DATE: January 6, 2025
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 Manager
FROM: Diane Pitman, Administrative Services Director
Dawud Brewer, Human Resources Manager
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
SUBJECT: AMENDING THE CITY/DISTRICT PAY PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025
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 2024-2025, effective January 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
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 recommended for the City Council's consideration and approval.
Effective January 1, 2025, the new minimum wage for The City of Foster City will be $17.39 per hour for organizations that employ 26 or more employees. There are four (4) hourly/Part-Time/Seasonal positions (Building Service Assistant, Clerical Assistant, Recreation Leader I, and Department Intern) with Step 1 salaries that are below the new minimum wage. Staff has made the appropriate starting salary adjustments to these classifications to meet the new minimum wage requirement with Step 1 starting at $17.39 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 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 changes will be effective January 1, 2025.
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 2024-2025 which will be effective January 1, 2025. 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 2024-2025 effective January 1, 2025