City Manager’s Office
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Item # 23
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
March 19, 2024
TOPIC: City Manager’s Office and Police Department Headcount, Workforce Changes, and Council Appointee Salary Schedule
AGENDA TITLE
Resolutions to Increase the City Manager’s Office and Police Department Headcount, Amend the City’s Classification and Compensation Plan, and Approve the City Council Appointee Salary Schedule
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt resolutions to increase the City Manager’s Office and Police Department headcount, amend the City’s classification and compensation plan, and approve the City Council Appointee salary schedule.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO AMEND THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ANNUAL BUDGET TO ADD FULL-TIME POSITIONS IN THE CITY MANAGER’S
OFFICE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE CITY’S
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO ADOPT AND APPROVE A COUNCIL APPOINTEE SALARY SCHEDULE IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 2 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS SECTION 570.5 AND THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’
RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CALPERS)
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
The City Manager’s Office seeks to add and fund a Deputy City Manager position to the City Manager’s Office and add various positions in the Police Department by
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reallocating Police Department funds. Requested City Manager’s Office and Police Department headcount changes are listed in Exhibit 1.
The City Manager’s Office requests to make changes to the City’s classification and compensation plan by creating one new classification in the City Manager’s Office and two new classifications in the Police Department as listed in Exhibit 2.
The City desires to adopt and approve the City Council Appointee salary schedule included in Exhibit 3 to reflect recent employment agreements, amendments, and/or resolutions to meet the requirements of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and ensure compliance with Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations section 570.5.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated annual cost for adding 17 full-time professional positions in the Police department is $2,177,760. At this time, the City Manager recommends to postpone funding for 12 Police Officer positions with a total budget value of $2,077,760, resulting in a net estimated General Fund expenditure increase of $101,280. The current number of authorized headcount for sworn Police positions is 400 with 384 being funded, leaving 16 unfunded positions. If the City Council approves the recommendation, the number of unfunded sworn Police positions will increase from 16 to 28 while maintaining an authorized headcount of 400. The total Police Department full-time headcount will increase from 656 to 673.
The estimated total annual cost for adding a Deputy City Manager will range from approximately $246,000 to $312,000 (including a base salary of $186,444 to $242,616 and benefits of $59,556 to $69,384). The midpoint of the total estimated cost is $279,000. The current year fiscal impact may be approximately $70,000 for three months of service.
The recurring future annual impact to the General Fund is approximately $380,280 as follows:
Fiscal
Year
Accounting Unit
– Account #
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account
Description
Amount
FY23-24 01103010-61XXX General Fund City Manager,
Salaries, Regular $70,000
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EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resolution to Increase City Manager’s Office and Police Department Headcount
2. Resolution to Amend the City’s Classification and Compensation Plan
3. Resolution to Approve City Council Appointee Salary Schedule Submitted By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager
Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager
Fiscal
Year
Accounting Unit
– Account #
Fund
Description
Accounting Unit,
Account
Description
Amount
FY24-25 01103010-61XXX General Fund City Manager,
Salaries, Regular $279,000
FY24-25 01114XXX-
61XXX General Fund
Police
Department,
Salaries, Regular
$101,280