TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving Amendments to the Compensation Plan for Full-Time Unrepresented Employees to Add the Division Chief (Human Resources Director Jenkins).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0157
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 22-0157 amending the compensation plan for full-time unrepresented employees of the City of Manhattan Beach to add the position of Division Chief (Fire).
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
In comparison to the current compensation and benefits provided, the changes to compensation and benefits outlined in the unrepresented compensation plan are estimated to cost $100,370 annually.
With two vacant Battalion Chief positions, the salary savings are sufficient to cover the increase of costs for the remainder of FY 2023. Subsequent years will be budgeted accordingly.
BACKGROUND:
In recent years, the City has had seven bargaining units, including the Fire Management Association (FMA), representing the City's three Battalion Chief positions. The Fire Management Association was organized in 2017 and prior to the employees organizing, the positions had historically been unrepresented by a labor organization.
In November 2020, the City and the FMA entered into an agreement regarding terms and conditions of employment. The agreement included a 2% salary increase, employees paying an additional 3% employee cost share toward their retirement, and the existing employees being grandfathered to receive a 15% longevity increment, meaning that existing employees would retain the incentive but newly hired or promoted employees would not be eligible for the incentive. Additionally, the overtime calculation for Battalion Chiefs working suppression shifts was modified from time and...
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