Resolution 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUN CIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE CITY’S
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows:
A. Section 1004 of the City Charter requires the City Manager to prepare, install, and maintain a position classification and pay plan subject to civil service rules and regulations and the approval of the City Council.
B. It is the City’s practice to assign job titles that reflect the dut ies and responsibilities of classifications and are consistent with other classifications within the City’s organizational structure, as well as comparable job titles in the labor market, while maintaining internal pay equity relationships and attracting and retaining qualified candidates.
C. The City Council regularly amends the City’s classification and compensation plan for all f ull-time and part-time classifications of employees and officers of the City.
D. It is now desired to amend the City’s classification and compensation p lan as listed herein.
E. On June 1, 2021, the City C ouncil adopted Resolution 2021 -026 establishing and delineating the compensation and benefit plans for classifications designated as Unrepresented Confidential Administrative Management (CAM) and Unrepresented Confidential Middle Management (CMM) affording these classifications the same provisions and/or changes in salaries, compensation, and other benefits, unless specified otherwise, as provided to classifications represented by the Santa Ana Management Association (SAMA).
F. The City has reached an agreement with SAMA on a new memorandum of understanding scheduled for adoption by City Council on October 7, 2025 , which includes a five percent (5%) salary increase retroactively effective July 13, 2025, a four percent (4%) salary increase effective July 12, 2026, and a three percent (3%) salary increase effective July 11, 2027.
G. Compensation for CAM and CMM must now be updated to reflect the reciprocal wage increases for SAMA.
Resolution 2025-XXX
Section 2. The Santa Ana City Council hereby approves the updated Salary Schedules for the unrepresented CAM and CMM units, attached to this resolution as Exhibit A, reflecting classification and compensation amendments per this and previously approved City Council resolutions, and grouped by employee unit, as recommended by CalPERS, and in compliance with CalPERS California Code of Regulations section 570.5.
Section 3. That except as amended by this resolution, all other provisions of the City’s classification and compensation plan shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. This resolution is operative from and after the dater upon which it is adopted.
ADOPTED this 7th day of October 2025.
___________________________
Valerie Amezcua
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
By: __________________
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
Resolution 2025-XXX
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Jennifer Hall, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2025- ___ to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on October 7, 2025.
Date: ___________________ ____________________________ Jennifer L. Hall
City Clerk
City of Santa Ana
EXHIBIT A
UNREPRESENTED CONFIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT (CAM)
MONTHLY WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
REVISED OCTOBER 7, 2025
Resolution 2025-XXX
EFFECTIVE JULY 13, 2025 TO JULY 11, 2026
JOB TITLE JOB
CODE
STEP
A
STEP
B
STEP
C
STEP
D
STEP
E
Principal Employee Relations Analyst (CAM) 01782 10,503 11,026 11,579 12,158 12,768 Senior Employee Relations Analyst (CAM) 01783 9,763 10,251 10,763 11,302 11,869
EFFECTIVE JULY 12, 2026 TO JULY 10, 2027
JOB TITLE JOB
CODE
STEP
A
STEP
B
STEP
C
STEP
D
STEP
E
Principal Employee Relations Analyst (CAM) 01782 10,923 11,467 12,042 12,644 13,279 Senior Employee Relations Analyst (CAM) 01783 10,154 10,661 11,194 11,754 12,344
EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2027
JOB TITLE JOB
CODE
STEP
A
STEP
B
STEP
C
STEP
D
STEP
E
Principal Employee Relations Analyst (CAM) 01782 11,251 11,811 12,403 13,023 13,677 Senior Employee Relations Analyst (CAM) 01783 10,459 10,981 11,530 12,107 12,714
EXHIBIT A
UNREPRESENTED CONFIDENTIAL MIDDLE MANAGEMENT (CMM)
MONTHLY WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
REVISED OCTOBER 7, 2025
Resolution 2025-XXX
EFFECTIVE JULY 13, 2025 TO JULY 11, 2026
JOB TITLE JOB
CODE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Assistant Director of Human Resources (CMM) 01836 12,494 12,805 13,124 13,455 13,790 14,134 14,488 14,850 15,220 15,599 15,990 16,391 16,799 17,222 17,652 18,093 18,541 Chief Assistant City Attorney ‐ Employee
Relations (Excepted) (CMM) 01651 13,790 14,134 14,488 14,850 15,220 15,599 15,990 16,391 16,799 17,222 17,652 18,093 18,541 19,007 19,482 19,969 20,469 Employee Relations Manager (CMM) 01781 11,319 11,598 11,886 12,187 12,494 12,805 13,124 13,455 13,790 14,134 14,488 14,850 15,220 15,599 15,990 16,391 16,799 Human Resources Operations Manager (CMM) 01551 11,319 11,598 11,886 12,187 12,494 12,805 13,124 13,455 13,790 14,134 14,488 14,850 15,220 15,599 15,990 16,391 16,799 Senior Assistant City Attorney ‐ Employee
Relations (Excepted) (CMM) 01631 13,124 13,455 13,790 14,134 14,488 14,850 15,220 15,599 15,990 16,391 16,799 17,222 17,652 18,093 18,541 19,007 19,482
EFFECTIVE JULY 12, 2026 TO JULY 10, 2027
JOB TITLE JOB
CODE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Assistant Director of Human Resources (CMM) 01836 12,994 13,317 13,649 13,993 14,342 14,699 15,068 15,444 15,829 16,223 16,630 17,047 17,471 17,911 18,358 18,817 19,283 Chief Assistant City Attorney ‐ Employee
Relations (Excepted) (CMM) 01651 14,342 14,699 15,068 15,444 15,829 16,223 16,630 17,047 17,471 17,911 18,358 18,817 19,283 19,767 20,261 20,768 21,288 Employee Relations Manager (CMM) 01781 11,772 12,062 12,361 12,674 12,994 13,317 13,649 13,993 14,342 14,699 15,068 15,444 15,829 16,223 16,630 17,047 17,471 Human Resources Operations Manager (CMM) 01551 11,772 12,062 12,361 12,674 12,994 13,317 13,649 13,993 14,342 14,699 15,068 15,444 15,829 16,223 16,630 17,047 17,471 Senior Assistant City Attorney ‐ Employee
Relations (Excepted) (CMM) 01631 13,649 13,993 14,342 14,699 15,068 15,444 15,829 16,223 16,630 17,047 17,471 17,911 18,358 18,817 19,283 19,767 20,261
EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2027
JOB TITLE JOB
CODE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Assistant Director of Human Resources (CMM) 01836 13,384 13,717 14,058 14,413 14,772 15,140 15,520 15,907 16,304 16,710 17,129 17,558 17,995 18,448 18,909 19,382 19,861 Chief Assistant City Attorney ‐ Employee
Relations (Excepted) (CMM) 01651 14,772 15,140 15,520 15,907 16,304 16,710 17,129 17,558 17,995 18,448 18,909 19,382 19,861 20,360 20,869 21,391 21,927 Employee Relations Manager (CMM) 01781 12,125 12,424 12,732 13,054 13,384 13,717 14,058 14,413 14,772 15,140 15,520 15,907 16,304 16,710 17,129 17,558 17,995 Human Resources Operations Manager (CMM) 01551 12,125 12,424 12,732 13,054 13,384 13,717 14,058 14,413 14,772 15,140 15,520 15,907 16,304 16,710 17,129 17,558 17,995 Senior Assistant City Attorney ‐ Employee
Relations (Excepted) (CMM) 01631 14,058 14,413 14,772 15,140 15,520 15,907 16,304 16,710 17,129 17,558 17,995 18,448 18,909 19,382 19,861 20,360 20,869