December 7, 2004

SUBJECT: Amendment to Salary Resolution:  Category A (COA-Represented), and Category C (PSOA-Represented) and Approve Budget Modification No. 18.

REPORT IN BRIEF

This report recommends amending the Salary Resolution to reflect the new pay rates for the following classifications, increased by the indicated percentages, effective retroactive to July 4, 2004:

3.58%		Public Safety Officer in Training, Public Safety Officer I, and Public Safety Officer II
3.44%		Public Safety Lieutenant
3.58%		Public Safety Dispatcher-in-Training, Public Safety Dispatcher, and Senior Public Safety Dispatcher

It also recommends approval of Budget Modification No. 18 appropriating $78,225 from the Non-Recurring Events Reserve to fully fund the salary increases.

BACKGROUND

The 1997-2006 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PSOA provides for salary adjustments for Public Safety Officers and Public Safety Lieutenants.  Adjustments are to be based on the market survey data of total compensation for twelve (12) Bay Area cities and require that the City "provide such increase as needed to adjust the wages of Public Safety Officers and Public Safety Lieutenants eleven percent (11%) above" the survey averages of the top eight (8) agencies for salaries going into effect retroactive to the first full pay period in July of each year.

The 1999-2004 MOU with COA provides that wages for employees represented by COA shall be set so that the 5th Step for Public Safety Dispatcher is 15.0% below the 5th Step for Public Safety Officer II, and that the wage for Step 5 of Senior Public Safety Dispatcher shall be set 14.5% above Step 5 of Public Safety Dispatcher.  Further, wages for Public Safety Dispatchers and Senior Public Safety Dispatchers shall be adjusted at the same time as Public Safety Officer II wage adjustments are made during the period of the MOU.

EXISTING POLICY

The proposed increases are in accordance with the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Sunnyvale and the Public Safety Officers Association (PSOA), and with the provisions of the MOU between the City of Sunnyvale and the Communication Officers Association, and past practice.

DISCUSSION

The President of the Public Safety Officers Association has received the data on which the salary increases for the positions represented by PSOA are based, and has concurred with the results of the survey.  Employees represented by PSOA and COA will be notified by memorandum.

All other provisions of the Salary Resolution remain unchanged.

FISCAL IMPACT

Salary increases of 3.4% were included in the adopted FY 2004/2005 Budget for PSOA and COA.  The actual increases of 3.58% and 3.44% will require an additional $78,225 to fully fund.

Budget Modification No. 18, below, appropriates $78,225 from the Non-Recurring Events Reserve to fully fund the salary increases.

Conclusion

The survey was completed pursuant to MOU provisions, and the recommendation is to implement the resulting salary adjustments in order for the City to meet its contractual obligations with PSOA and COA.

PUBLIC CONTACT

Public contact was made through posting of the Council agenda on the City’s official notice bulletin board, posting of the agenda and report on the City’s web page, and the availability of the report in the Library and the City Clerk’s office.

ALTERNATIVES

1. Amend the Salary Resolution to reflect the new pay rates, effective retroactive to July 4, 2004, and approve Budget Modification No. 18.

2. Amend a portion of the Salary Resolution

3. Do not amend the Salary Resolution.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends adoption of Alternative #1: amend the Salary Resolution to reflect the new pay rates, effective retroactive to July 4, 2004, and approve Budget Modification No. 18.

Reviewed by:

Jane Fleenor, Acting Director, Human Resources

Prepared by: Tammy Parkhurst, Senior Management Analyst

Reviewed by:

Mary J Bradley, Director, Finance 

Approved by:

Amy Chan

City Manager

Attachments

A.  07/04/04 PSOA Total Compensation Survey/Public Safety Officer

B.  07/04/04 PSOA Total Compensation Survey/Public Safety Lieutenant

C. Resolution with Exhibit A and Exhibit B