REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Adoption of a Resolution Approving 2022 Salary Plans for Classified and Unclassified Employees, Including City Manager, Pursuant to Council's Approved Cost of Living Increases effective December 26, 2021 (Continued from December 7, 2021)
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
This item was deferred from the December 7, 2021 Council meeting. The item before the Council is to approve Resolutions, per CalPERS requirements, with the updated salary plans for classified and unclassified positions represented by the Employees' Association (Unit 578), Miscellaneous Unclassified Management (Unit 9), and the City Manager. The updated salary plans reflect the negotiated and Council approved Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) included in each agreement for the Units 578, Unit 9, and the City Manager. If the City Council does not approve these resolutions, the City will be non-compliant with CalPERS record keeping and reporting requirements. The City of Santa Clara is a contracting agency with CalPERS and is required to comply with its requirements.
The City has a contractual obligation to implement the terms of the Council approved Agreements and the Administration will proceed with implementing the COLAs effective December 26, 2021. Administratively, the salary increases will occur through the payroll system as scheduled in accordance with the applicable labor contracts. The approval of the salary plans in this Council agenda item will satisfy the reporting requirement to CalPERS, and will not affect the scheduled payroll increases that are legally required and Council approved.
To clarify for the Council, its authority in terms of the action on the December 14, 2021 Council Meeting related to the Salary Schedule Resolutions is solely focused on the annual filing of the Salary Schedule, while complying with the legal requirement to state the City Manager's salary, and not placing ...
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