REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to (1) Update Pay Rates for Casual/Temporary Classifications to Reflect the January 1, 2025 Sunnyvale Minimum Wage of $19.00 per hour, (2) Increase the Councilmember and Mayor Stipend Amounts Pursuant to City Charter Section 605, and (3) Move the 3.5% Lead Worker/Supervisor Premium Pay for Attorneys into Base Salary
Report
BACKGROUND
This report recommends amending the City's Salary Resolution and Schedule of Pay to make three changes:
(1) Update the pay rates for applicable classifications to reflect the 2025 City of Sunnyvale minimum wage, as required by Sunnyvale Municipal Code section 3.80.040.
(2) Increase the Councilmember and Mayor stipend amounts for 2025 in accordance with City Charter Section 605, which provides for annual cost of living adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U).
(3) Move the 3.5% Lead Worker/Supervisor premium pay for attorneys (Category K) into base salary.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.3.1 Legislative Management - Goals and Policies - 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 Legislative Management - Goals and Policies - Policy 7.3D.1: Maintain a recruitment and selection process that ensures a highly competent workforce.
City Charter Section 605. Compensation: Annually on January 1, the compensation of the Council and Mayor shall increase by a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the preceding October's 12-month rolling average of the Consumer Price Index - Urban (CPI-U) for San Francisco- Oakland-Hayward. In no event shall the CPI-U compensation adjustment exceed 5% per year, or results in a compensation decrease.
Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 3.80.040 (Minimum Wag...
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