REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Approve New and Modified Class Specifications and to Adopt a Resolution Approving and Adopting the Updated Salary Plan for Two Unclassified Positions
Report
BACKGROUND
Sections 4 and 6 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution require City Council approval of new job classifications and specifications. Section 9 of the Personnel and Salary Resolution requires City Council approval of compensation plans for both classified and unclassified positions. California Code Regulations Section 570.5 governs and requires the adoption of updated publicly available salary schedules by the governing body. The proposed Council action satisfies these applicable requirements.
New and modified unclassified class specifications
The Community and Outreach Manager is a new classification in the City's unclassified service that has been created to better align with the needs of the Communications team within the City Manager's Office. The Deputy City Clerk class specification was revised to modify the minimum qualifications to better align with similar classifications. These classifications are in the City's unclassified service, serving at the discretion of the City Manager on an "at will" basis.
Approval and adoption of the salary schedule for various unclassified and classified positions
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. When the City makes modifications to the salary schedules for its classified or unclassified positions, the City Council must approve and adopt the publicly available salary schedules to comply with California Code of Regulations (CCR) section 570.5.
The Community and Outreach Manager classification, approved as a placeholder in the budget, is being added to the salary schedule and will require formal adoption by Council. This report includes formal approval ...
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