Joint Special Council/BFPD
04/17/23 06:00 PM
Administrative Services
Heidy Riley
Personnel
Doc ID: 5340
AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
APPROVAL OF CITY OF BARSTOW/BARSTOW FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT'S REVISED SALARY SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE APRIL 17, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Staffing changes, resulting in the addition of new positions or changes to employees' salary grades, require revisions to the City of Barstow’s adopted salary schedule. Amendments to the City of Barstow’s or the Barstow Fire Protection District’s staffing require review and approval of the City Council and/or Fire Board. Recent staffing changes include the adoption of the Public Safety Director/Police Chief position and the recent hiring of the Assistant City Manager. The current revision to the salary schedule also includes a correction to the Barstow Fire Protection District salary schedule in regard to the Firefighter Trainee and Firefighter/EMT positions.
DISCUSSION:
Changes to staffing that result in necessary revisions to the City of Barstow’s adopted salary schedule require review and approval by the City Council and/or Fire Board. The revisions to the salary schedule that are being presented for the City Council’s approval include the addition of the Public Safety Director/Chief of Police and the adoption of the position’s salary grade. Additionally, the Assistant City Manager position is being removed from the contract employees’ salary schedule and will be placed within the general salary schedule for full-time employees.
The Barstow Fire Protection District’s Salary Schedule has also been corrected to reflect the Firefighter Trainee and the Firefighter/EMT positions, as each position possesses a separate job description and salary grade. Both positions had been removed in the prior year's salary schedules and more recently the Barstow Fire Protection District has elected to utilize these positions to fill vacant Firefighter/Paramedic positions which remained unfilled.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the revised salary schedule (Exhibit A) effective April 17, 2023.