City Council Memorandum
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: June 9, 2026 FROM: HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL
SUBJECT: SALARY ADJUSTMENT AND TITLE CHANGE TO THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ASSISTANT CLASSIFICATION; SALARY ADJUSTMENT TO CITY CLERK’S OFFICE CLASSIFICATIONS; DELETION OF NON-UTILIZED CLASSIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS TO THE MASTER FRINGE BENEFITS AND SALARY PLAN INCLUDING MISCELLANEOUS CLEAN-UP OF EXISTING LANGUAGE.
ISSUE:
Approve revisions to the Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan (FBSP) to reflect salary adjustment and title change to the Workers’ Compensation Assistant classification; salary adjustments to City Clerk’s Office classifications; deletion of non-utilized classifications; and miscellaneous language clean-up.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council:
Approve the salary adjustment and title change to the Workers’ Compensation Assistant classification;
Approve the salary adjustments to the Records Manager, Deputy City Clerk, and City Clerk Specialist classifications; Approve the deletion of non-utilized classifications;
Approve miscellaneous language clean-up, including removal of Section 25 of the FBSP and Section 5 (m) (3);
Adopt the attached Resolution amending the Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to reflect salary adjustment and title change to the Workers’ Compensation Assistant classification; salary adjustments to City Clerk’s Office classifications; deletion of non-utilized classifications; and miscellaneous language clean-up items.
DISCUSSION:
Salary Adjustments and Title Change:
Workers’ Compensation Assistant
The Human Resources Department submitted a request to the City Manager’s Office to conduct a classification study and salary study for the Workers’ Compensation Assistant classification. The City’s approved Labor Market Basket was used for this survey. The salary study was conducted by Public Sector Personnel Consultants (PSPC), one of the City’s contracted Classification and Compensation Consultants. Based on the results of the survey, the recommendation is to adjust the salary range for the Workers Compensation Assistant by the respective market average result. Additionally, the consultant recommends a title change to classification to align the title with other agencies in the market. The recommended salary adjustment and title change is illustrated below:
Job Code
Current
Classification
Title
Proposed
Classification
Title
Current Monthly
Salary
Proposed Monthly
Salary
% Adj
0140
Workers’ Compensation Assistant
(BU 25– Confidential)
Worker’s Compensation Specialist
(BU 25– Confidential)
$3,719 - $7,198
$4,992 - $7,488
4.03%
Salary Adjustments Only:
City Clerk Classifications (Records Manager, City Clerk Specialist, and Deputy City Clerk) The City Council approved a request to conduct a salary study for all classifications within the City Clerk Office’s organizational structure for market alignment. The City’s approved Labor Market Basket was used for this survey. The salary study was conducted by the City’s Classification and Compensation division within the Human Resources Department. Based on the results of the survey, the recommendation is to adjust the salary range for the Records Manager, City Clerk Specialist, and the Deputy City Clerk by the respective market average result. The recommended salary adjustments are illustrated below:
Job Code
Classification Title
Current Monthly
Salary
Proposed Monthly
Salary
% Adj
8200
Records Manager
(BU 10 – Management)
$6,758 - $9,099
$7,641 – $10,288
13.07%
0115
City Clerk Specialist (C)
(BU 25 – Confidential)
$3,594 - $5,533
$4,153 - $6,393
15.55%
0117
Deputy City Clerk (C)
(BU 25 - Confidential
$4,477 - $7,849
$4,701 - $8,241
5%
Deletion of Non-Utilized Classifications:
The following classifications are no longer utilized and therefore will be deleted from the classification plan:
Job Code
DELETE NON-UTILIZED CLASSIFICATION
0690/0691
Airport Customer Service Representative
8000/8001
Laboratory Assistant
5480/5481
Plant and Equipment Mechanic
5640/5641
Police Fleet Maintenance Coordinator
0139
Workers’ Comp Assist Trainee (C)
Miscellaneous Language Clean-up
The City of Riverside is no longer offering a hiring incentive program for the Police Officer and Public Safety Dispatcher classifications as of the beginning of 2026; therefore, necessary revisions to the FBSP reflect the removal of Section 25. Furthermore, language revisions are necessary to Section 5 (m) (3) that provide the Human Resources Director or designee administrative authority to establish or delete Trainee classifications for any existing City classification.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total annual fiscal impact for the Workers’ Compensation Assistant salary adjustment listed is approximately $8,046.46 from the Workers Compensation Trust Fund. The total annual fiscal impact for the City Clerk’s Office classifications listed is approximately $97,857.52 from the General Fund. These costs will be distributed to various funds as part of the city’s cost allocation. Due to the timing of the biennial budget cycle these costs are not currently included in the proposed FY 2026-2028 Biennial Budget. Given the overall value of the increased personnel costs relative to the overall personnel budget they will be absorbed by other personnel savings. Should personnel savings not transpire staff will return and request a budget adjustment.
Prepared by: Daisy Morehouse, Senior Human Resources Analyst Approved by: Rene Goldman, Human Resources Director
Certified as to availability
of funds: Julie Nemes, Interim Finance Director
Approved by: Edward Enriquez, Assistant City Manager/CFO/Treasurer Approved as to form: Rebecca McKee-Reimbold, Interim City Attorney Attachments:
Resolution Amending the Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan Exhibit A – Job Code Table
Exhibit B – Salary Survey Data for Workers’ Compensation Assistant and City Clerk’s Office classifications 2