1 CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. ______
APPROVING WORKFORCE CHANGES IN THE CITY ATTORNEY’S
OFFICE AND AMENDING THE MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEES SALARY SCHEDULES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 9, 2025
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda is committed to maintaining competitive compensation and equitable workforce practices to attract and retain top talent; and;
WHEREAS, periodic reviews by Human Resources have identified misalignments in pay, responsibilities, and classifications in the City Attorney’s Office that require adjustments to ensure internal equity, market competitiveness, and alignment with organizational needs; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes include removing the distinction between prosecution and non -prosecution attorney positions, standardizing workweeks at 40 hours for all attorney classifications, reallocating the Chief Planning Counsel position to a second Chief Assis tant City Attorney, and adjusting salaries to reflect these changes; and
WHEREAS, the financial impact of these changes is estimated at an additional annual cost of $265,000, with approximately $100,000 required for the five months remaining in Fiscal Year 2024 -2025, which can be absorbed within the City Attorney’s existing budget.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Alameda that the workforce changes outlined below are modified, resulting i n the following workforce changes effective February 9, 2025.
• City Attorney’s Office
o Upgrade one Chief Planning Counsel to Chief Assistant City Attorney • Increase the workweek to 40 hours for MCEA Classifications including:
o Deputy City Attorney I
o Deputy City Attorney II
o Assistant City Attorney I
o Assistant City Attorney II
• Increase the workweek to 40 hours for EXME classification of Chief Assistant City Attorney; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby approves and adopts the amended Management and Confidential Employees Association Salary Schedule (Exhibit A); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby approves and adopts the amended Executive Management Employees Salary Schedule (Exhibit B); and
2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the provisions of this resolution shall supersede any other resolutions in conflict herewith.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 4th day of February 2025, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this 5th day of February 2025.
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney
City of Alameda
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