01-15-2019 - AGENDA ITEM 08 STATE MINIMUM WAGE SALARY ADJUSTMENTSAGENDA ITEM NO. 8
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
City of West Covina I Office of the City Manager
DATE:
January 15, 2019
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Chris Freeland
City Manager
SUBJECT:
STATE MINIMUM WAGE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve wage adjustments to eight limited service positions to bring them into compliance with the
State's minimum wage requirement as of January 1, 2019;
2. Approve a wage adjustment to the Lifeguard Instructor position to address adverse pay compaction
created by the State's minimum wage increase as of January 1, 2019;
3. Approve the deletion of Reprographics Assistant from the Limited Services Pay Schedule due to the
position being operationally obsolete; and
4. Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-01- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADJUSTING THE HOURLY PAY RATES OF
CLASSIFICATIONS WITHIN THE LIMITED SERVICES PAY SCHEDULE AND
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.2018-10.
DISCUSSION:
On April 4, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 3 (Leno, Chapter 4) which gradually raises the State
minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2022. Starting in 2023, the state minimum wage will be
increased annually for inflation based on the national consumer price index (CPI). The annual inflationary
increases scheduled to start in 2023 will be capped at 3.5% regardless of the CPI in any given year. The
schedule for minimum wage increases is as follows:
• Effective January 1, 2019.... $12.00 per hour
• Effective January 1, 2020.... $13.00 per hour
• Effective January 1, 2021.... $14.00 per hour
• Effective January 1, 2022.... $15.00 per hour
Effective January 1, 2019, the State minimum wage increased from $11.00 per hour to $12.00 per hour. Due to
this increase, the first pay step for eight positions within the City's Limited Services Pay Schedule (i.e., part-
time position schedule) now fall below the State's $12.00 minimum wage requirement and must be adjusted
accordingly. The mandated wage increase also results in compaction (i.e. inadequate pay separation) with two
closely related part-time positions (Lifeguard and Lifeguard Instructor), necessitating one additional pay
adjustment within the schedule. Although the City does not currently provide lifeguard services, staff finds it
prudent to retain the Lifeguard and Lifeguard Instructor positions contingent upon the need to provide these
services in the future. Staff further fmds that it is administratively prudent to delete Reprographics Assistant
from the Limited Services Pay Schedule at this time due to the position being operationally obsolete.
Resolution No. 2019-01 (Attachment No. 1) addresses the impacts made by the State's minimum wage increase
and amends the City's Limited Services Pay Schedule accordingly. Resolution 2019-01 amends the pay ranges
of the nine limited service positions impacted by the State's minimum wage increase and deletes the
Reprographics Assistant position from the pay schedule due to its operational obsolescence. Table 1 below
shows the current pay range and the recommended adjusted pay range for the nine limited service positions
impacted by the State's minimum wage increase.
TABLE 1
POSITION TITLE 11
CURRENT RANGEI
ADJUSTED RANGE
Crossing Guard 11
$11.00 - $12.10
$12.00 - $13.20
Food Services Worker
$11.00 - $12.10
$12.00 - $13.20
Intern
$11.00 - $36.67
$12.00 - $40.00
Lifeguard
$11.03 - $13.50
$12.00 - $14.64
Lifeguard Instructor
$13.50 - $14.85
$14.64 - $16.10
Maintenance Assistant 11
$11.00 - $12.10
$12.00 - $13.20
Office Aide I 11
$11.00 - $12.10
$12.00 - $13.20
Police Cadet 11
$11.19 - $12.33
$12.00 - $13.20
Recreation Leader 11
$11.03 - $12.16
$12.00 - $13.20
OPTIONS:
The following options are available to the Council:
1. Approve staffs recommendation; or
2. Provide alternative direction.
Prepared by: Edward M. Macias, Human Resources Director
Fiscal Impact
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Fiscal Year 2018-2019 budget took into consideration the mid -year minimum wage adjustment and is
sufficiently funded to cover the additional limited services staffing costs that will be incurred due to the wage
increase. It is important to also note that the State minimum wage is scheduled to gradually increase to $15.00
per hour by January 1, 2022. These annual increases will impact the City's limited services staffing costs in
future budgets.
Attachments
Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 2019-01
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADJUSTING THE HOURLY PAY RATES OF
CLASSIFICATONS WITHIN THE LIMITED SERVICES PAY SCHEDULE
AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.2018-10
WHEREAS, the State minimum wage has been increased to $12.00 per hour
effective January 1, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Covina is required to comply with such law by
ensuring City employees are paid at the level established; and
WHEREAS, the State minimum wage impacts the current starting hourly wage for
the classifications of Crossing Guard, Food Services Worker, Intern, Lifeguard, Lifeguard
Instructor, Maintenance Assistant, Office Aide I, Police Cadet, and Recreation Leader.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West Covina does resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. That Resolution Number 2018-10 is hereby amended by this
Resolution.
SECTION 2. That the hourly pay range for the Limited Services Position
Classifications is hereby established as listed on Appendix A.
SECTION 3. The effective date of this limited service hourly rate adjustment is
January 1, 2019.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED and ADOPTED on this 15' day of January 2019.
Lloyd Johnson
Mayor
ATTEST:
Nickolas S. Lewis
City Clerk
I, NICKOLAS S. LEWIS, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West
Covina, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15' day of January 2019, by the
following vote of the City Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Nickolas S. Lewis
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott E. Porter
City Attorney
Appendix A
CITY OF WEST COVINA
LIMITED SERVICE COMPENSATION SCHEDULE
Effective January 1, 2019
CLASSIFICATION PAY RANGE STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3
Assistant Cook
PT 064
$15.94
$16.73
$17.57
Assistant Pool Manager
PT 195
$12.16
$12.77
$13.41
Cable TV Production Assistant
PT 166
$12.00
$12.28
$13.22
Crossing Guard
PT 135
$12.00
N/A
$13.20
Day Care Director
PT 167
$15.68
$16.47
$17.29
Day Care Teacher
PT 178
$12.16
$12.77
$13.41
Engineering Aide
PT 122
$19.62
$20.60
$21.63
Engineering Trainee
PT 100
$12.12
$12.73
$13.37
Fire Protection Engineering Intern
PT 330
$15.77
$16.56
$17.39
Food Services Worker
PT 185
$12.00
N/A
$13.20
Information Systems Intern
PT 117
$12.12
$12.73
$13.37
Intern
PT 110
$12.00
N/A
$40.00
Lifeguard
PT 201
$12.00
N/A
$14.64
Lifeguard Instructor
PT 200
$14.64
N/A
$16.10
Maintenance Assistant
PT 130
$12.00
N/A
$13.20
Office Aide I
PT 155
$12.00
N/A
$13.20
Office Aide 11
PT 140
$13.53
N/A
$14.88
Office Aide III
PT 165
$15.26
N/A
$16.78
Police Cadet
PT 022
$12.00
$12.60
$13.20
Pool Manager
PT 190
$15.21
$15.97
$16.77
Recreation Leader
PT 175
$12.00
$12.60
$13.20
Recreation Site Coordinator
PT 170
$13.07
$13.72
$14.41
Recycling Specialist
PT 124
$16.19
$17.00
$17.85
Social Services Specialist
PT 101
$16.19
$17.00
$17.85
*Approved at the January 15, 2019 City Council Meeting via Resolution No.2019-01 (replacing 2018-10).
Limited Service Salary Schedule
Effective 01.01.19