TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Justin Clifton, Assistant City Manager
PREPARED BY: Diego Chavez, Administrative Services Director
SUBJECT:
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Amending the Comprehensive Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024/25
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 24-4800 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending and Restating the Comprehensive Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024/25.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On July 2, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 24-4768, approving the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Comprehensive Pay Schedule (Vote: 5-0).
On September 3, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 24-4781, amending and restating the Comprehensive Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024/25 (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 Pay Schedule (Pay Schedule) that is regularly presented to the City Council for review and consideration. Employees of the City receive a rate of pay within the established salary range for their job classification. The Pay 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 Pay 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,” that is used to calculate retirement benefits.
The positions listed in the Salary Schedule may not 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 adjustments to the Pay Schedule as salaries are adjusted and negotiated, and job classifications are created or revised. The proposed Resolution No. 24-4800 (Attachment 1) amends and restates the Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2024/25. The changes to the Pay Schedule are described in more detail below.
• The entry-level pay for the Assistant Management Analyst position will decrease by 12.73%. The proposed adjustment is based on a salary survey that found the current pay to be higher than the median pay for similar roles in comparable cities. This adjustment will take effect on December 15, 2024.
• A 9.8% increase in the base pay range for the Fire Division Chief classification. This adjustment addresses an issue where the pay for this higher-level role was not adequately set above the pay for the Fire Battalion Chief, creating a compaction issue. The proposed change ensures that the Fire Division Chief’s pay appropriately reflects its higher responsibilities. This adjustment will take effect on December 15, 2024.
The City Manager's annual salary reflected in the Pay Schedule will be updated to $341,712.80, in line with the new employment agreement between the City and the selected City Manager, Justin Clifton which was approved by the City Council on November 19, 2024. This adjustment will take effect on January 12, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of amending the Pay Schedule will be incorporated into the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Operating Budget during a future budget update.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. 24-4800