HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-051 - Changes To The City's Classification And Compensation PlanRESOLUTION NO. 2025-051
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA TO EFFECT CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE
CITY'S CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and
declares as follows:
A. Section 1004 of the City Charter 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. It is the City's practice to assign job titles that reflect the duties and responsibilities
of classifications and are consistent with other classifications within the City's
organizational structure, as well as comparable job titles in the labor market, while
maintaining internal pay equity relationships and attracting and retaining qualified
candidates.
C. The City Council regularly amends the City's classification and compensation plan
for all full-time and part-time classifications of employees and officers of the City.
D. It is now desired to amend the City's classification and compensation plan as listed
herein.
E. On June 1, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-026 establishing and
delineating the compensation and benefit plans for classifications designated as
Unrepresented Confidential Employees (UCE) affording these classifications the
same provisions and/or changes in salaries, compensation, and other benefits,
unless specified otherwise, as provided to classifications represented by the
Confidential Association of the Santa Ana (CASA).
F. The City has reached an agreement with CASA on a new memorandum of
understanding scheduled for adoption by City Council on December 2, 2025, which
includes a five percent (5%) salary increase retroactively effective July 13, 2025, a
four percent (4%) salary increase effective July 12, 2026, and a three percent (3%)
salary increase effective July 11, 2027.
G. Compensation for UCE must now be updated to reflect the reciprocal wage
increases for CASA.
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Section 2. The Santa Ana City Council hereby approves the updated Salary
Schedule for the UCE unit, attached to this resolution as Exhibit A, reflecting classification
and compensation amendments per this and previously approved City Council actions, and
grouped by employee unit, as recommended by CalPERS, and in compliance with Ca[PERS
California Code of Regulations section 570.5.
Section 3. That except as amended by this resolution, all other provisions of the
City's classification and compensation plan shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. This resolution is operative from and after the date upon which it is
adopted by the City Council and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 2" ' day of December, 2025.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: t r
Laura A. Rossini
Chief Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Amezcua Bacerra Hernandez Penaloza
Phan Vazquez 6
NOES: Councilmembers None 0
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSENT: Councilmembers Lopez 1
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution
No. 2025-051 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana on December 2. 2025.
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EXHIBIT A
UNREPRESENTED CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES (UCE)
MONTHLY WAGE RATE SCHEDULE
REVISED DECEMBER 2, 2025
EFFECTIVE JULY 13, 2025 TO JULY 11, 2026
JOB TITLE
JOB
CODE
STEP
AA
STEP
A
STEP
B
STEP
C
STEP
D
STEP
E
Employee Relations Analyst (UCE)
01784
7,320
7,689
8,070
8,475
8,898
9,342
Executive Secretary - Human Resources (UCE)
07393
5,929
6,225
6,544
6,872
7,212
7,575
Human Resources Business Systems Analyst (UCE)
01838
9,119
9,576
10,053
10,556
11,082
11,635
EFFECTIVE JULY 12, 2026 TO JULY 10, 2027
JOB TITLE
JOB
CODE
STEP
AA
STEP
A
STEP
B
STEP
C
STEP
D
STEP
E
Employee Relations Analyst (UCE)
01784
7,613
7,997
8,393
8,814
9,254
9,716
Executive Secretary - Human Resources (UCE)
07393
6,166
6,474
6,806
7,147
7,500
7,878
Human Resources Business Systems Analyst (UCE)
01838
9,484
9,959
10,455
10,978
11,525
12,100
EFFECTIVE JULY 11, 2027
JOB TITLE
JOB
CODE
STEP
AA
STEP
A
5TEP
B
STEP
C
STEP
D
STEP
E
Employee Relations Analyst (UCE)
01784
7,841
8,237
8,645
9,078
9,532
10,007
Executive Secretary - Human Resources (UCE)
07393
6,351
6,668
7,010
7,361
7,725
8,114
Human Resources Business Systems Analyst (UCE)
01838
9,769
10,258
10,769
11,307
11,871
12,463
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