REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt Resolutions Approving and Adopting Updated Classified, Unclassified, and As-Needed Salary Plans, Including Negotiated Wage Adjustments Reflecting Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Applicable Classifications Pursuant to SB 707 Requirements
Report
BACKGROUND
Adoption of a Resolution Approving and Adopting the Updated Classified and Unclassified Salary Plan
Section 9 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution requires City Council approval of compensation plans for classified and unclassified positions. In addition, the City of Santa Clara contracts with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide retirement benefits for employees in both classified and unclassified positions. The City of Santa Clara is a contracting agency with CalPERS and is required to comply with its requirements. CalPERS regulations require the City approve and adopt a payrate limited to the amount listed on a pay schedule. When the City makes modifications to the salary schedules for its classified, unclassified or as-needed positions, the City Council must approve and adopt the publicly available salary schedules to comply with the CalPERS requirements stated in 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.
The updated classified and unclassified salary plans reflect the negotiated and Council approved Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) included in each agreement for the Santa Clara Firefighters, International Assoc. of Firefighters, Local 1171 (hereafter, “Unit 1”); the Police Officers Association (hereafter, “Unit 2”); the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 1245 (hereafter, “Unit 3”); the City of Santa Clara Employees Association (hereafter, “Unit 578”); the American Federation of State...
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