DATE:
June 4, 2024
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
Chair and Board Members Hesperia Housing Authority Chair and Board Members, Hesperia Water District
FROM:
Rachel Molina, City Manager
BY:
Casey Brooksher, Assistant City Manager
Rita Perez, Deputy Human Resources/Risk Management Director SUBJECT:
Non-Represented Employees’ Compensation and Benefit Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION
It is recommended that the City Council, the Board of Directors of the Hesperia Housing Authority, and the Board of Directors of the Hesperia Water District, adopt Joint Resolution No. 2024-25 HHA 2024-04, and HWD 2024-08, modifying the Non-Represented Employees’ Compensation and Benefit Plan.
BACKGROUND
On June 7, 2022, the City Council adopted the following Joint Resolution No 2022-45, Resolution HHA 2022-04, and Resolution HWD 2022-09, which established the Non-Represented Employees’ Compensation and Benefit Plan (Non-Rep Plan). The Non-Rep Plan establishes salaries, benefits, and other related policies for employees not represented by an employee labor relations organization and may be modified in its entirety or by section.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The following amendments are proposed to the Non-Rep Plan.
Section 4: Non-Represented Classifications
This section was updated with Council’s recent adoption of classifications from Fiscal Year 2023-24.
Section 6: Salary
In June 2024, each non-represented full-time and part-time employee who is actively employed with the City of Hesperia on May 17, 2024, shall receive a one-time employee stipend payment as follows:
$500 Part-Time Classification
$1,100 General
$1,200 Professional/Supervisory
$1,300 Management and above
This one-time payment will be included in the 1st paycheck in June 2024 and will not be reported to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System as special compensation.
Section 9:
Effective December 1, 2024, for the January 2025 insurance premiums, the City shall pay up to $1,650 per month; the employee shall be responsible for paying the difference, or the amount greater than $1,650 through payroll deduction.
Section 17: Holiday
The addition of federal holiday Juneteenth effective 2024 and thereafter. The City closure of December 23, 2024, and January 2, 2026.
Section 20: Sick Leave
The addition of SB 616 language for part-time, temporary, and seasonal employees providing forty (40) hours of paid sick leave.
Section 33: Stand-by-Duty
Effective June 29, 2024, employees shall be compensated at a rate of two hundred eighty dollars ($280) per seven (7) day period.
CITY GOAL SUPPORTED BY THIS ITEM
Organizational Health: Foster a high-performing organization that provides opportunities for professional growth.
FISCAL IMPACT
The monetary implications of the Non-Represented Employees’ Compensation and Benefit Plan is reflected in the Proposed FY 2024-25. The FY 2024-25 Budget will be presented to the City Council for adoption on June 4, 2024.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Provide alternative direction to staff
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Joint Resolution No. 2024-25, HHA 2024-04, HWD 2024-08
2. Non-Represented Employees’ Compensation and Benefit Plan City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
Staff Report to the Mayor and City Council/Board Members Non-Represented Employees’ Compensation and Benefit Plan June 4, 2024