City Council
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Kevin Werner, City Administrator
Date: 06/29/2026
Subject: Unrepresented Employee Compensation Plan Resolution This resolution adopts the Employee Compensation Plan for Fiscal Year 2026 - 2027 for all administrative staff, non-represented Police Department employees, and part-time recreation employees.
Attachments:
1. Exhibit A_Employee Compensation Plan 26-27
2. Exhibit B_Salaries-Recreation Department
RESOLUTION NO. 26-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIPON ADOPTING THE CITY OF RIPON EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 - 2027 FOR
ALL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, NON-REPRESENTED
POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES, AND PART-TIME
RECREATION EMPLOYEES
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ripon is desirous of adopting the Employees’ Compensation Plan for all employees of the City of Ripon Administrative Staff, Non-Represented Police Department employees, and part-time Recreation employees (“Employees”) for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ripon does hereby adopt the Employees’ Compensation Plan attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and Part Time Recreation Compensation Plan attached hereto as Exhibit “B” for the period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 filed with the City Clerk of the City of Ripon this 29th day of June 2026, as the current compensation plan for the City of Ripon for these Employees.
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the provisions of said Plan include the following;
(1) Department Heads shall continue to receive 5 days of administrative leave. (2) Police Community Service Officers, Dispatchers and Information Systems Technicians shall continue to receive $750 per year uniform allowance. (3) Police Chief and Lieutenant shall continue to receive $1,000 per year uniform allowance.
(4) Employees that receive a CalPERS retirement as Classic PERS members shall pay the actual change to the Employers CalPERS rate from FY 2012- 13 to 2013-14 (1.83 percent).
(5) Employees that receive the Money Purchase Thrift Pension Plan shall continue to receive a 5 percent contribution from the City. (6) The City agrees to reimburse employees for 100 percent of the Blue Shield Silver Plan healthcare deductible cost and Co-insurance cost after $2,000 paid by the employee through June 30, 2027. In order to receive reimbursement, requests shall be submitted to the City no later than 12 months from the date of service as shown on the Explanation of Benefits. (7) Beginning July 1, 2026, the City agrees to pay 50 percent of the premium increase above the current maximum monthly contribution of $2,205 for employees enrolled with Kaiser Permanente and $2,285 for employees enrolled with Blue Shield.
(8) Employees working as Dispatcher, Lead Dispatcher, or Dispatch Supervisor completing the P.O.S.T. Intermediate Certifications shall receive 5% additional salary.
(9) Employees working as Dispatcher, Lead Dispatcher, or Dispatch Supervisor completing the P.O.S.T. Advanced Certifications shall receive 10% additional salary for a total of 10%.
(10) Employees working as Dispatcher, Lead Dispatcher, or Dispatch Supervisor who have passed a bilingual proficiency examination shall receive additional compensation of $100 per month. Qualifying languages are Spanish, American Sign Language, Punjabi, and any other language designated by the Police Chief as beneficial to the City. (11) Dispatcher, Lead Dispatcher, or Dispatch Supervisor shall be paid eight hours of straight-time rate of pay or shall receive eight hours of holiday pay paid out in December for the following holidays:
January 1: New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
July 4: Independence Day
Labor Day
If a Dispatcher, Lead Dispatcher, or Dispatch Supervisor actually works on a holiday listed above, they will receive straight time pay for all hours worked.
The remainder of the listed holidays in Section 513(B) of the City Merit System Rules and Regulations (9 days or 72 hours) shall be given as vacation time in lieu of holidays. This additional vacation time shall accrue at 2.77 hours each pay period.
(12) Employees may accrue vacation up to twice their annual accrual rate; Employees classified as Dispatcher, Lead Dispatcher, or Dispatch Supervisor may accrue vacation up to three times their annual accrual rate. (13) For all employees classified as Dispatcher, Lead Dispatcher or Dispatch Supervisor, in December 2026, an off-schedule one-time retention payment of $3,500 shall be paid to each Dispatcher or Lead Dispatcher not on probation on a separate check. For any individual who had not ended probation 12 months prior to December 1, 2026, the payment shall be prorated based on the service time from the date probation ended to December 1, 2026.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Ripon this 29th day of June, 2026, by the following vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Leo Zuber, Council Member
SECONDER:Michael Restuccia, Council Member
AYES: Barton, Uecker, Restuccia, Zuber, de Graaf
THE CITY OF RIPON,
A Municipal Corporation
By ________________________________
GARY BARTON, Mayor
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
LISA ROOS, City Clerk