REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 21, 2018
FROM: Jeff Cardell, Director
Personnel Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
***RESOLUTION - Adopt the Fiscal Year 2019 Salary Resolution. (Subject to Mayor's veto)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the Fiscal Year 2019 Salary Resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Salary Resolution reflects a number of changes such as reducing the amount of time employees in Exhibit 2 need to qualify for Acting pay; adding provisions on converting leave banks when moving to a different bargaining unit; modifying language on provisions for military service; adding sections on bereavement leave and benchmarking deleted classifications and, including salary adjustments which have been negotiated with respective bargaining units or are supported by the California minimum wage increase.
BACKGROUND
The Salary Resolution of the City of Fresno establishes rules for the application of City employee compensation rates and schedules and related requirements, as well as exhibiting the monthly compensation rates which have already been authorized by the City Council. Except where there is conflict with a Memorandum of Understanding or Terms and Conditions of Employment, the provisions contained in the Salary Resolution shall apply.
Each year the Salary Resolution is updated to reflect changes in law, minimum wage and other salary adjustments as well as modify language to ensure the respective provisions are clear.
The following summarizes the significant changes incorporated in the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Salary Resolution:
Throughout: Gender neutrality throughout the document, gender specific references were changed to gender neutral in keeping with state legislation.
Section 1 and throughout: Since this section indicates that any items in the Salary Resolution are applicable unless modified by an applicable Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Terms and Conditions (...
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