DATE: September 2, 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/District Manager
FROM: Diane Pitman, Administrative Services Director
DEPARTMENT: Administrative Services
SUBJECT: UPDATED CITY/DISTRICT PAY PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025- 2026 EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 9, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council/EMID Board of Directors (hereafter referred to as “City Council”) adopt resolutions approving the updated Pay Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, effective September 9, 2025.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
The City Council approves a Pay Plan at a regularly scheduled meeting as part of the budget adoption process or amends the Pay Plan if there are changes during the fiscal year.
On August 19, 2024, the City Council approved the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the City and the American Federation of State, County, & Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Within the approved MOU, a general wage increase is provided effective September 9, 2025. This wage increase is equal to the percentage movement of the San Francisco-Hayward-Oakland CPI-U April 2024 to April 2025, with a minimum of 3% and a maximum of 5%. The CPI-U percentage for April 2024 to April 2025 is
1.3%.
The salary steps of the attached Pay Plan have updated salaries, increased by 3%, for all AFSCME represented classifications.
To meet CalPERS requirements under Government Code section 20636 and CCR section 570.5, which requires public agencies to provide a publicly available pay schedule, which is required to be duly approved and adopted by the Council, staff is bringing this forward to ensure the City's pay schedule is updated with the new pay rates based on the approved AFSCME MOU and unrepresented employees Compensation and Benefits plan. Staff requests approval of the resolutions to approve the amended Pay Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 which will be effective September 9, 2025. Upon approval, staff will publish the updated Pay Plan on the City's website for public access on or near the effective date of this plan.
California Environmental Quality Act
CEQA General Rule Exemption
FISCAL IMPACT
The updated FY 2025-2026 Pay Plan reflects the approved salary ranges provided in the AFSCME MOU and unrepresented employees compensation and benefits plan.
The FY 2025-2026 budget used a 3% estimate for the anticipated wage increase and the actual increase will be 3%.
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 2025-2026 Effective September 9, 2025 (redline)
Attachment 4 - City/District Pay Plan for FY 2025-2026 Effective September 9, 2025