Title
Staff Report for Resolution Amending the San Leandro Management Organization (SLMO) Salary Schedule to Add the Classification of Deputy City Manager, and the San Leandro City Employees’ Association (SLCEA) Salary Schedule to Adjust the Salary Range for the Classification of Tree Trimmer II
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to amend the salary schedule for the San Leandro Management Organization (SLMO) to establish a salary for the new classification of Deputy City Manager, and the San Leandro City Employees’ Association (SLCEA) salary schedule to adjust the salary range for the classification of Tree Trimmer II.
BACKGROUND
Staff recommends that the Deputy City Manager classification be added to the San Leandro Management Organization (SLMO) salary schedule to provide for enhanced management support in the City Manager’s Department. The City has met and conferred to agreement with SLMO regarding the position.
• The Deputy City Manager classification performs highly responsible and complex professional administrative and analytical work to support the City Manager’s Office; provides leadership in policy formation and implementation of policies and procedures; promotes effective and efficient operations throughout the organization by facilitating interdepartmental cooperation and sharing of resources; provides responsible staff assistance to the Assistant City Manager, City Manager and City Council. The Deputy City Manager classification will also provide professional development opportunities for staff and flexibility to meet future operational and staffing needs.
Staff recommends a 2.5% salary increase for the classification of Tree Trimmer II. The City has met and conferred to agreement with SLCEA regarding this revision on the position.
• The City has always employed a certified arborist on staff to focus on the health and safety of the approximately 20,000 City street trees. However, the arborist certification has not been a job requirement of any job classification. To ensure the City employs qualified personnel to properly assess and treat City street trees, the Personnel Relations Board approved a revision to the Tree Trimmer II job classification requiring the position to possess an arborist certification. Staff recommends that a 2.5% salary increase be approved in conjunction with this new certification requirement. This salary increase will assist the City in retaining in-house personnel who possess an arborist certification and continue the City’s services in monitoring the health and safety of City trees.
Board/Commission Review and Actions
The Personnel Relations Board approved the revision to Tree Trimmer II classification specification at its meeting on October 15, 2015, and the Deputy City Manager at a special meeting on December 3, 2015.
Fiscal Impacts
The Deputy City Manager classification is set at range 10 ($8,594-$10,446 monthly). Upon completion of a recruitment process, a lower level position would be eliminated to accommodate any financial impact. Annual impact is estimated to be approximately $8,023.00 and can be accommodated within the existing department budget.
The 2.5% proposed salary increase for Tree Trimmer II would set the classification at range 64 ($5,112.00-$6,214.00 per month). This increase would impact two current Tree Trimmer II employees for a cost of approximately $4,783.00 and can be accommodated within the existing department budget.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachments to Staff Report
• Approved minutes of Personnel Relations Board meeting on October 15, 2015
• Draft minutes of Personnel Relations Board meeting on December 3, 2015
Attachments to Resolution
• SLCEA Salary Schedule
• SLMO Salary Schedule
PREPARED BY: Emily Hung, Human Resources Manager, City Manager’s Office