REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to Increase the Salary for the Classification of Public Safety Communications Manager
Report
BACKGROUND
During the last round of negotiations with the Communications Officers Association (COA) the parties agreed that the City would complete a classification study for one of the Senior Public Safety Dispatcher positions. This was based upon the fact that the duties for that position were different than the other Seniors. Upon completion of that study, the Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher classification was recommended to be added, and was approved by City Council in August 2026. The Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher classification was added between the Senior Public Safety Dispatcher and the Public Safety Communications Manager levels, formalizing a clearly defined promotional career pathway, supporting employee development and succession planning.
EXISTING POLICY
City Charter Section 1104, entitled Pay Plan, states that amendments to the pay schedule may be adopted from time to time by City Council upon the recommendation of the City Manager.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a “project” with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) in that is a fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment.
DISCUSSION
With the new Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher classification added, the differential between Supervising Public Safety Dispatcher and Public Safety Communications Manager is 5.89%.
The Salary Resolution states that if a pay differential of less than 15% is identified between the maximum of the salary range for a Management classification and the top step base salary for a direct-report non-management classification, a department d...
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