The City Manager, in consultation with the Finance Director, shall prepare a pay plan and rules for its administration. The rate and range where each class shall be such as to reflect fairly the differences in duties and responsibilities and shall be related to compensation for comparable positions in other places of public employment. The objective of the pay plan shall be to provide an appropriate compensation structure to recruit and retain an adequate supply of competent employees. (Ords. 336, 537, 2695-2013)