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Adoption of Resolution Amending the Salary Schedule for Part-Time Classifications Effective June 4, 2023 to Reflect Changes to the City of Alameda Minimum Wage, Maintain Adequate Differentials between Part-Time Job Categories and Reflect Market Conditions. (Human Resources 10025060)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On October 16, 2018, the City Council approved an increase to the citywide minimum wage to $15.00 an hour by July 1, 2020. The minimum wage ordinance also states that beginning July 1, 2022 and on July 1 every year thereafter, the minimum wage then in effect shall be adjusted by the increase in the cost of living but in no event shall the increase be greater than five (5%) percent. Currently, the State minimum wage for employers with 26 employees or more is $15.50 an hour. On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released that the prices in the San Francisco area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) over the last 12 months rose 5.3 percent. Separate from the minimum wage and related increases, three part-time classifications in the City Attorney's Office are being increased to maintain competitiveness to recruit and retain qualified staff.
Staff is recommending that the City Council approve a resolution amending the City of Alameda (City) Part-Time Salary Schedule to implement the $16.54 an hour minimum wage. The estimated fiscal impact to the City is $203,000 in annual salary costs, primarily in the Recreation and Parks, City Attorney and Library Departments.
BACKGROUND
Under the City of Alameda 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, to adjust the minimum wage then in effect by the cost of living, no ...
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