HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-53 - Adjusting the Salary Ranges for the City Manager and City AttorneyRESOLUTION NO. 2023-53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A
NEW SALARY RANGE FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND
CITY ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 2.28.010 authorizes the City
Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City") to establish terms of employment, including
compensation and benefits, for City employees;
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 2022-52 which
established the salary range for non -represented Executive Management employees,
including the City Manager and City Attorney;
WHEREAS, the City desires to provide a five percent base salary increase to the
City Manager and City Attorney which requires an adjustment to the salary ranges for the
positions;
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to modify the salary ranges for the City
Manager and the City Attorney by the amount needed to accommodate the base wage
increases set forth in their employment agreements and amendments, as adjusted from
year to year; and
WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the City Council intends to amend the
salary schedules as set forth in Exhibits "A" and "B," which are attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, to be in conformance with the City Manager and City
Attorney's employment agreements and amendments.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows..
Section 1: The City Council does hereby approve the salary range for the City
Manager as set forth in Exhibit "A," which shall prevail over any previously adopted salary
range for the City Manager that conflicts herewith. After December 31, 2025, the salary
range for the City Manager shall adjust with the percentage cost -of -living adjustments
approved by the City Council for Key and Management Executive Management
Employees as set forth in the City Council -approved Key and Management
Compensation Plan and/or amendments.
Resolution No. 2023-53
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Section 2: The City Council does hereby approve the salary range for the City
Attorney as set forth in Exhibit "B," which shall prevail over any previously adopted salary
range for the City Attorney that conflicts herewith. After December 31, 2025, the salary
range for the City Attorney shall adjust with the percentage cost -of -living adjustments
approved by the City Council for Key and Management Executive Management
Employees as set forth in the City Council approved Key and Management Compensation
Plan and/or amendments.
Section 3: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 4: 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, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 5: 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.
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Section 6: 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 22"d day of August, 2023.
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFF,I'CE
Jos ph A. Meeks
D puty City Attorney
Attachment(s): Exhibit A — City Manager Salary Schedule Adjustment
Exhibit B — City Attorney Salary Schedule Adjustment
EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
The City of Newport Beach
City Manager Salary Schedule Adjustment
Employment Agreement Term: January 25, 2022 - December 30, 2026
Effective July 1, 2023 - 1.5% Salary Range Adjustment
City Manager 19 Low $ 104.47 $ 18,108 $ 217,297
City Manager 19 Mid $ 130.58 $ 22,635 $ 271,615
City Manager 19 High $ 156.70 $ 27,161 $ 325,933
Effective January 13, 2024 - 3% Cost -of -Living Adjustment
City Manager 19 Low $ 107.60 $ 18,651 $ 223,815
City Manager 19 Mid $ 134.50 $ 23,314 $ 279,763
City Manager 19 High $ 161.40 $ 27,976 $ 335,711
Effective January 11, 2025 - 3% Cost -of -Living Adjustment
City Manager
19 Low
$
110.83 $
19,211
$
230,530
City Manager
19 Mid
$
138.54 $
24,013
$
288,156
City Manager
19 High
$
166.24 $
28,815
$
345,782
Hourly rate rounded to the hundredth. Monthly and annual salaries rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
EXHIBIT B
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
The City of Newport Beach
City Attorney Salary Schedule Adjustment
Employment Agreement Term: March 22, 2022 - December 30, 2028
Effective July 1, 2023 - 5% Salary Range Adjustment
City Attorney 18 Low $ 93.77 $ 16,253 $ 195,034
City Attorney 18 Mid $ 117.20 $ 20,315 $ 243,779
City Attorney 18 High $ 140.64 $ 24,377 $ 292,525
Effective January 13, 2024 - 3% Cost -of -Living Adjustment
City Attorney 18 Low $ 96.58 $ 16,740 $ 200,885
City Attorney 18 Mid $ 120.72 $ 20,924 $ 251,093
City Attorney 18 High $ 144.86 $ 25,108 $ 301,300
Effective January 11, 2025 - 3% Cost -of -Living Adjustment
City Attorney
18 Low
$
99.48 $
17,243
$
206,911
City Attorney
18 Mid
$
124.34 $
21,552
$
258,626
City Attorney
18 High
$
149.20 $
25,862
$
310,339
Hourly rate rounded to the hundredth. Monthly and annual salaries rounded to the nearest whole 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. 2023-53 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 22nd day of August, 2023; and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Noah Blom, Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Robyn Grant,
Council Member Lauren Kleiman, Council Member Joe Stapleton, Council Member
Erik Weigand
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tern Will O'Neill
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 23rd day of August, 2023.
J
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
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