Title
Amendments to Pay Ordinance S-45840 in Accordance with Human Resources Committee 608 Recommendations (Ordinance S-47235)
Description
As part of a classification and compensation study, the following amendment to the Pay Ordinance [S-45840] are recommended in accordance with the recommendation of Human Resources Committee 608, effective Jan. 25, 2021. The amendments also require the City’s Classification Ordinance (S-5815) to be updated. Those will be processed under a separate ordinance.
Modify the Grade of Assistant Water Services Director, Job Code 51430, Salary Plan 018, Benefit Category 010, Labor Unit Code 008, from Grade 906 ($45.91 - $78.04/hourly, $95,493 - $162,323/annual) to Grade 908 ($50.65 - $86.11/hourly, $105,232 - $179,109/annual).
Report
Summary
Staff contacted agencies across Arizona and the U.S. and gathered information about comparable positions including base salary and total compensation information (e.g. deferred compensation contributions received, vehicle and phone allowances, and retirement contributions made by the organization). Results were gathered from the cities of Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Tempe, Ariz. along with information from the cities of San Jose and Long Beach, Calif.; Kansas City, Mo.; Charlotte, N.C.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Austin and Dallas, Texas; and the Central Arizona Project. Additionally, results of the 2019 American Water Works Association Compensation Survey of city and county water and wastewater utilities serving populations above 100,000 was reviewed.
The recommended change would appropriately align the internal salary relationships between the Water Services Director, Assistant Water Services Director, and the Assistant CIO pay ranges.
These positions are vital to the success of the Water Services Department. Currently there are vacancies in the classification which will require recruitments to be conducted, thus making it important that the pay range for the classification be both market competitive as well as properly aligned within the City’s pay structure. To achieve these results, it is recommended that the pay grade for this classification be increased as noted above.
Financial Impact
There is no budgetary impact. The cost of this action taken related to this ordinance change will be paid for within the department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This action was reviewed and recommended for approval by Human Resources Committee 608 on Dec. 18, 2020.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the Human Resources Department.