REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve CalPERS' Annual Requirement of the 2022 Salary Plans for Classified and Unclassified Employees Pursuant to Current Labor Contracts base on Council's Former Approved Cost of Living Increases, Including the Classifications of City Manager, and Approval of a Second Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement to Memorialize the Past Two Years of 0% and 4.5% COLAs effective December 26, 2021
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
California Code Regulations Section 570.5 governs and requires the adoption of updated publicly available salary schedules/plan by the governing body. Section 9 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution requires Council approval of compensation plans for classified and unclassified positions. The proposed action satisfies these requirements for past actions approving cost of living increases effective December 26, 2021.
The Classified and Unclassified Salary Plans have been modified to reflect negotiated and pre-approved wage increases by City Council, for two bargaining units as part of their current Memorandum of Understanding (or MOUs). Classifications that are covered by the listed bargaining units shall receive an automatic wage increase as described below effective December 26, 2021, pursuant to the terms of their respective MOUs:
* City of Santa Clara Employees' Association (Unit 5/7/8): A wage increase of approximately 3.5%.
* Unclassified Miscellaneous Management (Unit 9): A wage increase of approximately 4.5%.
City of Santa Clara contracts with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide retirement benefits for employees for classified and unclassified positions. When the City makes modifications to the salary schedules, or salary plan, for classified or unclassified positions, the Council must approve and adopt the publicly available salary schedules to comply with California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 57...
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