REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Resolution to Approve and Adopt the 27 Separate Salary Schedules for Classified and Unclassified Positions for the Period of 2012-2019 Per California Code of Regulations 570.5
Report
BACKGROUND
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. On December 6, 2018, CalPERS released a final Public Agency Review (PAR) report on the results of a Payrate Increases Review for 42 public agencies, 12 schools and 10 state agencies, conducted by the CalPERS' Office of Audit Services (OFAS). The City of Santa Clara was among one of the 42 public agencies that was audited. The review was limited to the examination of a sample of active and/or retired employee records for the period of July 2012 to December 2018. The OFAS determined that the City of Santa Clara was not in compliance with the California Code of Regulations and Government Code contained within the Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL). Specifically, the City of Santa Clara had not maintained pay schedules in compliance with the California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 570.5. The City Administration was directed to work with CalPERS' designated program liaisons to obtain full resolution of the Public Agency Review.
DISCUSSION
The PAR Audit conducted by CalPERS' OFAS concluded that the City of Santa Clara did not maintain pay schedules in compliance with CCR Section 570.5, which indicates that a pay schedule, among other things, must:
* Be duly approved and adopted by the employer's governing body in accordance with requirements of applicable public meetings laws:
* Identify the position title for every employee position;
* Show the payrate as a single amount or multiple amounts within a range for each identified position;
* Indicate the time base such as hourly, daily, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly, or annually;
* Be...
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