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 (Unrepresented Classified Management Employees) and Pay Plan Category K (Unrepresented Unclassified Management Employees Appointed Directly by the City Attorney)
Report
BACKGROUND
Unrepresented management employees (pay plan categories D and K) are not organized and do not negotiate for any changes to their wages, hours, and/or other terms and conditions of employment. Instead, the City Manager makes recommendations to Council regarding such changes on behalf of these employee groups.
This report presents the opportunity to provide salary increases for unrepresented management employees (pay plan categories D and K) to achieve the goal of maintaining consistent benefits between represented and unrepresented employees, and also clean up language and amend some provisions of the Salary Resolution.
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)(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
In order to stay consistent between represented and unrepresented employees, the amendments recommended by this report for unrepresented management employees (pay plan categories D and K) are as follows:
Salary
* Effective September 8, 2019: 3.0% across the board increase.
* Effective July 12, 2020: 4.0% across the board increase.
* Effective July...
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