Title
Adoption of Resolution Adopting and Ratifying Revised Salary Schedules for City Council Appointed Positions of City Manager and City Attorney to Ensure Compliance with CalPERS Requirements. (Human Resources 10025060)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Isabel Safie, Special Counsel
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As a contracting agency of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the City of Alameda (City) is subject to statutory and regulatory requirements that govern whether compensation is reportable for pension calculation purposes. The Public Employees' Retirement Law (PERL), the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), and the California Code of Regulations (CCR) require that contracting agencies must accurately reflect the base salaries for all positions on publicly available documentation.
The enclosed resolution revises salary schedules adopted by the City to achieve compliance with CalPERS regulations and guidance, and alignment with past practice. This resolution does not alter or change current or prior compensation to the City Attorney and City Manager as previously adopted by City Council in its contracts with each appointee, nor does this resolution obligate the City Council to provide future pay increases to the City Manager or City Attorney.
BACKGROUND
CalPERS, pursuant to Title 2 CCR sections 570.5 and 571.1, requires all CalPERS employers to make their compensation levels publicly available in document(s) approved and adopted by the governing body, which must meet all of the following requirements:
1) Has been duly approved and adopted by the employer's governing body in accordance with requirements of applicable public meeting laws;
2) Identifies the position title for every employee position;
3) Shows the pay rate for each identified position, which may be stated as a single amount or as multiple amounts within a range;
4) Indicates the time base, including, but not limited to, w...
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