SR-04-24-2012-3NCity Council Meeting: April 24, 2012
Agenda Item: 3- K
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Donna C. Peter, Director of Human Resources
Subject: Adoption of Resolution Establishing Various Classifications and Salary
Rates
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution establishing new position classifications and
adopting salary rates for those listed positions (Attachment A)
2. Approve the Position and Classification Changes (Attachment B)
Executive Summary
The Santa Monica Municipal Code sets forth process for establishing new position
classifications and setting the salary rates for position classifications. Adoption and
approval of the salary resolution and position changes are time - sensitive, and are
therefore being presented on a quarterly basis. Recommendations presented in this
report do not require additional appropriations at this time.
Background
The Santa Monica Municipal Code sets forth the process for establishing new position
classifications and setting the salary rates for position classifications. The process
includes the development of new classification specifications Qob descriptions) and /or
the revision of existing classification specifications by the Human Resources
Department based on input from City departments and the impacted bargaining units.
The classification specifications are presented to the Personnel Board for their review
and approval. Interested parties can provide input to the Personnel Board at that time.
Once the Personnel Board has approved the classification specifications, a salary
resolution setting the salary rates for the various position classifications is presented to
the Council for adoption. The salary rates are based on external salary market data
from comparable cities as well as internal equity factors.
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Discussion
The attached resolution (Attachment A) sets forth the salary rates for new position
classifications and adjusts the salary rates of existing position classifications based on
classification and compensation studies. The Position and Classification Changes
(Attachment B) lists the positions that are being deleted and /or added by various City
departments and will be reflected in the Revised FY2011 -2013 Budget. There are
eleven positions that are classification changes due to restructuring within a
department. Two are due to a reclassification or equity review request submitted by the
employee or operating department. The primary reason for each change is listed in the
attachment.
Adoption of salary resolutions and position and classification changes are typically
presented to Council for approval as part of the budget process. In an effort to maintain
a more accurate representation of positions in the City, staff is submitting these
changes on a quarterly basis.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
There is no immediate budget/financial impact to the policy decision. However,
implementation of these modified classifications and their respective salary ranges will
result in additional ongoing costs in the amount of $104,422 which will be absorbed by
the respective City departments on an annual, on -going basis effective July 1, 2012/13.
Prepared by: Christina Winting, Human Resources Manager
Approved: Forwarded to Council:
Donna C. Peter Rod Gould
Human Resources Director City Manager
Attachments:
A. Resolution Establishing Salary Rates for Various Position Classifications
B. Listing of Position and Classification Changes
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Reference Resolution No.
10671 (CCS).