HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-22-1998 City Council staff reportSARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NO.
MEETING DATE: September 22,1998
ORIGINATING DEPT.: CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT(S):
AGENDA ITEM
CITY MANAGE]
PREPARED BY:
1. Approval of Amendments to the Letter of Understanding Between the City and the Saratoga
Management Organization, dated September 4,1996.
RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
1. Move to adopt the Resolution amending the Letter of Understanding (LOU) between the City and
the Saratoga Management Organization (SMO).
REPORT SUMMARY:
At the September 16'' City Council meeting, the City Manager reviewed three proposed changes to the
current LOU with SMO. Subsequent to that meeting, the City Manager met and conferred with SMO,
who, in the spirit of cooperation, agreed to a 3% salary adjustment for the two -year period ending June
30, 1999. The salary ranges in the attached Resolution reflect this 3% increase.
Additionally, and as previously discussed, the Resolution contains proposed language to be added to
Section 5 of the LOU, Control Point, that would allow greater flexibility for the City Council when
making hiring decisions such as was the case with the most recent hiring of the Finance Director.
Lastly, revised language is proposed for Section 8 of the LOU to restate the current dental insurance
benefits to be consistent with the language in the MOU with SEA.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
None directly. Adjustments to management salary ranges do not result in any adjustments to
management salaries. Rather, management salaries are adjusted annually on each management
employee's anniversary date based upon their prior year's performance.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Nothing additional.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ACTING ON RECOMMENDED MOTION(S):
The Resolution will not be adopted and the current LOU will remain as is, meaning that management
salary ranges will remain unchanged since adoption of the LOU on September 4, 1996.
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Resolution Amending LOU
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AMENDING A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY AND
THE SARATOGA MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 85-9.103, AND SETTING MANAGEMENT
SALARY RANGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998/99
WHEREAS, the City of Saratoga, through its designated representatives and pursuant to State
law, met and conferred with the representative organization, the Saratoga Management
Organization (SMO), to set management salaries for fiscal year 1996/97; and
WHEREAS, an understanding has been reached concerning adjustments to management salary
ranges through the period ending June 30, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution herein presented shall amend and extend said Letter of
Understanding through the period ending June 30, 1999.
Notwithstanding other provisions of the Letter of Understanding which shall remain in full force
and effect, amendments to said Letter of Understanding shall be as follows:
I. Section 1 of the LOU, Salary Ranges, shall be amended as follows: Through the period
ending June 30, 1999, it is agreed that the salary ranges for management employees shall be:
Public Works Director
$5,282 - $7,545 per month
Community Development Director
$5,182- $7,404 per month
Finance Director
$4,812 - $6,874 per month
Recreation Director
$4,296- $6,138 per month
Public Works Services Manager
$3,772 - $5,388 per month
II. Section 5 of the LOU, Control Point, shall be amended as follows: A control point exists
which is 10% below the top of each salary range.... Nothing herein shall limit the ability of the
City Council to approve the hiring of a management employee anywhere within the salary
range.
III. Section 8 of the LOU, Dental Insurance, shall be amended as follows: Effective January 1,
1998, the City's contribution towards the dental insurance plan shall be as follows:
Employee coverage - $45 per month
Employee + 1 dependent - Full plan premium
Employee + 2 or more dependents- Full plan premium
Employees who decline coverage in the plan shall receive an additional benefits
allowance of $25 per month.
The benefits allowance for dental insurance for part-time management employees shall be
pro -rated in proportion to the FTE for each part-time position as approved by the City
Council via separate Resolution.
IV. This Resolution amends various Resolutions of the City of Saratoga. This Resolution is an
expression of existing policy of the City of Saratoga and is subject to modification and change by
the City Council from time to time. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating or
establishing any of the provisions hereof as terns of any contract of employment extending
beyond a period other than such period during which this Resolution is in full force and effect.
That is to say, that any employee of the City of Saratoga during the effective period of this
Resolution shall have such employment rights and duties as set forth herein only during such
period of time as this Resolution remains in effect, and not afterward.
The above and foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga
City Council held on the 22nd day of September, 1998 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Mayor
Deputy City Clerk