TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Diego Chavez, Administrative Services Director
PREPARED BY: Michelle Tamez, Human Resources Analyst
SUBJECT: Amendment to the Comprehensive Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year
2023/24 to Add Police Detective III Classification
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 23-4720, 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: Vote: 4-0-1)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).
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 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 complies with State regulations and is intended to ensure transparency and consistency when reporting compensation for City employees.
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 amount is used to calculate retirement benefits.
From time to time, it is necessary to modify the Salary Schedule as salaries are adjusted, negotiated, and/or job classifications are created or revise...
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