Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 570.5 requires the City's salary schedules to be adopted at a public meeting.
Minimum Wage Increase
On July 27, 2022, the Director of the State of California Department of Finance certified that based on the annual inflation rate from 070/1/21 to 06/30/22, under California Labor Code Section 1182.12(c)(3)(A), the state hourly minimum wage must be increased, effective January 1, 2023, to $15.50 an hour.
To comply with the abovementioned Labor Code, Human Resources staff recommends that the City Council increase the hourly wage for the Program Assistant I classification from $15.00 per hour to $15.50 per hour.
Temporary Positions Salary Schedule Adjustments
On December 14, 2021, Human Resources staff brought an item to the City Council to consolidate the two existing part-time salary schedules, and the City Council adopted a consolidated Part-Time Salary Schedule (Resolution No. 2021-228). In that item, it was identified that some represented classifications were also on the part-time salary schedule at different rates of pay, and that staff would return to the City Council to reconcile the discrepancy.
In addition to above, staff recommends several more adjustments to the Temporary Positions Salary Schedule. These adjustments will align the salary schedule to the compensation structure used for Regular positions salary schedules.
- Salary steps have been adjusted from 5% to 3.5% between each step.
- Program Assistant II salary range is adjusted to 5% above the Program Assistant I to address compaction between the I and II levels.
- Remove classifications that are not currently in use: Code Compliance Officer I, Public Services Specialist, Code Compliance Officer II, IT Assistant, Senior Program Assistant, Communications Specialist, Custodian, Human Resources Assistant, Police Cadet, Equipment Operator, Economic & Community Development Specialist, and Fire Prevention Officer.
- Remove Office Assistant I/II. Salary will be set consistent with the hourly equivalent salary on the AFSCME salary schedule; current incumbents will be placed at Step 1.
- Remove Police Dispatcher I/II. Salary will be set consistent with the hourly equivalent salary for Public Safety Dispatcher II on the RPOA salary schedule; the current incumbent will be placed at Step 1.
Additionally, an increase is recommended to the Reserve Police Officer Coordinator salary.
In early 2022, the Police Department requested that Human Resources review the salary for the Reserve Police Officer Coordinator classification. The Rocklin Police Department currently has one budgeted temporary allocation for Reserve Police Officer Coordinator. This position is responsible for coordinating the City’s Reserve Police Officer program, conducting law enforcement and crime prevention activities, and supporting community policing efforts. Additionally, this position may assist with pre-employment background investigations for applicants seeking employment with the police department.
In conducting an analysis of the salary for this position, staff was unable to find similar classifications to perform an external salary comparison; therefore, the salary was adjusted using internal alignment. Given the scope of the position in addition to the sworn officer duties, staff recommends that the salary for the Reserve Police Officer Coordinator classification be increased from $20.00 per hour to $26.18 per hour.
Adjusting the salary schedule from 5% between each step to 3.5% will result in pay reductions for five temporary employees. Staff recommends that those employees be assigned a y-rate designation to hold the employee at their current salary.
Further, these adjustments will result in pay increases for 23 employees.
The City does not provide health benefits nor does the City allow any temporary employees to work more than 28 hours per week. This hour limitation is currently hard-coded into the timekeeping system.