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Approve an Amendment to Classification and Compensation Plan and Annual Budget March 6, 2018 Page 2 of 3 TABLE 1 Executive Director of Public Works — Current Labor Market Salary Survey City Title Min Max Oakland Director of Public Works $13,090 $19,636 Sacramento Director of Public Works $12,464 $18,696 Long Beach Director of Public Works N/A $18,416 Riverside Public Works Director $12,666 $18,305 Anaheim Public Works Director $12,088 $18,133 Irvine Director of Public Works $11,459 $17,852 Chula Vista Director of Public Works $13,595 $16,525 Santa Ana Executive Director of Public Works $11,553 $16,325 Fresno Public Works Director $11,165 $15,632 Stockton Director of Public Works $12,002 $15,317 Bakersfield Public Works Director $11,529 $14,014 Average salary: $17,168 Santa Ana: 4.91% below average The current salary differential between the Executive Director of Public Works and the City Engineer is 6.19%. By increasing the salary range accordingly, the salary differential will increase to 12.89%. The objective is to prevent salary compaction between the Executive Director and their direct subordinate. If the salary range for the Executive Director is not adjusted to commensurate with the increases provided to its direct subordinate, the City will experience wage compaction which impacts an in-house employee's desire to promote within. The position was recently vacated and staff will begin recruiting to replace the vacancy. With the current compensation range, the lack of market competitiveness will put the City at a disadvantage when searching for high-quality job applicants. Therefore, the City Manager is proposing an equity adjustment to bring this job classification to the average rate in the labor market. It is recommended that the Executive Director of Public Works classification be adjusted from salary range EM -38 to EM -41. This salary increase will enable the City to regain market 55C-2