Legislative Public Meetings

File #: 19-0940   
Type: Report to Council Status: Passed
Meeting Body: City Council
On agenda: 9/24/2019
Title: Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and the Schedule of Pay to Increase the Salary Ranges for Pay Plan Category F (Unclassified Department Directors)
Attachments: 1. Resolution, 2. RTC 17-0872
REPORT TO COUNCIL

SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City's Salary Resolution and the Schedule of Pay to Increase the Salary Ranges for Pay Plan Category F (Unclassified Department Directors)

Report
BACKGROUND
Unclassified department directors (pay plan category F) are at-will employees, appointed by the City Manager. They 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 the City Council regarding such changes on behalf of this employee group.

In September 2017, a new compensation program was approved by the Council (RTC No. 17-0872), that adjusted salary ranges for department director classifications to address gender equality pay, attract talent, retain highly qualified employees, and to resolve salary compaction with bargaining unit represented positions. With salary increases other bargaining units received over the last two of years, the salary ranges of department directors have become out of alignment with the compensation program and philosophy that was adopted by Council in 2017.

This report recommends adjustments to the salary ranges for unclassified department director classifications (pay plan category F) to maintain a consistent differential with bargaining unit represented positions. Adjusting the ranges does not result in a direct compensation increase, but enables increased compensation to be considered by the City Manager based on performance.

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 ...

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