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Adoption of Resolution Amending the Salary Schedule for Part-Time Classifications Effective June 9, 2019 to Reflect Changes to the City of Alameda Minimum Wage and to Maintain Adequate Differentials Between Part-Time Job Categories. (Human Resources 2510)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On October 16, 2018, the City Council approved a citywide minimum wage beginning July 1, 2019. The minimum wage for the City of Alameda (City) will now increase to $13.50 an hour on July 1, 2019, and to $15.00 an hour on July 1, 2020. Currently, the State minimum wage is $12.00 an hour. The State Minimum wage will reach $15.00 an hour January 1, 2023. Staff is recommending that the City Council approve a resolution amending the City's Part-Time Salary Schedule to implement the $13.50 an hour minimum wage effective June 9, 2019. The estimated fiscal impact to the City is $173,000 in annual salary costs, primarily in the Recreation and Parks and Library Departments.
BACKGROUND
Under the City Charter, it is the responsibility of the City Council to establish and abolish offices and positions of employment and to fix the compensation and duties thereof (City of Alameda Charter Section 3-7(G)). The City Council has approved, by Resolution, an increase to the citywide minimum wage to $13.50 per hour by July 1, 2019. The Salary Schedule, as reflected in Exhibit 1, will ensure the City's compliance with the new City minimum wage and ensure adequate differentials between part-time job categories. (Exhibit 1)
DISCUSSION
The classifications currently below the $13.50 per hour minimum wage include: Recreation Leader, Recreation Specialist I, Aquatics Lifeguard, Aquatics Instructor, Tiny Tot Aide, Tiny Tot Instructor, Scorekeeper, Library Aide, Senior Library Aide, Administrative Clerk, Maintenance Assistant I, and Maintenance Assistant II. Staff is proposing to increase the salaries for these classifications up to or above $13.50 pe...
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