55B - RESO FOR EMT CLASSIFICATION

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 17, 2020 TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN FOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on god Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ [K�7►111►U1q�iC�7 /s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution amending the City's Basic Classification and Compensation Plan for classifications of employment designated as unrepresented Executive Management. DISCUSSION The unrepresented Executive Management group includes the head of each department of the City and, with the exception of the Police Chief, such positions are exempted from the City's civil service system as set forth in the Santa Ana City Charter, Article X, Section 1002 and serve at will. The classification and compensation requirements for these positions have been established by various resolutions over the years. In 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution 2015-026, which replaced Resolution 91-066 that established the job classification, compensation and benefit plan for unrepresented Executive Management. Resolution 2015-026 has been amended by the City Council several times since 2015 to update and add specific provisions. While these updated provisions continue to be applicable and valid, the Resolution still includes original language that is not current or requires clarification to ensure compliance with related regulations and laws. For example, the description of Temporary Upgrades is no longer aligned with the requirements of the California Public Employees Retirement System (CaIPERS) nor the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act (PEPRA). In addition, the Resolution (Exhibit 1, Attachment A) includes references to longevity vacation and a medical subsidy plan which no longer exist, as well as the omission of an established City holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Further, the past resolutions have created and supported a step -based compensation plan for the executive level positions, providing for step increases associated with time and an opportunity to earn a pensionable performance bonus at each step. Typically, high-level executives are compensated within a market based salary range with movement predicated upon performance. A performance based salary range assists with attraction, retention and motivation of competent executives willing to excel. 55B-1