TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Comprehensive Citywide Salary Schedule for all City Positions and Adjustments to Salary Ranges (No Budget Impact) (Human Resources Director Jenkins).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0104
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-0104 approving a comprehensive Citywide salary schedule (attached and titled City of Manhattan Beach – Salary Schedule).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The salary adjustments and establishment of new classification and corresponding salary ranges have been accounted for through the Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) approval and budget adoption process. Therefore, there are no additional appropriations requested in connection with approving the salary schedule.
BACKGROUND:
Staff periodically takes a comprehensive Citywide salary schedule to the Council for approval, which captures any classification and compensation changes made through the negotiations or budget process, including negotiated MOUs or otherwise authorized salary range adjustments and classification changes made throughout the year.
The attached resolution and salary schedule also fulfill California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) requirements for a comprehensive, publicly available pay schedule.
DISCUSSION:
The salary schedule pending the City Council’s approval reflects the updated salary ranges previously approved for the represented Manhattan Beach Firefighters’ Association (MBFA), Manhattan Beach Police Officers’ Association (MBPOA), Manhattan Beach Police Management Association (MBPMA), Manhattan Beach Mid-Management Employees Association (MBMEA), and Teamsters Local 986 (Teamsters) through negotiated multi-year MOUs.
The salary schedule update is an opportunity to formalize changes to the City’s classification plan that were previously approved through prior budget processes. Following approval in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget, and the completion of classification and compensation analyses as necessary, the following full-time classifications and their corresponding salary steps/ranges are being added to the Citywide salary schedule and classification plan:
• Deputy City Manager
• Cross-Connection Control Specialist
The Deputy City Manager classification will also be added to the Full-Time Unrepresented Compensation Plan when it is next reviewed and approved by Council, currently anticipated for October 2025. Additionally, the salary schedule includes a title change for Utilities Technician to Environmental Compliance Technician. Along with the newly established classification of Cross-Connection Control Specialist (mentioned above), the title change update was implemented in an effort to comply with the State regulations for the City, a municipal water purveyor, ensuring incumbents in these classifications perform the essential job duties and possess the corresponding required certifications. The salary range for the retitled position of Environmental Compliance Technician remains the same as the Utilities Technician.
In addition to approving the recommended adjustments, the attached classification and salary listing serves to comply with California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) requirements that the City Council approve a publicly available pay schedule for all negotiated pay rate increases. These requirements are contained in Government Code § 20636(b)(1) and California Code of Regulations (CCR) § 570.5. In order to meet CalPERS requirements, the City Council is required to adopt a comprehensive publicly available pay schedule, independent from the salary schedules attached to the MOU or approved as part of the budget process.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
Staff determined that public outreach was not required for this issue.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed this report and determined that no additional legal analysis is necessary.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 25-0104
2. City of Manhattan Beach Salary Schedule