CONSENT CALENDAR
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: October 7, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Andrea Russell, Director of Human Resources
Department: Human Resources
Subject: Approve Administrative Corrections to previously Adopted Salary Schedule; Adopt Corrected Salary
Schedules; AND Adopt Citywide Salary Schedule for FullTime, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions effective 8/6/26.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2026-165;
1. Approving administrative corrections to previously adopted salary schedules effective 1/5/2026, 6/17/26, and 7/6/26;
2. Adopting corrected Citywide Salary Schedule for full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal positions effective 1/5/2026, 6/17/2026, and 7/6/2026; and
3. Adopting the Citywide Salary Schedule for Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions effective 8/4/2026.
City Manager's Comments
The City Manager recommends approval of adoption.
Executive Summary
While preparing an update to the City’s salary schedule, Human Resources identified administrative errors that require correction to ensure compliance with CalPERS regulations related to publicly available salary schedules.
Background
On January 21, 2026 the Mayor and City Council approved Requisition No. 2026-001 amending the Citywide Salary Schedule for Part-Time, Full-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions. This salary schedule erroneously applied a cost-of-living adjustment to the City Clerk and City Manager classifications, and did not apply the City Council cost-of-living adjustment that was approved with Ord. MC-1595 on 11/2/2022, which provides annual cost-of-living adjustments equivalent to those offered by the City to management employees. These errors were subsequently carried forward to the Salary Schedules approved effective 6/17/26 and 7/6/26.
On June 17, 2026, City Council approved Resolution No. 2026-081 establishing the Housing Case Manager, Housing Navigator, Crime Analyst Supervisor, and Code Enforcement Supervisor job classifications; and amending the Citywide Salary Schedule for full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal positions. The salaries for these positions were approved at the salary ranges in effect on the date the item was approved.
Also on June 17, 2026, adopted Resolution No. 2026-071 approving the City of San Bernardino’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Operating Budget and 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Program. The Citywide Salary Schedule for Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal positions effective 7/6/26 was approved with this item that included updated salary ranges incorporating the negotiated cost-of-living adjustments for various bargaining units and employee groups.
Discussion
Because Ord. MC-1595, Compensation of City Council Members was approved prior to the conclusion of negotiations in 2025, the salary increases for City Council listed on the approved salary schedules dated 1/6/26, 6/17/26, and 7/6/26 was not updated along with management employees. This oversight has since been addressed internally to ensure compliance with ordinance.
On 6/16/26, because 2 items were approved that contained salary schedules with different effective dates, the salary schedule approved with the 2026/27 operating budget did not include the four (4) new classifications approved with a preceding item.
Going forward, The corrected salary schedule effective 7/6/26 includes these classifications and their updated salaries. Human Resources will collaborate with departments presenting items related to classifications and salaries to ensure accuracy.
Lastly, the City Manager and City Clerk were due for their annual salary adjustment effective 8/4/26, in the amount of 3% of their base salaries. This action requires adoption of a new salary schedule.
Today’s item will correct all affected salary schedules by:
1. Correcting the published salaries for City Manager, City Clerk, and City Council on the appropriate salary schedules;
2. Adding the four (4) new classifications approved 6/17/26 and their respective salary updates to the salary schedule effective 7/6/26; and
3. Adopting a new salary schedule effective 8/4/26 to capture the annual salary adjustments for City Manager and City Clerk.
These actions will ensure all salary schedules are correct, adopted, and published in accordance with CalPERS regulations relating to publicly available salary schedules.
Strategic Goals and Priorities
The administrative correction to publicly available salary schedules aligns with Goal No. 2: Build a culture that attracts, retains, and motivates the highest quality talent by ensuring that published salaries reflect the monetary distinction between classifications based on their duties, responsibilities, and complexity of work.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, adopt Resolution No. 2026-165;
1. Approving administrative corrections to previously adopted salary schedules effective 1/5/2026, 6/17/26, and 7/6/26;
2. Adopting corrected Citywide Salary Schedule for full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal positions effective 1/5/2026, 6/17/2026, and 7/6/2026; and
3. Adopting the Citywide Salary Schedule for Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions effective 8/4/2026.
Attachments
Attachment 1 Resolution No. 2026-165
Attachment 2 Corrected Citywide Salary Schedule for Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions Effective 1/5/26.
Attachment 3 Corrected Citywide Salary Schedule for Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions Effective 6/17/26.
Attachment 4 Corrected Citywide Salary Schedule for Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions Effective 7/6/26.
Attachment 5 Citywide Salary Schedule for Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions Effective 8/4/26.
Ward:
All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
June 17, 2026 Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-071 approving the City of San Bernardino’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Operating Budget and 2027-2031 Capital Improvement
Program.
June 17, 2026 Mayor and Council approved Resolution No. 2026-081 establishing the Housing Case Manager, Housing Navigator, Crime Analyst Supervisor, and Code Enforcement Supervisor job classifications; and amending the Citywide Salary
Schedule for full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal positions.
January 21, 2026 Mayor and City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-002 amending the Citywide Salary Schedule for Full-Time, PartTime, Temporary, and Seasonal Positions.
November 2, 2022 Mayor and City Council approved Ord. MC-1595, Compensation of City Council Members.
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Eric Levitt, City Manager