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Resolution No. 2023-173 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AMENDING THE
CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN BY 1) REVISING THE PAY RANGE OF RISK
MANAGER; AND 2) REVISING THE PAY RANGE OF RISK AND SAFETY OFFICER
WHEREAS, the Petaluma Municipal Code Section 3.40.020.E authorizes the City Manager as the City's
Personnel Officer to prepare or cause to be prepared a plan of compensation and revisions thereof, covering all
classifications in the competitive service; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to keep its Classification and Compensation Plan current, and in accordance
with Petaluma Municipal Code Section 3.04.020, amendments or revisions to the Classification and
Compensation Plan are effective upon approval by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Risk Manager position was recently vacated in July 2023, leaving a void in an essential
division for City operations and compliance and the subsequent recruitment has not resulted in highly qualified
candidates with relevant experience for the City's complex program; and
WHEREAS,the results from an updated market analysis show that the Risk Manager is roughly 5.25%below
market median and the City must consider evaluating salary and other factors when faced with recruitment
challenges; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager, acting as the Personnel Officer, recommends the pay range be competitive
with local jurisdictions to attract top talent; and
WHEREAS, the Risk and Safety Officer's pay range is benchmarked 10% below the Risk Manager and
should be adjusted to maintain the differential; and
WHEREAS, the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), in that, approving this action does not
meet CEQA's definition of a"project," because the action does not have the potential for resulting either a direct
physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
because this is a personnel-related action that constitutes organizational or administrative activities of
governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows:
1. Declares the above recitals to be true and correct and are incorporated into this resolution as findings of the
City Council.
2. Finds that the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), in that, approving this action does not
meet CEQA's definition of a "project," because the action does not have the potential for resulting either a
direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment, and because this is a personnel-related action that constitutes organizational or administrative
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
3. Approves the amendment to the Classification and Compensation Plan as written in this Resolution and
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revises the pay ranges of Risk Manager and Risk and Safety Officer and sets them to:
Classification Title Pay Range Per Month
Risk Manager $11,388.00 - $13,842.40
Risk and Safety Officer $10,353.20 - $12,584.00
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 20"day of November form.
2023,by the following vote:
City Attorn
AYES: McDonnell,Barnacle,Cader Thompson,Healy,Nau,Pocekay,Shribbs
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: ;`lone
Docuftned by: UocuSigned by:
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ATTEST:
City Clerk Mayor
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