Title
Repeal Existing Pay Ordinance S-47689 and Adopt New Ordinance for New Rates and Compensation (Ordinance S-49802)
Description
Request the City Council to repeal Ordinance S-47689, and all amendments thereto, and to adopt a new ordinance for new rates and compensation.
One facet of the new ordinance, effective July 10, 2023, the first day of the first full pay period of the new fiscal year, implements City Council-approved gross pay rates and other compensation for the one-year period included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Memoranda of Understanding, as defined under the Meet and Confer Ordinance. This portion also includes gross rates and other compensation for employees covered by the Meet and Discuss Ordinance, and gross pay rates and other compensation for all unrepresented employees.
Another facet of the new ordinance implements a new pay structure to become effective Aug. 7, 2023, to implement the recommendations of Kaneko and Krammer Corp., dba Koff & Associates, Inc., resulting from the Citywide Classification and Compensation Study.
Report
Summary
Changes Effective July 10, 2023
This new Pay Ordinance includes items which are part of the Memoranda of Understanding with the five Meet and Confer employee groups that were approved by the City Council through Formal Resolution on May 3, 2023. Administrative Regulations and other policy documents will be amended to address items agreed to with the employee groups that are not part of the Pay Ordinance.
The new Pay Ordinance outlines changes to pay rates and other compensation for employees covered by the Meet and Confer Ordinance, employees covered by the Meet and Discuss Ordinance, and employees represented by the City Manager, such as confidential office and clerical, middle managers, and executives. This is consistent with the City Council’s actions adopting the FY 2023-24 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). This is also consistent with the City Manager’s authority to approve FY 2023-24 Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) for employee associations; and to approve pay rates and other compensation for employees represented by the City Manager.
Changes Effective Aug. 7, 2023
The new Pay Ordinance also outlines the new pay structure resulting from the Citywide Classification and Compensation Study. In 2021, the City partnered with Koff & Associates, a human resources firm, to perform a comprehensive job evaluation and market analysis of nearly 900 Citywide jobs. The key objectives of the study were to ensure that the City's job classifications were accurate and up to date, that the City has an equitable and market-based pay structure, defined career paths, and training opportunities, and that the City has the best talent retention in the market to make the City a destination employer for future generations. Salary data from other agencies was gathered to provide the City with useful information about how job classifications are paid in comparison to positions in other organizations.
The proposed language for the FY 2023-24 Pay Ordinance is included in Attachment 1. Separate reports of updates to the existing pay structure by job code effective July 10, 2023, through Aug. 6, 2023, and the new pay structure by job code effective on Aug. 7, 2023, are included in Exhibits A and B to Attachment 1.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- City Council provided approval to enter into a contract with Kaneko and Krammer Corp., dba Koff & Associates, Inc., to provide Classification and Compensation Study services on March 17, 2021.
- City Council approved by Formal Resolution the Memoranda of Understanding with the five Meet and Confer groups on May 3, 2023.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Human Resources Department.