Confidential Employee Salary and Benefits
1 RESOLUTION NO. 26-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF UNREPRESENTED CONFIDENTIAL
EMPLOYEES TO INCLUDE THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST AND PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT
WHEREAS, the City of Menifee (“City”) has successfully negotiated a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) for a three-year term commencing on July 1, 2024, with the following bargaining units that represent full-time City employees:
(1) the Menifee City Employees’ Association General Unit; (2) the Menifee City Employees’ Association Professional Unit; and (3) the Menifee City Employees’ Association Mid-Management Unit (collectively, “represented employees”); and
WHEREAS, the City adopted Resolution No. 25-1584, establishing the salary and benefits of unrepresented confidential employees who are not covered under an approved MOU with a recognized employee labor organization, which included classifications in the following departments:
City Executive Office and Strategic Programs and Initiatives Department: Assistant to the City Manager, Senior Management Analyst, Management Analyst II, Management Analyst I, and Executive Assistant or other substantially equivalent level positions; and
Communications Department: Public Information and Legislative Affairs Officer Finance Department: Finance Manager (Payroll) and Principal Accountant, or other substantially equivalent level positions; and
Human Resources Department: Human Resources Manager, Human Resources Analyst, Human Resources Technician, and Human Resources Assistant; or other substantially equivalent level positions; and
Police Department: Executive Assistant; and
City Clerk Department: Assistant City Clerk, or other substantially equivalent level positions (collectively, “confidential employees”); and
WHEREAS, confidential employees include those who, in the course of their duties, are (1) privy to decisions of the City Council or management affecting employer-employee relations, or (2) whose duties require access to confidential information contributing significantly to the development of management positions relating to the City’s employer-employee relations, or (3) who routinely handle highly sensitive records and information requiring discretion and confidentiality; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the importance of maintaining equitable and competitive employment terms for all City employees, both represented and confidential employees; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to extend the cost-of-living adjustments and other benefits provided in the MOUs for represented employees to confidential employees as follows:
(1) Confidential employees serving in the Executive Assistant, Human Resources Technician, and Human Resources Assistant classifications shall receive the cost-of- living adjustments and other benefits made available to the Menifee City Employees’ Association General Unit under the three-year MOU commencing on July 1, 2024; and Confidential Employee Salary and Benefits
2 (2) Confidential employees serving in the Assistant City Clerk, Senior Management Analyst, Management Analyst II, Management Analyst I, and Human Resources Analyst classifications shall receive the cost-of-living adjustments and other benefits made available to the Menifee City Employees’ Association Professional Unit under the three-year MOU commencing on July 1, 2024; and
(3) Confidential employees in the Assistant to the City Manager, Finance Manager (Payroll), Principal Accountant, and Human Resources Manager classifications shall receive the cost-of-living adjustments and other benefits made available to the Menifee City Employees’ Association Mid-Management Unit under the three-year MOU commencing on July 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, extending these cost-of-living adjustments and other benefits to confidential employees will support the City’s goal of retaining and attracting highly qualified personnel to serve the community of Menifee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Menifee, California as follows:
Section 1. The City Council affirms its intent to establish and maintain a Compensation Plan that attracts and retains skilled management, technical, and professional employees, promotes efficiency and economy, and supports the selection, maintenance, and compensation of employees designated herein based on merit, skill, and internal equity for both represented and unrepresented confidential employees.
Section 2. Confidential employees serving in the following classifications shall receive the cost-of- living adjustments and other benefits provided to the Menifee City Employees’ Association General Unit under the three-year MOU commencing on July 1, 2024:
A.Executive Assistant
B.Human Resources Technician
C.Human Resources Assistant
Section 3. Confidential employees serving in the following classifications shall receive the cost-of- living adjustments and other benefits provided to the Menifee City Employees’ Association Professional Unit under the three-year MOU commencing on July 1, 2024:
A.Senior Management Analyst
B.Management Analyst II
C.Management Analyst I
D.Human Resources Analyst
E.Assistant City Clerk
Section 3. Confidential employees serving in the following classifications shall receive the cost-of- living adjustments and other benefits provided to the Menifee City Employees’ Association Mid- Management Unit under the three-year MOU commencing on July 1, 2024:
A.Assistant to the City Manager
B.Public Information and Legislative Affairs Officer
C.Finance Manager (Payroll)
D.Human Resources Manager
E.Principal Accountant
Confidential Employee Salary and Benefits
3 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 4th day of February 2026 Bob Karwin, Mayor Pro Tem
Attest:
Stephanie Roseen, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Jeffrey T. Melching, City Attorney