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Finance Committee

Meeting Date:	02/11/2020
FROM:	Mario Maldonado

Subject:

Amend the Part-Time Employment and Benefits Policy to Revise Salary Range for the Facilities Worker Position

RECOMMENDATION

Approve a resolution amending the Part-Time Employment and Benefits Policy by revising the salary range for the Facilities Worker position.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

At the May 7, 2019, City Council meeting, the City Council approved amendments to the Part-Time Employment and Benefits Policy to increase salaries of certain classifications to comply with the State of California minimum wage laws. Effective January 1, 2020, a state mandated minimum wage increase from $12.00 per hour to $13.00 per hour was implemented resulting in salary adjustments to a total of nine Part-Time classifications. The minimum wage is projected to increase to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2022. The current Part-Time policy includes language that if subordinate classifications are receiving a minimum wage increase, other classifications in the series would receive a salary adjustment to maintain a minimum of five percent (5%) between the classifications due to salary compaction. The Community Services Worker, Community Services Leader and Senior Community Services Leader series were impacted by this change and the salary adjustments were implemented on January 1, 2020. The Facilities Worker position was also impacted by this change resulting in a salary compaction of less than five percent, but the position was not adjusted because staff did not have authority to do so.

Historically, the salary range for a position is established when the classification is adopted by the City Council. If the salary is set by tying it to another salary range, it is noted on the staff report so any future increases are automatically applied to all tied positions. Since its adoption on October 18, 1994, the Facilities Worker classification salary range has always been the same as the Senior Community Services Leader salary range, although it was not reflected on the staff report or resolution tying their salary ranges. This was as a result of all Part-Time positions receiving the same Cost of Living Adjustments throughout various amendments to the policy. In researching the history of this position, the staff report does talk about Facilities Worker tasks requiring a higher classification than Community Services Leader or Community Services Worker. Accordingly, the report concluded that the Facilities Worker salary range should fall in line with the Senior Community Services Leader salary range, but fell short of tying the salary ranges.

With the recent minimum wage increase and compaction increase to the Senior Community Services Leader salary range, Facilities Worker was not automatically adjusted because there is no record to reflect it being tied to Senior Community Services Leader nor was the position identified in the amended Part-Time policy as one that should be adjusted to minimize compaction. The Facilities Worker duties and requirements have not changed, but they are currently being paid $0.10/hr. less than the Community Service Leader classification which has a lower skill level. Therefore, it is appropriate to adjust the salary range of this position to maintain a minimum of five percent difference with its subordinate positions receiving state mandated minimum wage increases. The current hourly salary range for Facilities Worker is set at $13.57 – $15.73 and the proposed hourly salary range (same as Sr. Community Service Leader) would be $14.33 – $16.62.

SUMMARY/FISCAL IMPACT

This action would approve a resolution amending the Part-Time Employment and Benefits Policy by revising the salary range for the Facilities Worker Position to address salary compaction resulting from the recently implemented state mandated minimum wage increases. The proposed salary range for the Facilities Worker classification would tie it to the Senior Community Services Leader salary range for any future salary increases. This would ensure that the salary range be adjusted to maintain a minimum of five percent (5%) between the classifications due to compaction issues caused by its subordinate position receiving a minimum wage increase in the future.

The proposed adjustment would impact a total of twelve Part-Time employees in the Community Services Department and two employees in the Public Works Department. If approved by the City Council, it is estimated based on current staffing levels that the change would result in approximately $15,000 in additional funds from the general fund per fiscal year. Both department have indicated they currently have sufficient funds to absorb these adjustments.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by: Mario E. Maldonado, Human Resource Manager
Concurrence: Cynthia Russell, Administrative Services Director

Attachments
Part Time Resolution No. 2020-