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 Classification Adjustments (No Budget Impact) (Human Resources Director Jenkins).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0117
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 25-0117 approving a comprehensive citywide salary schedule (attached and titled City of Manhattan Beach - Salary Schedule).
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The salary adjustments and establishment of new ranges have been accounted for through the budget adoption process, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), or the adopted Full-Time Unrepresented Compensation Plan. There is no budget adjustment needed to appropriate funding for salary adjustments.
BACKGROUND:
Staff periodically takes a comprehensive Citywide salary schedule to the Council for approval, which captures all the classification and compensation changes made through the negotiations or budget process, or otherwise authorized 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 update is an opportunity to formalize changes to the City’s classification plan that were previously approved in the budget, as well as satisfy statutory requirements for a comprehensive salary schedule listing that includes all City positions. Most recently, the City Council approved a compensation plan for full-time unrepresented employees, and the associated salary adjustments have been incorporated in the updated salary schedule. Additionally, during the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget, the full-time Senior Technology Systems Engineer position was approved to move forward as an upgrade to an existing position allocation. Subsequent to the budget adoption, Human Resources staff reviewed the position requirements with management in the Information Technology Department, created a job description, and reviewed internal salary alignment. Based upon this classification and compensation analysis, the recommended salary range and steps are also being added to the City’s classification plan and included on the Citywide salary schedule.
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 MOUs or compensation plans or approved during the budget process.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
After analysis, 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. 25-0117
2. City of Manhattan Beach - Salary Schedule