HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2024-024 N.C.S. 03/18/2024 DocuSign Envelope ID: E7E06D21-6C5D-496D-80C5-F46F72E3E5EC
Resolution No. 2024-024 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
ASSOCIATE CIVIL ENGINEER; AND, IF APPROVED, 2) REVISING THE PAY RANGE OF
SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER,ASSISTANT ENGINEER II,ASSISTANT ENGINEER I, PROJECT
MANAGER,AND SENIOR TRAFFIC ENGINEER
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 Public Works & Utilities Department has had several challenging recruitments for the
Associate Civil Engineer position. Several multiple-year recruitments yielded few to no qualified candidates for
this position. Because of this, there is a significant gap between non-licensed and licensed engineering
professionals in the CIP engineering department. In our current department structure, due to our challenges with
hiring, we are missing this critical journey-level staff, and the majority of our applicants and new hires are at the
assistant engineer level; and
WHEREAS, the results from an updated market analysis show that the Associate Civil Engineer is
approximately 5%below the 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 pay ranges of Senior Civil Engineer, Assistant Engineer II, Assistant Engineer 1, Project
Manager, and Senior Traffic Engineer are aligned to Associate Civil Engineer and should be adjusted to maintain
the appropriate differentials; 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
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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
revises the pay ranges of Associate Civil Engineer, Senior Civil Engineer, Assistant Engineer II, Assistant
Engineer I, Project Manager, and Senior Traffic Engineer and sets them to:
Classification Title Annual Salary Range
Associate Civil Engineer $113,027.20— $137,384.00
Senior Civil Engineer $124,321.60—$151,132.80
Assistant Engineer II $98,280.00—$119,454.40
Assistant Engineer I $85,467.20—$103,875.20
Project Manager $103,188.80—$125,424.00
Senior Traffic Engineer $136,760.00—$166,254.40
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 as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 181h day of March Docuftned fapm:
2024,by the following vote:
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AYES: McDonnell,Barnacle,Cader Thompson,Healy,Nau,Pocekay,Shribbs
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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