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Section 11 Municipal Policies
Employee Pay Plan Policy

VII. DEFINITIONS FOR THE BANDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

BAND E" POLICY DECISION - These decisions are associated with board level
management, and involve guiding the organization as a whole through policy
development, setting the overall direction, and tone of the organization. Restrictions
to these decisions are often only limited by the laws of the state (Paterson, 1972).

BAND D" PROGRAMMING DECISION - These decisions are typically made by senior
management or department directors and are generally tasked with executing
the organization' s policy through strategy development. Establishing guidelines by
which further decisions are made. A typical senior management decision is made
at the organizational or department level. For instance, the decision on how to
set up the organization' s network infrastructure is usually determined by
management, while the decision to upgrade is based on policy ( Paterson, 1972).

BAND C" INTERPRETIVE DECISIONS - Middle management who have constraints
placed upon them by them by senior management. These are usually made by
business unit managers, such as a budget manager or project research analyst.
Once overall strategy is developed by the senior managers, the middle managers
decide how to utilize resources in order to meet deadlines. The unit manager should
always know why certain staff members have been assigned to a particular job and
may have to interpret situations not currently covered by rules or guidelines
Paterson, 1972).

BAND B” ROUTINE DECISIONS - Skilled supervisors know the "how", the "where", and
the "when" to set up equipment, systems, and are aware of the rules that govern
these processes. They can decide which process is to be used in order to carry
out the interpretive decisions as they have a firm handle on operations. For
example, a billing clerk knows how to complete the utility billing process, including
the way in which entries have to be made, as they have the book of rules and
regulations to refer to as needed ( Paterson, 1972).

BAND A" AUTOMATIC DECISIONS - Each process is a cycle of operations. The process
is decided by the supervisor who then sets up the process or the "how" of the task at
hand. This is generally accomplished by a semi- skilled individual who completes the
task as outlined, within the constraints of the process. This individual can decide
where and when to carry out the operations needed for the task ( Paterson, 1972).
BAND O" DEFINED DECISIONS - " Band O" decisions are rarely seen in an organization.
These decisions are those involving speed of completion of a task, and are usually left
to unskilled, entry level, nonexempt employees ( Paterson, 1972).

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