The specialty employees are evaluated annually by City Manager J. Ronald Fischer, who sets their salaries.

Typically, Ward said, when a department or division head is hired or promoted, they reach an agreement with Fischer regarding their salary.

"Generally, there's a one-year review period specified when they're hired that includes an expected pay increase if they perform adequately," Ward said. "After the first year, the reviews are still annual, but there's not any formula for how the rates are adjusted."

Ward said there is no standard pay increase for department heads and specialty employees, but the hikes generally range from $750 to $1,000 annually.

"That tends to be tied to how that person performs on the job," he said.

This year, all city employees received a $1,000 raise, regardless of their present salary or their position. Fischer said some of the department heads this year might receive larger pay hikes. Their salaries will be reviewed on the anniversary of their hire date.

Below are the current salaries for various department heads and their hire date:

City Manager J. Ronald Fischer, $56,612 (Feb. 12, 1988).

20Assistant City Manager Alvin Stoverink, $52,397 (Feb. 12, 1988).

20City Attorney Warren Wells, $52,140 (Jan. 12, 1987).

20Public Works Director Doug Leslie, $46,000 (July 1, 1990).

20Robert Ridgeway, fire chief, $46,000 (March 15, 1993).

20Howard "Butch" Boyd Jr., police chief, $42,638 (March 13, 1989).

20Kent Bratton, city planner, $42,134 (Dec. 19, 1988).

20J. Kensey Russell, city engineer, $39,028 (Dec. 15, 1987).

20Dan Ward, human resources director, $37,000 (Oct. 5, 1992).

20Mary Foote Miller, convention and visitors bureau director, $35,000 (Aug. 16, 1993).

20Rick Murray, supervisor of inspection services, $34,610 (June 1, 1993).

20Dan Muser, parks and recreation director, $34,000 (March 18, 1991).

20Randy Holdman, airport manager, $32,000 (June 1, 1993).