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Home My WebLink About55A - RESO-PROPOSED AMEND TO CLASS/COMP PLAN REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: FEBRUARY 5, 2007 TITLE: APPROVED o As Recommended o As Amended o Ordinance on 1 st Reading o Ordinance on 2"' Reading o Implementing Resolution o Set Public Hearing For PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN AND ANNUAL BUDGET (rz~lla~ CONTINUED TO IY" FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution that amends the City's Basic Classification and Compensation Plan (Resolution No. 82-110) and amends the Fiscal Year 2006- 07 Annual Budget. DISCUSSION In response to significant recruitment and retention difficulties in the last several years, the Personnel Services Department recently completed a comprehensive labor market survey of compensation rates for municipal civil engineering job classifications. The survey revealed that all professional engineering classifications examined, which include classifications in the Public Works Agency and Planning & Building Agency, are significantly below the labor market average for comparable positions. As a result of this decrease in market competitiveness, the City has had difficulty over the last several years recruiting candidates for engineering positions. For example, in the three most utilized engineering classifications, Assistant Engineer I and II and Senior Engineer, recruitments to fill multiple vacancies are almost continuously conducted, and are often repeated due to an insufficient number of applicants or a poor quality applicant pool. In the last nine recruitments for these classifications, an average of fewer than three candidates per recruitment met the minimum passing score and were eligible for selection. The affected job classifications in the Public Works Agency are Senior Land Surveyor, Senior Civil Engineer, Senior Engineer, Senior Assistant Engineer, Assistant Engineer II and Assistant Engineer I. Addi tional classifications in the Traffic Engineering section include Senior Traffic 55A-1 Proposed Amendment to Classification and Compensation Plan and Annual Budget February 5, 2007 Page 2 of 3 Engineer, Senior Transportation Analyst and Assistant Engineer- Transportation (T) The job classifications in the Planning & Building Agency are Senior Plan Check Engineer, Associate Plan Check Engineer, Assistant Plan Check Engineer II, and Assistant Plan Check Engineer I. As a result of the survey findings and in anticipation of major public works projects scheduled in the next seven years, the Executive Director of Public Works and the Executive Director of Planning & Building Safety are requesting a 10% salary adjustment for these classifications effective March 1, 2007, and an additional 10% salary adjustment effective March 1, 2008. These salary increases will enable the city to regain market competitiveness in these high demand classifications and will enhance the City's ability to attract and retain well-qualified job applicants for these hard-to-fill positions. Additionally, pursuant to recently completed contract negotiations between the City and the Police Management Association (PMA) , a six percent increase in compensation is scheduled for the job classification of Police Communications Manager. This adjustment is supported by labor market data indicating that the classification is currently below the average compensation level of comparable classifications in agencies of similar size and complexity. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal impact figures for the engineering job classifications listed below represent estimated costs for the remainder of the fiscal year, assuming an effective date of March 1, 2007. Assistant Engineer I Assistant Engineer II Assistant Engineer-Transportation (T) Assistant Plan Check Engineer I Assistant Plan Check Engineer II Associate Plan Check Engineer Senior Assistant Engineer Senior Civil Engineer Senior Engineer Senior Land Surveyor Senior Plan Check Engineer Senior Traffic Engineer Senior Transportation Analyst No budgeted positions $54,516 (21 positions) $ 2,596 (one position) $ 2,420 (one position) No budgeted positions $ 8,376 (three positions) $ 2,792 (one position) $37,440 (12 positions) $ 6,240 (two positions) $ 3,280 (one position) $ 6,240 (two positions) No budgeted positions $ 6,240 (two positions) 55A-2 Proposed Amendment to Classification and Compensation Plan and Annual Budget February 5, 2007 Page 3 of 3 The total cost for these proposed increases is $130,140 for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2006-07. The General Fund impact will be $17,036; the balance will impact various Enterprise Funds and the Internal Service Fund. The total cost of the 6% equity adjustment for Police Communications Manager is $2,664 for the remainder of the fiscal year, assuming an effective date of January 1, 2007. APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: 'i-(\~~.~r<..J ~--\'-..., Franc~sco Gutierrez Executive Director Finance & Management Services Agency Enriq Execu iv ~rector P.r" nn.l s.rv~Ag.n"y I " \., ,,~ . Trevino EXe tive Director Planning & Building Agency 55A-3 RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 82-110 TO PROVIDE EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS TO SALARIES ASSIGNED TO CERTAIN ENGINEERING CLASSIFICATIONS AND TO THE CLASSIFICATION POLICE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER (RM). BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A. Section 1004, Article X of the City Charter of the City of Santa Ana requires the City Manager to prepare, install, and maintain a position classification and pay plan subject to civil service rules and regulations and the approval of the City Council. B. On August 2, 1982, the City Council passed and adopted Resolution No. 82-110 revising and re-establishing the Basic Compensation Plan for Officers and Employees of the City of Santa Ana. C. It is the City's goal to ensure that salaries are internally equitable and competitive with the labor market. D. Based on a compensation study, the Executive Director of Planning and Building Safety and the Executive Director of Public Works propose to provide equity adjustments to professional classifications in Plan Check Engineering and Public Works Engineering to ensure that the City attracts qualified applicants and retains qualified incumbents in these positions. E. Based on labor market data, the City of Santa Ana has reached an agreement with the Santa Ana Police Management Association (PMA) to provide an equity adjustment to the classification of Police Communications Manager (RM). F. It is now desired to amend Council Resolution No. 82-110 in order to effect these adjustments. Section 2: That Section 3 of Resolution No. 82-110, as amended, is hereby further amended by: 55A-4 A. Providing equity salary adjustments to the following classification titles assigned to a six-step salary rate range: 6-Step Salarv Rate Ranoe (SRR) Effective: FROM TO 3/01/07 3/01/08* Classification Title No. (Mo. Min-Max) No. (Mo. Min-Max) No. Assistant Engineer I 635 ($4,624-5,905) 655 ($5,101-6,510) 675 Assistant Engineer II 649 ($4,954-6,322) 669 ($5,461-6,971) 689 Assistant Engineer - Transportation (T) 649 ($4,954-6,322) 669 ($5,461-6,971 ) 689 Assistant Plan Check Engineer I 635 ($4,624-5,905) 655 ($5,101-6,510) 675 Assistant Plan Check Engineer II 649 ($4,954-6,322) 669 ($5,461-6,971 ) 689 Associate Plan Check Engineer 664 ($5,330-6,801 ) 684 ($5,876-7,499) 704 Senior Assistant Engineer 664 ($5,330-6,801) 684 ($5,876-7,499) 704 Senior Civil Engineer 687 ($5,963-7,609) 707 ($6,574-8,389) 727 Senior Engineer 687 ($5,963-7,609) 707 ($6,574-8,389) 727 Senior Land Surveyor 697 ($6,260-7,989) 717 ($6,903-8,809) 737 Senior Plan Check Engineer 687 ($5,963-7,609) 707 ($6,574-8,389) 727 Senior Traffic Engineer 687 ($5,963-7,609) 707 ($6,574-8,389) 727 Senior Transportation Analyst 687 ($5,963-7,609) 707 ($6,574-8,389) 727 * Salary Rate Ranges do not include a salary increase to be effective July 1, 2007, to be determined per Article IV, Section 4.3D of the MOU between the City of Santa Ana and SEIU for Fiscal Years 2004-08. B. Providing an equity salary adjustment to the following classification title assigned to a five-step salary rate range: Classification Title 5-Step Salarv Rate Ranoe (SRR) Effective: FROM TO 1/01/07 No. (Mo. Min-Max) No. (Mo. Min-Max) Police Communications Manager (RM) M690 ($6,050-7,355) M702 ($6,415-7,799) Section 3: That except as amended by this Resolution, all other provisions of Resolution No. 82-110, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect. 55A-5 Section 4: That except as stated otherwise above, this Resolution shall be operative from the date of adoption. ADOPTED this _ day of February, 2007. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher City Attorney By: Joseph Straka Assistant City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Council members ABSTAIN: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2007-_ to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana 55A-6