TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Kim Summers, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Diego Chavez, Administrative Services Director
SUBJECT:
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Amending to the Comprehensive Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023/24
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 24-4730, entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending the Comprehensive Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023/24.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On June 20, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23-4672, establishing the Comprehensive Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023/24 (Vote: 4-0-1).
On August 1, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23-4697, approving an amendment to the Comprehensive Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023/24 (Vote: 5-0).
On December 19, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23-4720, amending the Comprehensive Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023/24 (Vote: 5-0).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Maintain a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency.
BACKGROUND
The City of Murrieta (City) maintains a Comprehensive Salary Schedule (Salary Schedule) that is regularly presented to the City Council for consideration. Employees of the City receive a rate of pay within the established salary range for their job classification. The Salary Schedule is maintained in compliance with State regulations and is intended to ensure transparency and consistency when reporting compensation for City employees to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
The Salary Schedule is also intended to satisfy the requirements of the Public Employees Retirement Law and California Code of Regulations (CCR) at 2 CCR 570.5 that public agencies contracting with CalPERS adopt a "Publicly Available Pay Schedule" for purposes of determining an employee's "compensation earnable," which is the amount used to calculate retirement benefits.
The positions listed in the Salary Schedule may not necessarily be budgeted or funded in any given fiscal year. The City Council typically authorizes and funds specific positions during the adoption of the biennial budget and ongoing budget updates.
According to the City's Personnel Rules (Resolution No. 91-64), the City Manager recommends adjusting the Salary Schedule as salaries are adjusted and negotiated, and job classifications are created or revised. The proposed Resolution No. 24-4730 (Attachment 1) amends the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Salary Schedule to add a salary range for newly created classifications, including Emergency Medical Services Nurse Coordinator, Code Enforcement Manager, Director of Municipal Services, and Library Services Supervisor. The Emergency Medical Services Nurse Coordinator, Code Enforcement Manager, and Director of Municipal Services are proposed to be unrepresented classifications. The Library Services Supervisor is proposed to be represented by the Murrieta Supervisors' Association. Implementation of the addition of the new classifications is subject to any meet and confer as may be required by the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act and subject to City Council budget authorization.
The City Manager recommends the additions to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness. Section 2.08.060 of the Municipal Code provides the City Manager the power to conduct studies and effect such organization and reorganization of offices, positions, or units in the interest of efficient, effective, and economical conduct of the City's business. The City retained the professional services of Municipal Resource Group (MRG) to assist with assessing and evaluating the proposed classifications. MRG's assessment included written questionnaires and interviews with employees and management. The salary range for each proposed position is based on the consultant's salary survey of benchmark agencies and the existing salary range of other classifications.
FISCAL IMPACT
The referenced amendment will be incorporated into the budget during a future budget update when it occurs.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. 24-4730