Business Agenda Item 6c
STAFF REPORT
City Council Business Agenda Item
DATE: March 7, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk/Human Resources Manager THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of the Amended Full Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2021-2022; Resolution 2022-08
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Consider approving the amended Fiscal Year 2021-22 Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for full time employees. Resolution 2022-08.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On February 22, 2022, City Council approved a two year Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the Fortuna Employees Association (FEA) and Fortuna Police Employees Association (FPEA), and a Resolution with the unrepresented/confidential employees. Each agreement is effective through June 30, 2024. These agreements included Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA’s) for the first year and second year of the agreement. The table below outlines the agreed upon COLA’s:
Fortuna Employees (FEA) 8% COLA effective April 1, 2022 and a 2% COLA July 1, 2023.
Fortuna Police Employees
(FPEA)
12% COLA and a one-time additional COLA of 4% to
pay classification F47 "Police Sergeants", effective
April 1, 2022.
Unrepresented/Confidential
Employees
8% COLA effective April 1, 2022 and a 2% COLA
July 1, 2023.
Staff is presenting an updated Full-time Pay Rate Schedule, which includes the negotiated increases for consideration, and is included as an attachment. Some of Fortuna’s Part-time employees received an increase to their hourly wage in January due to the increase of minimum wage from $15.00 to $16.00/hour. In addition, all other part-time employees received a 25-cent COLA, which was established in the previous round of negotiations. Staff anticipates returning to Council during the FY 2022-23 Budget adoption, with an updated part-time employee Pay Rate Schedule that will include the 8% COLA as negotiated by the FEA, and effective for part-time employees July 1, 2022.
Business Agenda Item 6c
FISCAL IMPACT:
FPEA Estimated Cost for
April - June 2022
12% COLA $61,750.00
One time increase of 4% to pay
classification F47 "Police Sergeants"
$5,060.00
TOTAL $ 66,810.00
FEA Estimated Cost for
April - June 2022
8% COLA $36,360.00
Unrepresented Resolution Estimated Cost for
April - June 2022
8% COLA $33,892.00
It is anticipated that the additional costs shown above will be covered by increased revenue receipts, primarily sales tax revenue. The City of Fortuna’s Bradley Burns sales tax for next year is anticipated to increase by $228,000 over this year’s budgeted amount and the Measure E transaction and use tax for next year is anticipated to increase by $265,000 over this year’s budgeted amount.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1. Receive staff report and review questions with staff
2. Open Public Comment
3. Close Public Comment
4. Motion to adopt Resolution 2022-08; and read by title only. Roll Call vote ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution 2022-08: A Resolution Of The City Council of the City Of Fortuna Adopting the amended Full Time Classification And Pay Rate Schedules For Fiscal Year 2021-22 o Attachment “A” FY 2021-22 Full-time Pay Rate Schedule