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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
MEETING DATE: September 2, 2014
AGENDA ITEM NO.
ITEM TITLE:
Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City approving the compensation plan for the
unrepresented Confidential employee group.
PREPARED BY: Stacey Stevenson
PHONE: 336-4308
EXPLANATION:
See attached staff report
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
APPROVED BY:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
ACCOUNT NO.
Fiscal Year 2015: $15,355
Fiscal Year 2016: $15,468
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This is not a project and, therefore, is not subject to environmental review.
ORDINANCE: INTRODUCTION:
FINAL ADOPTION:
APPROVED: ` % ,e— Finance
APPROVED: MIS
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Accept staff's recommendations and adopt the proposed Compensation Plan for the City of National City
Confidential employee group.
BOARD / COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
Staff report
Resolution
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City Council Staff Report
September 2, 2014
ITEM
Staff Report: Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City approving the
Compensation Plan for the unrepresented Confidential employee group.
BACKGROUND
The Confidential employee group is one of four City of National City employee groups that is
not represented by a labor association. As such, they are not subject to State of California rules
and procedural guidelines established for public employee collective bargaining. In establishing
and maintaining a Compensation Plan for the Confidential group, because of similarities in
placement in the organization and types of duties, historically, the City has tied key elements of
the Confidential Compensation Plan to the Municipal Employees' Association (MEA) employee
group. MEA is one of three City of National City employee groups that is formally represented
by a labor association. The other two groups are public safety groups and not considered
comparable to job classifications that compose the Confidential employee group.
DISCUSSION
Having concluded formal labor negotiations with the three formal labor associations, staff
initiated a review of the Confidential employee compensation package and brings forward
compensation adjustments for consideration. The areas of compensation under consideration are
consistent with those reviewed and adjusted for other employee groups: salary, holiday pay and
health care. The recommendations seek to find balance between the goal of consistency with the
similar classifications of the MEA employee group and a recognition of the unique nature of
Confidential classifications.
Holidays:
a. Fixed holidays falling on a regularly scheduled workday will be based on the
employee's assigned daily work schedule. Floating holidays will be paid in eight
(8) hour increments.
b. In the event a fixed holiday falls on an employee's regular work day, if the
employee is not required to work, such employees shall be compensated at
straight time equal to the number of hours the employee would have been
assigned to work.
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Staff Report — Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City approving the
Compensation Plan for the unrepresented Confidential employee group.
September 2, 2014
Health Care: Effective January 1, 2015, Confidential employees will be eligible to receive $10
per month for each year of service with the City as the City's contribution towards medical
insurance if the employee: retires from the City of National City; is working in a Confidential
employee group classification at the time of retirement; and has 20 full years of pensionable
service credit with the City of National City.
Compensation:
a. Two before tax payments each equal to 3% of the employee's salary step at the time of
payment. Payment shall be made in the first full pay period following City Council
approval; and in the first full pay period following July 1, 2015. The retention incentive
shall not be reported as compensation to CalPERS.
• Confidential employees must have at least one full consecutive year of service in a
Confidential classification in order to be eligible.
• Confidential employees with less than one year of service at the time the City
Council approves the Compensation Plan shall receive their 3% retention incentive
in the pay period after reaching their one year anniversary. The City shall have no
obligation to pay a retention incentive to any employee who does not reach his/her
one year anniversary with the City.
• The employee may choose to contribute part or all of the retention incentive into
their 457 deferred Compensation Plan account or convert (all or part of) their
incentive into vacation hours.
b. The current collective bargaining agreement between the City and MEA includes a
provision allowing for a reopener on the issue of salary increase for fiscal year 2016. The
agreement does not bind the City to grant a salary increase to any classification
represented by MEA. As written, the provision allows either side to request that both
parties come to the table and confer on the subject of wages. If such conference results in
a general salary increase or upward cost of living adjustment, said increase or adjustment
will be applied to employees in the Confidential employee group at an equal percentage.
All other existing provisions of the Compensation Plan remain the same.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept staff's recommendations and adopt the proposed Compensation Plan for the City of
National City Confidential employee group.
FISCAL IMPACT
Fiscal Year 2015: $15,355
Fiscal Year 2016: $15,468