Reso. No. RES-2022-156
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RESOLUTIONNO. RES-2022-156
RESOLUTIONOF THE COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OFSANTA ROSAAMENDING THE
CITY CLASSIFICATIONAND SALARY PLAN MODIFYING THE SALARY RANGEOF MULTIPLE POSITIONSBY 5% TO ADDRESSSIGNIFICANT AND ONGOINGISSUESOF
RECRUITMENTAND RETENTIONAND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
IMPLEMENT THESECHANGES
WHEREAS, thePersonnelOfficer, on behalfof theCity Manager, insurestheorderly andconsistentadministrationof theCity Council’sadoptedclassificationandsalaryplan; and WHEREAS, thePersonnelOfficer recommendsthatvariousclassificationsbeabolished, createdor modified, andthatsomeexistingsalaryrangesbeadjusted; and WHEREAS, duringtherecentroundof labornegotiations, theCity andTeamsters856 mutuallyidentifiedspecificclassificationsashavingsignificantandongoingrecruitmentand retentionissues; and
WHEREAS, four classificationswerespecificallyidentifiedto bestudied, howeverthe City determinedit wasappropriateto studyall positionsin aseries, to avoidissuesof compaction; and
WHEREAS, additionalpositionswith historicallinkagesto thesamesalaryrangewere includedaspartof thestudy; and
WHEREAS, theCity andTeamsters856agreedthattheCity wouldcompleteatotal compensationsurveyfor theidentifiedclassesby January1, 2022, andmakerecommendations to Councilto adjustthesalarybasedon thesurveyinformationandrecruitmentandretention challenges; and
WHEREAS, thesurveydatashowedthattheseclassificationswerebelowthemarket average; and
WHEREAS, meetandconferrequirementsof theMeyers-Milias-Brown Act regarding salaryandunit assignmentmattershaveoccurredwith affectedemployeegroups; and WHEREAS, theCity ManagerandthePersonnelOfficer arerecommendingthatthe salaryfor theseclassificationsbeincreased5%.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDthattheCouncilof theCity of SantaRosa amendstheCity ClassificationandSalaryPlanfor permanentbudgetedpositionsasfollows:
EffectiveJanuary2, 2022, increasethesalaryrangeby 5% for thefollowing classifications:
AssociateCivil Engineer
MaterialsEngineer
AssociateTraffic Engineer
AssistantEngineer
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JuniorEngineer
SupervisingEngineer
WaterReuseEngineer
MechanicalTechnologist
InstrumentationTechnician
ElectricalTechnician- TransportationandPublicWorks
ElectricalTechnician- Utilities
SeniorMechanicalTechnologist
SeniorInstrumentationTechnician
SeniorElectricalTechnician- Utilities
SupervisingMechanicalTechnologist
SupervisingElectricalTechnician
SupervisingElectricalTechnician- Utilities
SupervisingInstrumentationTechnician
Utilities MechanicalSuperintendent
BE IT FURTHERRESOLVEDthattheCouncilauthorizestheCity Managerto implementthesechangesconsistentwith theorderlyandcontinualadministrationof theCity’s classificationandsalaryplan.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSEDthis 26thdayof July, 2022.
AYES: ( 7) Mayor C. Rogers, Vice Mayor Alvarez, CouncilMembersFleming, MacDonald, N. Rogers, Sawyer, Schwedhelm
NOES: ( 0)
ABSENT: ( 0)
ABSTAIN: ( 0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVEDAS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Sue Gallagher ( Aug 4, 2022 18: 35 PDT)
SueGallagher
Chris Rogers ( Aug 5, 2022 14: 45 PDT)