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File ID: 2024-01212 6/25/2024 Consent Item 6.
Approval of Salary Range for Chief Building Official and the Citywide Salary Schedule File ID: 2024-01212
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving the salary range for the currently established classification of Chief Building Official; 2) approving the revised Citywide salary schedule; and 3) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to make minor changes or adjustments to the exhibit in order to correct omissions and errors.
Contact: Armando Herrera, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-5753, [email protected], Department of Human Resources Presenter: Armando Herrera, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-5753 [email protected], Human Resources
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Salary Schedule Redline
3-Resolution
4-Exhibit A - Salary Schedule
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail:
SALARY INCREASES
To address recruitment and retention issues, the annual salary range maximum for the Chief Building Official is being increased approximately five percent (5%) to $181,260 effective June 25, 2024.
Effective July 13, 2024, the salary range will receive a two percent (2%) increase per the labor agreement covering the classification, resulting in a new annual salary range maximum of $184,885.
The increases were agreed to by the classification’s Represented Employee Organization (SCXEA) on May 14, 2024.
SALARY SCHEDULE
The California Code of Regulations requires that the City Council adopt the City’s Salary Schedule at
File ID: 2024-01212 6/25/2024 Consent Item 6.
a public meeting (2 CCR § 570.5). This obligation arises whenever salary ranges are changed to ensure that salary rates are transparent and publicly available. These publicly adopted rates are used by California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to determine the appropriate compensation earnable for each City employee when calculating their pension benefit.
The specific changes to the City’s Salary Schedule are presented in two versions, a red-lined version of changes to the Salary Schedule as Attachment 2, and a clean copy of the City’s Salary Schedule is included as Exhibit A to the Resolution.
Policy Considerations: Approval of this action by the City Council is consistent with the City’s legal obligation under the CalPERS law.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities that will not have a significant effect on the environment and that do not constitute a “project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(2).
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: Approval of this action will establish compliance with the California Code of Regulations §570.5.
Financial Considerations: The impact of this salary range increase authorized must be absorbed in the employing department’s current budgets.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
June 25, 2024
Approving Salary Range for Chief Building Official and the Citywide Salary Schedule
BACKGROUND
A. In order to remain competitive in the recruitment of a new Chief Building Official, it is necessary to increase the top of the salary range for the job classification.
B. The Salary Schedule attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A has been amended to reflect the salary range adjustment to the Chief Building Official and includes all City classifications to ensure that salary ranges are transparent and publicly available.
C. The California Code of Regulations requires that the City Council adopt the City’s salary schedules at a public meeting (2 CCR § 570.5). This obligation arises whenever salary ranges are changed.
D. These publicly adopted rates are used by California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to determine the appropriate compensation earnable for each City employee when calculating their pension benefit.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The salary range for the Chief Building Official job classification is increased to include a maximum rate of $181,260.
Section 2. The salary schedule attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A is adopted.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to make minor changes or adjustments to Exhibit A to correct omissions and errors.
Section 4. Exhibit A is part of this Resolution.
Table of Contents
Exhibit A – Salary Schedule