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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: November 2, 2011 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Attorney CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson PREPARED BY: Deanna Mouser DIRECTOR: Catherine Engberg
Attorney, Chief Negotiator Acting City Attorney
SUBJECT: Council Resolution to Approve Employment Policy for Unrepresented Human Resources Manager Monica LaBossiere (“LaBossiere”)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the terms and conditions contained in said Resolution for Salary and Benefit Agreement
for Unrepresented Human Resources Manager effective July 1, 2011.
BACKGROUND: The Human Resources Manager classification is unrepresented, which means the incumbent does
not engage in collective bargaining with the City on matters related to wages, benefits and other
terms and conditions of employment. The Human Resources Manager is a regular, benefited
full-time employee who was hired by the City on August 22, 2005. In the last few years, the economy has seen unprecedented economic losses with substantially
declining property tax and sales tax revenues. As a result, the City has experienced substantial
revenue losses. LaBossiere has recognized that the City needed to rein in unsustainable
employee costs. The following is a summary of short and long-term key issues that the Human Resources
Manager has voluntarily agreed to:
• Retirement: Effective July 1, 2011, LaBossiere began contributing 7% of her compensation on a pre-tax basis for the employee seven (7) percent fixed share of the CalPERS defined
benefit retirement program. ANNUAL SAVINGS: $9,756.66
• Waived Five (5) percent salary increase effective July 1, 2012: LaBossiere waived her scheduled five (5) percent salary increase effective July 1, 2012 and agreed to no longer
participate in the performance incentive compensation pay (longevity) program.
ANNUAL SAVINGS: $6,968.00
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• Pension Reform: LaBossiere agreed to pension reform to include a second tier 2%@60
CalPERS defined benefit retirement formula with the highest three (3) year average of salary as part of the retirement calculation for future incumbent(s).
• Paid Time Off (PTO) Cap: LaBossiere agreed to the enforcement of the City’s accrual cap.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
In Fiscal Year 2011-12 and 2012-2013, LaBossiere voluntarily reduced her total compensation
by approximately $16,725.00 in total savings per year. These savings are cumulative and
additional savings will be realized in future years. CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Current terms and conditions of employment would remain unchanged.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
N/A
FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
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Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, this item was properly posted as a City Council agenda item and was included in the packet made available on the City’s website in advance of the meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each
Monday in advance of the Council meeting.
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution