REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Approve Amendments to the Hourly Rate for the As-Needed Classifications of Per Diem Dispatcher and Traffic Control Officer, and to Adopt a Resolution Approving and Adopting an Updated As-Needed Salary Plan Reflecting the Amended Hourly Rates
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara relies on the sworn and civilian law enforcement professionals to provide staffing at Levi's Stadium for approximately 18 large scale events, annually.
Depending on the size and scope of each event, approximately three to five Public Safety Dispatchers are scheduled to deploy police, fire and emergency medical personnel and equipment within the stadium footprint, interior and exterior. Due to the nature of their assignment, Public Safety Dispatchers are typically the first wave of staff to arrive and the last to depart. It is not uncommon for their shifts to be over 12 hours. Full-time Public Safety Dispatchers that work overtime at Levi's Stadium receive time-and-a-half of their hourly rate of pay, per the Public Safety Non-Sworn Employees Association (Unit 10) Memorandum of Understanding. To date, Levi's Stadium events have been staffed through voluntary compliance, with the exception of SuperBowl 50, which allows employees to decide how to spend their off-duty time.
Anticipating the staffing needs of Levi's Stadium, the Police Department worked with the Human Resources Department to establish a Per Diem Dispatcher classification (temporary as-needed) prior to the Stadium's opening. The minimum qualifications include possession of a current P.O.S.T. Basic Dispatch certificate and a minimum of one year of paid experience, preferably in the public safety related position. The current hourly rate for Per Diem Dispatcher (temporary as-needed) is $40.36.
As the Police Department became familiar with managing events of this size within the Stadium's unique footprint, adjustments were made to the Traffic Management Operations Plan and co...
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