REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and the Schedule of Pay to Increase Salaries for Pay Plan Category D/E (Public Safety Captains and Public Safety Deputy Chiefs)
Report
BACKGROUND
The 2015-2021 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Sunnyvale and the Public Safety Managers Association (PSMA) provides that, "Members in the bargaining group will receive the same percentage of salary increase or decrease as the Public Safety Officers Association Lieutenant position." (MOU Section 12.2.). PSMA represents Public Safety Captains and Public Safety Deputy Chiefs.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.3.1 Legislative Management - Goals and Policies, Goal 7.3D: Maintain a quality work force, 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.
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) (5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
DISCUSSION
The current MOU with PSMA provides that, "Members in the bargaining group will receive the same percentage of salary increase or decrease as the Public Safety Officers Association Lieutenant position." Salary adjustments for PSOA are determined by a wage formula based upon an annual market survey of total compensation that is outlined in the PSOA MOU for 8 Bay Area cities. The survey is conducted during the first 15 days of May, and the salary adjustments are effective the first full pay period in July. Based on results of the compensation survey for 2017, Public Safety Lieutenants are scheduled to receive a salary increase of 3.61% effective the first full pay period of July 2017.
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