Title
Adoption of Resolution Approving Workforce Changes in the City Attorney's Office and Amending the Management and Confidential Employees Association and the Executive Management Employees Salary Schedules Effective February 9, 2025. (Human Resources 10025060)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To uphold the City of Alameda's (City) commitment to attracting and retaining top talent and maintaining competitive compensation, Human Resources regularly reviews position compensation and allocations. Following review of the attorney classifications, staff recommends updates to the Management & Confidential Employees Association (MCEA) Salary Schedule to increase the hours and compensation for attorneys within the City Attorney's Office. Additionally, staff propose adjustments to the Executive Management Employees (EXME) Salary Schedule to align with changes to the Chief Assistant City Attorney's salary. Finally, staff recommends eliminating attorney positions designated for "prosecution" to provide flexibility and better meet the evolving needs of the City Attorney's Office.
BACKGROUND
To stay competitive and adapt to evolving job responsibilities, Human Resources conducts periodic reviews of job descriptions, salary schedules, and position allocations to ensure internal equity, market competitiveness, and alignment with City needs. A recent compensation and job description survey comparing the City's attorney classifications with those in Berkeley, Hayward, Livermore, Fremont, and Pleasanton identified necessary adjustments to address misalignments with pay, responsibility, and experience requirements affecting our market competitiveness for these positions.
To address these misalignments, staff recommends a series of updates to the MCEA and EXME salary schedules. These include removing the distinction between prosecution and non-prosecution attorney positions to ensure equity and ...
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