Item Number: 16
City Council / Board of Directors
Written Communications
Meeting of: February 18, 2025
Submitted By:
Heather Barber, Human Resources Officer
Subject:
Benefits Resolution No. 25-010 and the Employee Salary Schedule Recommendation:
That the Honorable City Council adopt Benefits Resolution No. 25-010, establishing the Employee Salary Schedule and amending Fringe Benefits, effective February 18, 2025.
Fiscal Impact:
The fiscal impact associated with the net change in positions outlined as part of this resolution is included within the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 mid-year budget amendment. No additional appropriation is required.
Strategic Plan Goal:
This item is consistent with Strategic Plan Goal G – Organizational Effectiveness and Sustainability in that the organizational structure must be reviewed and evaluated regularly, and revised accordingly, to maximize organizational effectiveness and sustainability.
Discussion:
The Mid-Year Benefits Resolution No. 25-010 and Employee Salary Schedule (Attachment A) include the following proposed changes:
Changes to Personnel
•The total number of authorized full-time positions decreased from 560 to 553, reflecting a net decrease of seven (7) positions. The updated Employee Salary Schedule includes nine (9) added positions, sixteen (16) deleted positions, and two (2) title changes. The attached Summary of Recommended Changes to Mid- Year 2024-2025 Employee Salary Schedule (Attachment B) reflects all proposed changes.
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Changes to Benefits
•Effective January 1, 2024, Senate Bill (SB) No. 848 provides eligible employees with five (5) days of unpaid reproductive loss leave after a reproductive loss event.
The eligibility for this leave is further defined in the Benefits Resolution No. 25-010. •As of January 1, 2025, full-time employees are eligible to transfer up to $23,500 of annual salary per year into a City-approved Deferred Compensation Plan. This is an increase per federal guidelines.
Changes to the Employee Salary Schedule
•The City of Victorville has contracted with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) since 1967. CalPERS is an agency that manages pension and health benefits for more than two million California Public employees, retirees, and their families.
Starting in June 2024, CalPERS conducted a standard agency audit of the City’s practices related to financial reporting for pension plans. As a result of that audit, and to comply with California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5 for classic members and Section 571.1 for new members, which defines the requirements for a Publicly Available Pay Schedules needed to substantiate base salary for use in pension calculations, the City must combine the information that was previously reflected separately in the Table of Organization and the Table of Compensation into a single, citywide pay schedule. The new Employee Salary Schedule is now being presented in a format that meets the requirements of CalPERS. However, the monthly rate of pay for each position has not changed as compared to previously approved Resolution Nos. 24-036 and 24-075.
Staff is requesting your favorable consideration for this item and remains available for any questions or comments.
Attachments: A. Benefits Resolution No. 25-010 and Employee Salary Schedule
B. Summary of Recommended Changes to Mid-Year 2024-2025 Employee Salary Schedule