City Council and Authorities Concurrent
June 23, 2026

6/26/2026
1 City Council Meeting
June 23, 2026
Item # 13 – RTC 26-697
Updates to the Unclassified
Salary Plan for Various
Positions, including the
classifications of City
Manager and City Attorney
2 Background
 The City contracts with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide retirement benefits for employees in both classified and unclassified positions
 When the City makes modifications to the salary schedules for its unclassified positions, the City Council must approve and adopt the publicly available salary schedules to comply with California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 570.5
 If the City Council does not approve these resolutions, the City will be non-compliant with CalPERS record keeping and reporting requirements
 The proposed Council action satisfies these applicable requirements. 1 2
Item 13
6/26/2026
2 3Updates to Unclassified Pay Plan NotesIssue2% Salary Increase effective the first pay period after May 1, 2026January 27, 2026: City Council approved Amendment No. 1 to the City Manager’s Employment Contract which included a wage increase of 2% or CPI (whichever is lower) effective the first pay period after May 1stif the performance appraisal process was not completed by May 31stCity Manager2% Salary Increase effective March 1stAugust 26, 2025: City Council approved Amendment No. 2 to the City Attorney’s Employment Contract which included a wage increase of 2% or CPI (whichever is lower) effective March 1stif the performance appraisal process was not completed by May 31stCity AttorneyConsolidation of various Assistant Director classifications into a single Assistant Director classificationConsolidation of various Division Manager classifications into a single Division Manager classificationUnit 9Pursuant to MOU, adjust multiple classifications’ salary ranges to maintain an approximate 5% differential with subordinate classificationsUnit 9/9E 4Recommendation 1. Approve modifications to the salary for the City Manager, including (A) a salary adjustment for the City Manager of approximately 2.0% retroactive to and effective May 10, 2026, resulting in a new annual salary of approximately $439,382.71, with a corresponding retroactive payment of $994.08, and (B) adopt a Resolution updating the Unclassified Salary Plans (effective May 10, 2026) approved June 23, 2026.2. Approve modifications to the salary for the City Attorney, including (A) a salary adjustment for the City Attorney of approximately 2.0% retroactive to and effective March 1, 2026, resulting in a new annual salary of approximately $377,870.34, with a corresponding retroactive payment of $2,279.76, and (B) adopt a Resolution updating the Unclassified Salary Plans (effective March 1, 2026) approved June 23, 2026.3. Approve various modifications to the Unclassified Classification Plan, as follows, as detailed in the corresponding Class Specification attachments:a. Approve the Creation of the Assistant Director (Job Code 133) Class Specification, and b. Approve the Creation of the Division Manager (Job Code 136) Class Specification.4. Adopt a Resolution to approve the revised salary plans for unclassified positions to satisfy the requirements of California Code of Regulations Section 570.5, effective July 5, 2026. 3 4