Title
Adopt a Resolution to Amend the City of San Leandro Master Salary Schedule Effective January 1, 2025
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to amend the City of San Leandro’s Master Salary Schedule to reflect changes effective January 1, 2025. Changes include salary increases for the Mayor, Councilmembers, and Non-Represented Part-Time employees. The Mayor and Councilmembers salary increases were approved by ordinance on December 18, 2023. Salary increases for Non-Represented Part-Time employees are being adjusted to comply with the state’s 2025 minimum wage.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Leandro maintains a publicly available Master Salary Schedule, which includes the pay rate for all City classifications. The Master Salary Schedule must be updated and approved when new salaries are effective. Revisions to the salary schedule include the actions below:
• Ordinance No. 2023-014 sets the Councilmembers’ salary at $1,900 per month, or $22,800 annually beginning January 1, 2025.
• Ordinance No. 2023-015 sets the Mayor’s salary at $3,800 per month, or $45,600 annually beginning January 1, 2025.
• Effective January 1, 2025, California’s minimum wage rate will increase to $16.50 per hour, which will require a wage adjustment to the City of San Leandro’s Non-Represented Part-Time classifications.
DISCUSSION
Effective January 1, 2025, the State of California has established the minimum wage rate to be $16.50 per hour. To comply with the state’s minimum wage, a salary adjustment will be applied to those classifications that are currently below $16.50 per hour (Recreation Leader, Office Assistant I, Maintenance Assistant I, Library Aide, and High School Intern). The adjustment will increase these hourly rates from $16.31 to $16.50 per hour. Subsequently, the remaining Non-Represented classifications will receive equivalent increases to maintain internal equity and avoid compaction. These changes will have an effective date of January 1, 2025. Non-Represented Part-Time classifications are primarily seasonal or temporary staff employed in the City’s Recreation and Parks Department and the Library Department.
Effective January 1, 2025, the City Council and Mayor’s salaries will be updated in accordance with the ordinances approved by the City Council on December 18, 2023 and in compliance with all provisions of the Government Code of the State of California relating to compensation, benefits, and reimbursement for expenses for members of a City Council of a general law city. (Section 255, City Charter; Gov. Code §36516)
As required by California Code of Regulations (CCR) §570.5, upon City Council approval, the Master Salary Schedule will be made publicly available on the City’s website.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There are no financial impacts associated with the approval of the Master Salary Schedule. These salary increases are fully funded in the City’s operating budget and the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 mid-year budget adjustment approved by the City Council on May 20, 2024.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Resolution (Master Salary Schedule)
o Exhibit A: Revised Master Salary Schedule
PREPARED BY: Tiffany Johnston, Senior Human Resources Analyst, Human Resources Department