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2 DATE: January 16, 2024
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
President and Members of the Estero Municipal Improvement District (EMID) Board of Directors
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City/District Manager
FROM: Diane Pitman, Administrative Services Director
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
SUBJECT: AMENDING THE CITY/DISTRICT PAY PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council/Estero Municipal Improvement District Board of Directors (herein referred to as "City Council") adopt resolutions amending the City/District Pay Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, effective January 1, 2024.
BACKGROUND
The City/District approves a Pay Plan at a regularly scheduled meeting as part of the budget adoption process and amends the Pay Plan if there are changes during the fiscal year. The following changes are being recommended for the City Council's consideration and approval.
Effective January 1, 2024, the new minimum wage for the City of Foster City will be $17.00 per hour for organizations that employ 26 or more employees. There are four (4) classifications that currently reflect salaries under the new minimum wage that will need to be adjusted. Those classifications are Recreation Leader I, Building Service Assistant, Clerical Assistant, and Department Intern. Staff has made the appropriate starting salary adjustments to these classifications to meet the new minimum wage requirement with Step 1 starting at $17.00 per hour and Steps 2-5 being incrementally increased by 3.5%, which is the past practice for these hourly, part-time, and seasonal classifications. Staff also notes that the Recreation Leader II, Recreation Leader III,
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2 and Building Services Coordinator Assistant positions will reflect starting salary adjustments as well to create a proper spacing between the different classifications and reduce salary compaction. These salaries will be effective January 1, 2024.
To meet CalPERS requirements under Government Code 20636 and CCR section 570.5, which requires public agencies to provide a publicly available pay schedule, staff is bringing this forward to ensure the City's pay schedule is updated with the newly approved pay rate. Staff requests approval of the resolutions to approve the new Pay Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 which will be effective January 1, 2024. Upon approval, staff will publish the updated pay plan on the City's website for public access.
California Environmental Quality Act
Not Applicable
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact with approving the updated pay plan.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
Staff Empowerment and Operational Excellence
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 - City Resolution
Attachment 2 - EMID Resolution
Attachment 3 - City/District Pay Plan for FY 2023-2024 Effective January 1, 2024