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File #: 21-576    Version: 1
Type: Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/22/2022 In control: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*
On agenda: 3/15/2022 Final action:
Title: APPROVAL OF MID-YEAR STAFFING PLAN AND SALARY SCHEDULE REVISIONS TO ADDRESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CHALLENGES
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. 1. CMCEA Salary Resolution, 3. 2. Confidential Resolution, 4. 3. CMDMA Salary Resolution, 5. 4. Confidential Management Resolution, 6. 5. Executive Resolution, 7. 6. Staffing Updates Summary, 8. 7. Adjustment Summary
TITLE:
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APPROVAL OF MID-YEAR STAFFING PLAN AND SALARY SCHEDULE REVISIONS TO ADDRESS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CHALLENGES
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DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE- HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
CONTACT INFORMATION: KASAMA LEE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER (714) 754-5169
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution Numbers 2022-XX, 2022-XX, 2022-XX, 2022-XX and 2022-XX revising the Compensation Plans and Salary Schedules of designated classifications to address Phase 2 of the City's hard-to-fill and/or hard-to-retain positions, corresponding supervisory classifications to adjust for compression, adding new classifications, and updating the Citywide Table of Organization (Attach. I-VII).
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BACKGROUND:
In January 2021, the City Council and City leadership team attended a workshop and identified their Three Year Goals and certain key priorities for the next six months through July 2021. One of the City Council's Goals is to "Recruit and Retain High Quality Staff". Strategic Objectives were identified over the next six months to assist the Human Resources Division in meeting this goal. This included developing a framework for a market analysis of employee compensation for hard-to-fill and/or hard-to retain positions and to present the results to the City Manager.
On September 27, 2021, the City Council and City leadership team conducted a second workshop to revisit the Three Year Goals and identify the key priorities for the next six months through March 2022. The Three Year Goal to "Recruit and Retain High Quality Staff" was re-affirmed. In addition, new six-month objectives were created to better achieve this goal. One of these new objectives was to "Present to the City Council for consideration hard-to-fill positions requiring a market adjustment based on current data" and to "Develop HR staffing recommendations for inclusion in the mid-year budget to be pres...

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