RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, REVISING THE PAY RANGES FOR JOB CLASSIFICATIONS
REPRESENTED BY THE COST A MESA POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION PURSUANT TO THE 2026-2028 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2025, the City Cou ncil adopt ed Resolution No. 2025-017, revising pay r anges f or j ob c lassifications represented by t he Cost a Mesa Police Management Association (CMPMA; and
WHEREAS, the City C ounci l d esires to repeal and r eplace Resolution No. 2 025- 21, to revise the pay ranges for the classifications specified herein; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Cit y Council of the Cit y of Costa Mesa as follows:
SECTION 1. The following pay ranges and monthly rates of pay for the identified job classifications are hereby established and placed under the Basic Salary Administration Plan effective the pay period that includes July 1, 2026. The monthly rates of pay may also be in increments between the monthly minimum and maximum pay step s.
Class Class Title Grade Step
Code 1 2 3 4
0204 Police Lieutenant 060 $15,827 $16,618 $17,449 $18,322 Monthly $189,924 $199,416 $209,388 $219,864 Annual
$91.31 $95.87 $100.67 $105.70 Hourly
0205 Police Captain 051 $20,200 Monthly
$242,400 Annual
$116.54 Hourly
SECTION 2. The following pay ranges and monthly rates of pay for the identified job classifications are hereby established and placed under the Basic Salary Administration Plan effective the pay period that includes January 1, 2027. The monthly rates of pay may also be in increments between the monthly minimum and maximum pay steps.
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Class Class Title Grade Step
Code 1 2 3 4
0204 Police Lieutenant 060 $16,143 $16,950 $17,798 $18,688 Monthly $193,716 $203,400 $213,576 $224,256 Annual
$93.13 $97.79 $102.68 $107.82 Hourly
0205 Police Captain 051 $20,604 Monthly
$247,248 Annual
$118.87 Hourly
SECTION 3. The following pay ranges and monthly rates of pay for the identified job classifications are hereby established and placed under the Basic Salary Administration Plan effective the pay period that includes July 1, 2027. The monthly rates of pay may also be in increments between the monthly minimum and maximum pay steps.
Class Class Title Grade Step
Code 1 2 3
0204 Police Lieutenant 060 $17,290 $18,154 $19,062 Monthly $207,480 $217,848 $228,744 Annual
$99.75 $104.73 $109.97 Hourly
0205 Police Captain 051 $21,016 Monthly
$252,192 Annual
$121.25 Hourly
SECTION 4. The following pay ranges and monthly rates of pay for the identified job classifications are hereby established and placed under the Basic Salary Administration Plan effective the pay period that includes January 1, 2028. The monthly rates of pay may also be in increments between the monthly minimum and maximum pay steps.
Class Class Title Grade Step
Code 1 2 3
0204 Police Lieutenant 060 $17,635 $18,517 $19,443 Monthly $211,620 $222,204 $233,316 Annual
$101.74 $106.83 $112.17 Hourly
0205 Police Captain 051 $21,436 Monthly
$257,232 Annual
$123.67 Hourly
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SECTION 5. The City of Costa Mesa has contracted with the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide retirement benefits to eligible City employees. Employees will contribute towards the employee and employer contribution as stipulated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Costa Mesa Police Management Association. There will be no Employer Paid Member Contribution (EPMC).
SECTION 6. All parts of resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby rescinded as of the effective dates of each salary table set forth herein.
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ASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of September, 2026.
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John Stephens, Mayor
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TTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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NDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 2026- XX and was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 1st day of September, 2026, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
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N WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 2nd day of September, 2026.
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renda Green, City Clerk