TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Diego Chavez, Administrative Services Director
PREPARED BY: Michelle Tamez, Human Resources Analyst
SUBJECT:
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Amending and Restating the Comprehensive Pay Schedule Fiscal Year 2025/26
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 25-4880 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Amending and Restating the Comprehensive Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On June 17, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-4844, approving the Comprehensive Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025/26 (Vote: 5-0).
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Maintain a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency.
DISCUSSION
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 pay 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,” which is used to calculate retirement benefits.
The positions listed in the Pay Schedule may not necessarily be budgeted or funded in any given fiscal year. The City Council 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. 25-4880 (Attachment 1) amends and restates the Pay Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025/26 previously adopted under Resolution No. 25-4844. The changes to the Pay Schedule are described in more detail below.
If the proposed resolution is adopted, a compensation range will be added for the new classification of Capital Projects Program Manager, as recommended by the City Manager in conjunction with the formation of the newly established Municipal Services Department. This new classification will replace the previously authorized Senior Program Manager position, so no additional funding is required. The salary range for this position would be effective August 19, 2025. A revised Schedule of Authorized Positions for Fiscal Year 2025/26, reflecting this change, will be brought back to the City Council as part of the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Q1 Budget Report.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with amending the Pay Schedule. All required funding was included in the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution No. 25-4880