REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Adopt a Resolution Approving and Adopting an Updated As-Needed Salary Plan Reflecting Amended Changes, Adopt Resolutions for an Exception to the 180 Day Waiting Period To Appoint Two Retired Annuitants To Serve as Temporary Extra Help (Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21224); Authorize the City Manager to execute funding Agreements with Related Santa Clara and Destination Marketing Association to partially fund a Retired Annuitant; Freeze 1.0 Senior Management Analyst in the City Manager's Office; Unfreeze 1.0 Deputy City Clerk (Job Code 178) in the City Clerk's Office; and Related Budget Amendments
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Manage Strategically Our Workforce Capacity and Resources
BACKGROUND
As-Needed Salary Plan
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.
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 As-Needed Salary Plan has been modified to retitle the As-Needed Consultant (Job Code 349) to Temporary Employee (Job Code 349) and delete the Associate Consultant (Job Code 241) classification. It is also recommended to change the As-Needed Temporary Employee (Job Code 349) (formerly Consultant) classification range to be $15.65 - $200.00. The proposed updates to the As-Needed Salary Plan are recommende...
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