REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Amend the Schedule of Pay in the Salary Resolution to provide Salary Increases effective February 12, 2017, for Pay Plan Category A (Public Safety Dispatcher, Senior Public Safety Dispatcher, and Public Safety Dispatcher-In-Training) pursuant to the City's current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Communication Officers Association (COA)
Report
BACKGROUND
The 2015-2017 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Communication Officers Association (COA), which represents Public Safety Dispatcher, Senior Public Safety Dispatcher, and Public Safety Dispatcher-In-Training, provides for a salary adjustment in 2017 based on market survey data of total compensation for comparable positions in 12 Bay Area cities at the rate of five percent (5%) above the survey average.
EXISTING POLICY
The proposed increases are in accordance with the provisions of the MOU between the City of Sunnyvale and the COA.
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 potential significant impact on the environment.
DISCUSSION
The current MOU between the City and the COA included a 3% general wage increase for 2015 and a 3.5% general wage increase for 2016. 2017 wages are to be determined by a wage formula based upon an annual market survey of total compensation for 12 Bay Area cities. The formula sets 2017 salaries at a rate of five percent (5%) above the survey average on total compensation for employees represented by COA.
Based on the MOU requirement and the results of the compensation survey for 2017, it is recommended that the Schedule of Pay of the Salary Resolution be amended to reflect the new pay rate for Pay Plan Category A (Public Safety Dispatcher), an increase of 3.92 perc...
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