01-20-2015 - Item 9 - Approval of Salary Range Adjustment for Public Works Directorv �--
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City r f West Covina
Memorandum
TO:
FROM:
BY:
SUBJECT:
Mayor and City Council
Tom Mauk
Interim City Manager
Chris Freeland
Deputy City Manager/Acting Human Resources Director
AGENDA
ITEM NO. 9
DATE Immary 20, 2015
APPROVAL OF SALARY RANGE ADJUSTMENT FOR PUBLIC WORKS
DIRECTOR
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution adjusting the salary range for
the Public Works Director:
RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADJUSTING THE SALARY
RANGE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DISCUSSION:
The employment agreements for the City of West Covina Department Heads expired on .tune 30,
2014. Department I-Ieads are not a unionized labor group, and as such, their compensation and
benefits are not in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding, but are granted by City Council
resolution.
On tonight's agenda is the approval of a compensation and benefits package for Department I -leads
that will cover the period ofJuly 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015. One of the items includes a salary
survey to be conducted as part of the upcoming budget discussion for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. The
results of the survey are not binding to the City for inclusion in the next budget, but will provide
valuable data for consideration.
The City of West Covina is in the process of recruiting for a new Public Works Director. A survey
of market cities (i.e., Downey, Burbank, Arcadia, and Ontario) showed the compensation range of
the Public Works Director in West Covina to be significantly less that these cities. On average the
top of the range for Public Works Director in these cities is $175,988 per year. The West Covina
Public Works Director's salary range is $1 19,436 to $161,256 per year.
In order to be able to attract lop talent to work in West Covina, the City Manager is seeking the City
Council's support to increase the salary range for the Public Works Director to $129,624 to
$175,000, which is within the range for these market cities.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney's office has reviewed this staff' report and the attached resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The salary increases will be absorbed within the adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015.
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Prepared By:
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Chris Freeland
Deputy City Manager/
Acting Human Resources Director
Attachment:
Reviewed and Approved By:
Mike Lee
Assistant City Manager/Community
Development Commission Director
Attachment No. I — Public Works Director's Salary Resolution
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ATTACHMENT NO. 1
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OIL WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA,
ADJUSTING THE SALARY RANGE FOR THE
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the salary of those other public agencies that
have positions comparable to the Public Works Director in the City of West Covina;
WHEREAS, the current salary range for the Public Works Director is $119,436 to
$161,256, annually; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Covina wishes to adjust the current
salary range of the Public Works Director to remain competitive to the compensation offered to
other cities and attract top talent to the City of West Covina.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does hereby resolve
as follows:
SECTION 1. That the salary range for Public Works Director is here by amended to a
range of $129,624 to $175,000, annually.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certily to the passage and adoption of this resolution
and enter it into the book of original resolutions and it shall become
effective immediately upon its approval.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _ day of .January, 2015.
Fredrick Sykes
Mayor
ATTEST:
Nickolas S. Lewis
City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of West Covina at a regular meeting thereof held on .January 20, 2015, by the following vote
of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly Hall Barlow
City Attorney
Nickolas S. Lewis
City Clerk