City Council

M. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-45 AMENDING THE AUTHORIZED\nSCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR REGULAR NON-\nREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, ADJUSTING THE BASE SALARY AND HEALTH\nBENEFIT CONTRIBUTION FOR CITY MANAGER IN ACCORDANCE WITH\nTHE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, ADJUSTING THE\nHEALTH BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION FOR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS IN\nACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE 53208.5, AND INCREASING\nBUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR INCREASED SALARIES AND BENEFITS\nIn June, staff began meeting with the Focus Group to discuss the status of the\nAuthorized Schedule of Compensation and Benefits (ASCB) for regular non-\nrepresented employees. Representatives of the City and the Focus Group have\nmutually agreed upon a successor ASCB for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 presented in\nthis staff report. The amended ASCB for the City’s regular non-represented\nemployees is expected to have an annualized cost impact of $664,081. The\nincrease is spread over multiple departments and funds, with the General Fund\nincurring $496,216 (74.7%), Retirement Fund incurring $48,243 (7.3%) and other\nfunds incurring $119,622 (18.0%) of the total $664,081. An additional\nappropriation of $496,216 in General Funds, $48,243 in Retirement Funds, and\n$119,622 in other funds is needed to cover the increased cost of the amended\nASCB for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.\nCity Council Regular Meeting Agenda – August 20, 2024 9\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-45, which\namends and approves the Authorized Schedule of Compensation and Benefits\nfor the City’s non-represented employees for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, effectuates\na contractual adjustment to the base salary and maximum health benefit\ncontribution provided to the City Manager, effectuates a statutory adjustment\nto the maximum health benefit contribution provided to City Councilmembers,\nand increase General Fund appropriations $496,216, Retirement Fund\nappropriations $48,243, and various other benefits appropriations $119,622 to\ncover increased costs to salaries and benefits for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.