REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Salary Table of the City's Salary Resolution to Follow Future Changes to the California Minimum Wage
Report
BACKGROUND
This report presents for Council consideration a resolution to amend the Salary Table of the City's Salary Resolution based on the change to the California minimum wage effective July 1, 2014 and January 1, 2016.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.3.1 - Goal 7.3D: Maintain a quality workforce, consistent with state and federal laws, City Charter, and adopted policies in order to assure that City services are provided in an effective, efficient, and high quality manner.
Council Policy 7.3.1 - Policy 7.3D.1: Maintain a recruitment and selection process that ensures a highly competent workforce.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
N/A
DISCUSSION
The California minimum wage will increase from $8.00 per hour to $9.00 per hour on July 1, 2014. Additionally, the California minimum wage will increase from $9.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016. Although not required to do so as a Charter City, the City of Sunnyvale has a practice of following the California minimum wage by adjusting the Salary Table accordingly for classifications where the bottom of the salary range is below the California minimum wage. Following the California minimum wage is an appropriate action to take since most other employers within the City must comply with the new California minimum wage rates. Further, doing so will help the City remain competitive by attracting and retaining employees in the affected job classifications.
The adjustment to the Salary Table in order to follow the California Minimum Wage would only impact the City's Casual classifications. "Casual" is the terminology the City uses for temporary employees it hires directly.
For the July 1, 2014 California minimum wage increase, only 12 of the City's Casual classifications currently have a salary range where the botto...
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