02-06-2001 - Transmission of Resolution Providing Changes to Salaries & Benefits for Communication Supervisors. City of West Covina
Memorandum
TO: Daniel G. Hobbs, City Manager AGENDA
and City Council
ITEM NO. C-8g
FROM: Carol Fox, Director DATE February 6, 2001
Personnel and Risk Management Department (9 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
SUBJECT: TRANSMISSION OF RESOLUTION
PROVIDING CHANGES TO
SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR
COMMUNICATION SUPERVISORS
SUMMARY: It is recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution implementing
proposed salary and benefit adjustments for unrepresented management
employees, Communication Supervisors.
BACKGROUND:
The majority of the City's employees are represented. There are a few small groups of
management employees, including the Communication Supervisors, who remain unrepresented
and depend upon recommendation by the City Manager and approval of the City Council for all
salary increases.
DISCUSSION:
The Communication Supervisors received a 3.47% increase effective June 26, 1999.
Personnel and other management staff have met with the Communication Supervisors. In
addition to the management responsibilities, they also perform the duties of the dispatchers.
Because there is similarity in the duties and working conditions of the two groups, and to address
the issue of salary compaction between the two groups, it has been agreed that the
Communication Supervisors should receive the same salary and benefit enhancements as the
Public Safety Dispatcher Association. The Public Safety Dispatchers' Association has
completed their negotiations and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was approved by the
City Council on December 12, 2000. The terms proposed for the Communication Supervisors
are:
1) A 3% salary increase for the pay period beginning on or after July 1, 2000; a 3% salary
increase for the pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2001; a 3% salary increase for
the pay period beginning on or after July 1, 2001; a 3% salary increase for the pay period
beginning on or after January 1, 2002; a 3% increase for the pay period beginning on or
after July 1, 2002; and a 3% salary increase for the pay period beginning on or after
January 1, 2003.
2) Effective January, 2001, the City shall increase the amount provided to offset the employee
cost of health insurance from $442 per month to $516 per month. Effective January 2002,
the City shall provide $536 per month; and effective January 2003, the City shall provide
$556 per month.
3) The City shall establish a labor-management advisory committee that will assist with the
implementation of (an IRS) Section 125 Plan. It is understood by the parties that
participation in the plan is voluntary for employees and the City will not be obligated to
contribute to this plan once it is implemented by the City.
4) The City shall establish a labor-management advisory committee that will explore the
feasibility of implementing (an IRS) Section 401 (a) Plan. It is understood by the parties
that participation in the plan is voluntary for employees and the City is not obligated to
contribute to, or fund in any way, this plan if it is implemented by the City.
5) Effective as soon as administratively practical, the City shall implement the Ca1PERS
Section 21574 (Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) for employees.
6) Effective July 2001, employees with bilingual skills shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75)
per month, provided that they possess and are using a language skill necessary for effective
communication within the community, are assigned to use this language, in writing, by
their Department Head, and have been certified through testing coordinated by Personnel
staff. The Department Head shall determine the language skills necessary to effectively
conduct City business and activities with the citizens of the community, subject to prior
approval of the City Manager. Personnel Services shall certify, through testing, that the
employee has a basic fundamental conversational skill level. Only one (1) allowance will
be paid to an employee regardless of the number of certified languages.
7) Effective January, 2001, the uniform allowance rate for employees required to wear
uniforms will be increased from $375 to $400 per year; and effective January, 2002, the
uniform allowance will be $500 per year.
8) For the calendar year 2001 only, the floating personal leave hours shall be increased from
40 hours to 48 hours.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The additional cost of these salary and benefit adjustments is approximately $10,640 for
FY 2000-01; $18,187 for FY 2001-02; and $18,173 for FY 2002-2003. Funds are available
within the General Fund budget for FY2000-01. Funding for subsequent years will be budgeted
in the respective years' budgets.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council approve the proposed salary and benefit enhancements
for the unrepresented Communication Supervisors, authorize the use of $10,640 for FY 2000/01,
and adopt the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION NO.o`1C1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. 9729, RELATING TO MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION;
AND RESOLUTION NO.7223, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION OF POSITIONS.
Prepared by:
Sharon M. Gardner
Administrative Analyst II
Reviewed and approved by:
V
Carol Fox, Directo
Personnel and RI.Management
Attachments: Resolution for Adoption
Exhibit "A"
Reviewed and approved by:
i
G
Artie iel s
Acting Finance Director