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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-8 - Modifying the Salary Ranges for the City Manager, City Attorney and City ClerkRESOLUTION NO. 2021-8 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, MODIFYING THE SALARY RANGES FOR THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK WHEREAS, Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 2.28.010 authorizes the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City Council") to establish terms of employment, including compensation and benefits, for City of Newport Beach ("City") employees; WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 2017-32 which, among other things, revised the salary ranges for the City Clerk, a non -represented Executive Management employee and established auto allowances for the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk; WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of Resolution No. 2017-32, the City Council adopted Resolution�Vo. 2019-35, the Key and Management Compensation Plan (the "2019 Plan"), establishing compensation and benefits terms for unrepresented employees, including Executive Management, Administrative Management, Division Management and Confidential employees for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021; WHEREAS, the 2019 Plan provides that the salary ranges for City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk (hereinafter referred to as "the Appointees") are modified by any cost of living adjustments received by Key and Management employees; WHEREAS, the City Council has evaluated the Appointee agreements and wishes to enter into multi-year agreements with them which provide for annual base wage adjustments; WHEREAS, the newly negotiated Appointee agreements contain base wage adjustments which may exceed their current salary ranges, even as modified by the cost of living adjustments set forth in the 2019 Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to modify the salary ranges for the Appointees by the amount(s) needed to provide enough movement to accommodate the base wage increases set forth in their respective employment agreements, as adjusted from year to year. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows: Resolution No. 2021-8 Page 2 of 3 Section 1: The recitals provided above are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution. Section 2: Any resolution or action in conflict herewith, whether by minute action or resolution of the City Council heretofore approved, is hereby repealed. Section 3: The salary range for the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk shall be as reflected in Exhibit A hereto, which is incorporated herein by this reference. Section 4: Effective the pay period following the adoption of this Resolution, the salary ranges for the Appointees, as set forth in Exhibit A, shall be adjusted by two percent (2%) to provide sufficient room to accommodate the annual percentage increases in their "Base Salary" as set forth in their respective Appointees' Employment Agreements. Thereafter, the salary ranges for the Appointees will be adjusted by two percent (2%) at the time of the City's annual budget adoption. Section 5: The City's Salary Schedule shall be modified as needed to be consistent with this Resolution. Section 6: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 7: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Resolution No. 2021-8 Page 3 of 3 Section 8: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. ADOPTED this 26th day of January, 2021. Avery yor ATTEST: ` _. L lani I. BrownW City Clerk U := rgc�VOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ay-,- �g�' For: Aaron C. Harp City Attorney Attachment: Exhibit A — Salary Schedule Adjustment Exhibit A The City of Newport Beach CITY COUNCIL APPOINTEES Salary Schedule Adjustment Revision Date: January 30, 2021 Adjustment: 2.0% Increase to Salary Rangel Effective January 30, 2021 Position Title Minimum Annual Salary` Maximum Annual Salary" City Manager $ 203,734 $ 305,591 City Attorney $ 171,617 $ 257,403 City Clerk $ 106,090 $ 159,124 Current Range, Effective December 19, 2020 Position Title Minimum Annual Salary` Maximum Annual Salary City Manager $ 199,740 $ 299,599 City Attorney $ 168,252 $ 252,355 City Clerk $ 104,010 $ 156,004 1 The cost of living adjustment will apply to the salary ranges only for these positions. A change to the compensation for these positions is determined by the Employees' Employment Agreement. 2 Annual salary rates are rounded to the nearest dollar. STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2021-8 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 26th day of January, 2021; and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Mayor Brad Avery, Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Muldoon, Council Member Noah Blom, Council Member Joy Brenner, Council Member Diane Dixon, Council Member Duffy Duffield, Council Member Will O'Neill NAYS: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 27th day of January, 2021. GvVV� Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Newport Beach, California '_P0RN%.A