CC - Item 6D - Resolution No. 2019-24 Adoption of Part-time Classification Salary - Summer Youth Employment ProgramROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GLORIA MOLLEDA, CITY MANAGER.�-A.
DATE: MAY 14, 2019
SUBJECT: ADOPTION OF PART-TIME CLASSIFICATION SALARY — SUMMER
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM RESOLUTION NO. 2019-24
SUMMARY
The City Council will consider approval of the salary Resolution to the part-time classifications
adding a newly created classification of "Youth Worker" for the Summer Youth Employment
Program funded with annual CDBG allocation funds.
The purpose of the annual salary resolution is to ensure transparency and to implement
modifications to the City's compensation system. Amendments to Resolution No. 2019-24,
include addition of a Youth Worker classifications and their respective salary range. The
amendments to the Resolution also include clarifying language that was approved in Resolution
No. 2017-41 for part-time classifications.
DISCUSSION
On November 13, 2018, the City Council approved a Substantial Amendments to the 2015-2020
Consolidated Plan and the 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan. As part of the Substantial
Amendment approval, a new CDBG funded program (Summer Youth Employment Program)
was created to provide eligible youths employment and civic learning opportunities during the
summer months. An amount of $25,000 is budgeted in Fiscal Year 2018-2019.
The Parks and Recreation Department is in the process of marketing the program to local high
schools in Rosemead. In order for the City to offer employment to the students, a new part-time
classification, Youth Worker, needs to be added to the City's salary resolution. Because the
program provides a limited and short-term employment (summer months), the proposed salary
range equals the current minimum wage.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Part -Time Classification Salary Resolution
No. 2019-24.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6.1)
City Council Meeting
May 14, 2019
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FISCAL IMPACT — The program is funded by HUD's CDBG allocation. There is no impact to
the General Fund.
STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT — The program meets Strategic Plan's key organization goal to
enhance public safety and quality of life by providing Rosemead's youth employment and civic
learning opportunities during the summer months.
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Prepared by:
Elizabeth P�pescu, Human Resources Manager
Attachment A: Resolution No. 201924
Attachment A
Resolution No. 2019-24
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING ANNUAL
SALARY RANGES FOR PART-TIME CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE
SERVICE OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
WHEREAS, THE FOLLOWING classifications in the Part -Time Service of the City of
Rosemead ("City") are critical to the efficient and effective operations of the City;
WHEREAS, employees in these classifications are non-exempt under the provisions of
the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and serve in an "at -will" capacity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish the compensation levels for
classifications in Part -Time Service of the City;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that effective beginning May 14, 2019, the
salary ranges and benefits for the classifications covered by this Resolution are as follows:
SECTION 1: APPLICABILITY
Part -Time Team Members in the following classifications are covered by this Resolution:
Lifeguard/Swim Instructor Recreation Leader, Senior
Parking Control Officer Week -end Maintenance Worker
Youth Worker
SECTION 2: PART-TIME CLASSIFICATIONS
All part-time Team Members serve in an "at -will" employment capacity, do not serve a
probationary period, and are exempt from the City's classified service. "At -will" employment is
defined as an employment relationship in which a Team Member does not hold regular status,
serves at the pleasure of the City Manager or appointing authority, and can be dismissed at any
time without cause and without right of appeal. The part-time classifications in the City's system
are included in this Part -Time Resolution.
In addition, Team Members may be employed on a part-time basis in full-time job classifications
at the corresponding hourly wage rate of the full-time classification. Such Team Members who
are employed on a part-time basis in a full-time classification are also part of the "exempt
service" and serve in an "at -will" capacity.
SECTION 3: DESIGNATION OF PART-TIME TEAM MEMBERS
All Team Members in the Part -Time Service of the City in the categories listed below, are
employed in a temporary "at -will" capacity and serve at the pleasure of their respective
Department Director.
a. 3/4 Time Team Members:
Upon approval of the City Manager, 3/a Time Team Members, compensated at an hourly
rate, may work up to thirty-two (32) hours per week and are scheduled to work up to one
thousand (1,000) hours or more per fiscal year. 3/4 time Team Members may receive
limited benefits and the City will pay benefits in accordance with the public employees'
retirement laws and California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
b. Standard Part -Time Team Members:
A budgeted position, compensated at an hourly rate, of less than thirty-two (32) hours per
week. Hours are not to exceed one thousand (1,000) hours per fiscal year.
c. Seasonal Team Members:
A budgeted position, compensated at an hourly rate and are employed only for a specified
period of time throughout various seasons. A budgeted position, compensated at an
hourly rate, and are employed to perform duties for a period of time not to exceed nine (9
months). Hours are not to exceed one thousand (1,000) hours per fiscal year.
d. Administrative Intern:
A budgeted position, compensated at an hourly rate or unpaid, and are employed to
perform duties for an unlimited number of hours per fiscal year. (Under the City's
agreement with CalPERS, Administrative Interns are exempt from the 1,000 hour
limitation for mandatory enrollment.) This position is not eligible for any benefits or
Ca1PERS retirement.
C. WAGE RATE SCHEDULE FOR PART-TIME TEAM MEMBERS
In order to ensure the City's ability to recruit and retain qualified Team Members, the City will
conduct periodic reviews of the hourly wage rates which shall be subject to City Council
approval via Resolution. The Part -Time wage rate schedule is attached as an addendum to this
Resolution.
D. WAGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON PERFORMANCE
Based on the availability of funding established in the City's budget, part-time Team Members
may be eligible to receive a wage rate increase within the established wage ranges based on a
performance evaluation conducted at the time of the Team Member's wage anniversary date. A
Team Member's wage rate may not exceed the maximum wage range that has been established
for his/her respective job classification. A Team Member whose wage rate exceeds the
maximum of the wage rate range for his/her job classification may be y -rated (frozen) and will
not receive any merit increases until the wage range is adjusted based on the labor market survey
comparisons. Wage rate adjustments are contingent upon the availability of funding within the
City's budget.
The allocation for the cost of the merit wage rate adjustments must be approved by the City
Manager and incorporated into the budgetary process prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.
E. PERFORMANCE REVIEW SYSTEM FOR PART-TIME TEAM MEMBERS
Part-time Team Members shall receive performance reviews and merit adjustments on an annual
basis. Recommended merit adjustments must be based upon written performance evaluations.
Employees who meet or exceed expectations shall be eligible to be considered for a merit
increase to the next step in the salary schedule for the classification to which assigned.
F. PART-TIME BENEFITS
a. 3/a Part -Time Team Members are eligible for the following benefits:
• Medical:
Kaiser - Single Party
• Retirement:
PERS
Wellness Reimbursement:
The City may provide wellness reimbursement program participation at $250 per year
based upon the availability of funding.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
Subject to City Manager approval, Team Members may attend and be reimbursed for
part or all of the costs of educational and other training courses (up to $2,500 per
fiscal year) which provide a benefit to the City and provided there are budgeted funds
for such approval by the City Council. During the budget process, money will be
included annually for educational reimbursement. The educational/training courses
must be job-related and Team Members must remain with the City for two (2) years
after the completion of class or must refund the tuition paid to the City.
Team Members with prior approval by the City Manager, may be reimbursed for
registration, costs of books, tuition, lab fees and parking for classes or instruction,
provided such classes or instruction are related to the Team Member's assigned duties
with the City.
Reimbursement will be made only after a Team Member has satisfactorily completed
the class or workshop with the grade of C or better or equivalent completion and that
evidence of same has been submitted and approved by the City Manager.
In general, training time during working hours shall be considered part of the job.
Unless the City directs a Team Member to attend a specific training course and the
course is not available during work hours, training after hours shall be considered
voluntary and no additional pay, overtime, or compensatory time shall be given by the
City unless advance special written approval is granted. Study time shall be
considered completely voluntary.
There is no mileage reimbursement for travel to and from educational classes.
Required forms must be completed and necessary documentation (receipts and
grades) must be provided in order to receive reimbursement. Final and conclusive
determinations of the reimbursement amount shall be made by the City
Manager/Assistant City Manager after review of the request and recommendations by
the Department Director and/or Human Resources.
Vacation Accrual Rate:
3/a time Team Members will be entitled to a paid vacation of 50 hours (5 days) upon
date of hire. Team Members may begin taking accrued vacation after six months of
employment.. There is no vacation buyback for parttime Team Members.
• Sick Leave
Effective July 1, 2015, California law ("AB 1522") requires that all employees who
have worked for more than 30 days for an employer be provided paid sick leave at the
accrual rate of one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of
3 days or 24 hours of paid sick leave to be provided in a 12 -month period.
An employee becomes eligible for paid sick leave after the 30th day of employment.
An employee will begin to accrue paid sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour of paid
sick leave for every thirty (30) hours worked beginning July 1, 2015 or on the first
day of employment whichever is later.
An employee is not eligible to begin using any accrued paid sick leave until after
ninety (90) days of employment with the City. An employee is only allowed to use
up to a maximum of 3 days or 24 hours of paid sick leave in a 12 -month period. An
employee can only accrue paid sick leave up to a cap of 6 days or 48 hours ongoing,
Any unused accrued paid sick leave will carryover year to year while continuously
employed.
In accordance with California's Paid Sick Leave law, an employee may use accrued
paid sick leave for one of the following reasons;
• For the employee's own diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health
condition or preventative care.
• For the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or
preventative care for an employee's family member, including:
• Child (including a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or
a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis.)
• Spouse or Registered Domestic Partner.
• Parent (including biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal
guardian of an employee or the employee's spouse or registered domestic
partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a
minor child.)
• Grandparent.
• Grandchild.
• Sibling.
• To obtain any relief or services related to being a victim of domestic violence,
sexual assault, or stalking including the following with appropriate
certification of the need for such services are:
o A temporary restraining order or restraining order.
o Other injunctive relief to help ensure the health, safety or welfare of
themselves or their children.
o To seek medical attention for injuries caused by domestic violence,
sexual assault, or stalking.
o To obtain services from a domestic violence shelter, program, or rape
crisis center as a result of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.
o To obtain psychological counseling related to an experience of
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
o To participate in safety planning and take other actions to increase
safety from future domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking,
including temporary or permanent relocation.
Sick leave is not a leave which an employee may use at his/her discretion, but shall be
allowed only in cases of actual illness, diagnosis, care or treatment of an existing
health condition of an employee or employee's family member or preventative care
for an employee or employee's family member, relief or services related to being a
victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and emergency or routine
medical appointments. Sick leave may not be utilized for the purposes of trading
shifts or rescheduling shifts.
An employee shall provide reasonable advance notification (oral or written) of their
need to use accrued paid sick leave to their direct supervisor if the need for paid sick
leave use is foreseeable (e.g., doctor's appointment scheduled in advance). If the
need for paid sick leave use is unforeseeable, the employee shall provide notice of the
need for the leave to their supervisor as soon as is practicable.
An employee who uses paid sick leave must do so with a minimum increment of two
(2) hours of sick leave.
Paid sick leave will not be considered hours worked for purposes of overtime
calculation. An employee will not receive compensation for unused accrued paid sick
leave upon termination, resignation, retirement or other separation from employment
from the City.
If an employee separates frons. City employment and is re -hired by the City within
one year of the date of separation, previously accrued and unused paid sick leave
hours shall be reinstated to the extent required by law. However, if a rehired
employee had not yet worked the requisite 90 days of employment to utilize paid sick
leave at the time of separation, the employee must still satisfy the 90 days of
employment requirement collectively over the periods of employment with the City
before any paid sick leave can be used.
The City will not lend sick leave in advance of accrual.
The City will not retaliate against an employee who utilizes paid sick leave.
Any abuse of sick leave usage shall be grounds for disciplinary action up to and
including dismissal.
• Bilingual Pay:
The City will offer a bilingual pay program for eligible 3/4 time Team Members who
consistently utilize other languages to translate during the normal course of work. To
qualify, Team Members must pass the test developed or utilized by the City for the
following recognized languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, and/or Mandarin.
A maximum of three (3) positions per language per site may be certified to receive
bilingual pay by the City. It will be applicable at all primary sites (RCRC, Garvey
Center, Public Safety and Maintenance Yard). In the event that more than three Team
Members wish to apply for it, management will determine the top three (3) based
upon positional need. Once certified, 3/4 time positions shall receive a bilingual
stipend of $75 per month.
Any Team Member who is not certified by the City shall not be required to use a
language other than English. However, when a member of the public, requests
assistance in a language other than English, our Team Members shall make a
reasonable effort to accommodate and assist in a polite and professional manner.
• Computer Purchase Program:
The City provides a computer purchase program that is available to 3/4 time Team
Members.
b. Other part-time Team Members are not eligible for benefits, except for the following:
0 Retirement
Enrollment in the Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) 457 Alternate
Retirement System 457 Plan. The City's contribution shall be 3.75%; and the Team
Member's contribution shall be 3.75%.
• Sick Leave
Effective July 1, 2015, California law ("AB 1522") requires that all employees who
have worked for more than 30 days for an employer be provided paid sick leave at the
accrual rate of one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of
3 days or 24 hours of paid sick leave to be provided in a 12 -month period.
An employee becomes eligible for paid sick leave after the 30"' day of employment.
An employee will begin to accrue paid sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour of paid
sick leave for every thirty (30) hours worked beginning July 1, 2015 or on the first
day of employment whichever is later.
An employee is not eligible to begin using any accrued paid sick leave until after
ninety (90) days of employment with the City. An employee is only allowed to use
up to a maximum of 3 days or 24 hours of paid sick leave in a 12 -month period. An
employee can only accrue paid sick leave up to a cap of b days or 48 hours ongoing.
Any unused accrued paid sick leave will carryover year to year while continuously
employed.
In accordance with California's Paid Sick Leave law, an employee may use accrued
paid sick leave for one of the following reasons:
• For the employee's own diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health
condition or preventative care.
• For the diagnosis, care, or treatment of an existing health condition or
preventative care for an employee's family member, including:
• Child (including a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild, legal ward, or
a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis.)
• Spouse or Registered Domestic Partner.
• Parent (including biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal
guardian of an employee or the employee's spouse or registered domestic
partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a
minor child.)
• Grandparent.
• Grandchild.
• Sibling.
• To obtain any relief or services related to being a victim of domestic violence,
sexual assault, or stalking including the following with appropriate
certification of the need for such services are:
o A temporary restraining order or restraining order.
o Other injunctive relief to help ensure the health, safety or welfare of
themselves or their children.
o To seek medical attention for injuries caused by domestic violence,
sexual assault, or stalking.
o To obtain services from a domestic violence shelter, program, or rape
crisis center as a result of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.
o To obtain psychological counseling related to an experience of
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
o To participate in safety planning and take other actions to increase
safety from future domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking,
including temporary or permanent relocation.
Sick leave is not a leave which an employee may use at his/her discretion, but shall be
allowed only in cases of actual illness, diagnosis, care or treatment of an existing
health condition of an employee or employee's family member or preventative care
for an employee or employee's family member, relief or services related to being a
victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and emergency or routine
medical appointments. Sick leave may not be utilized for the purposes of trading
shifts or rescheduling shifts.
An employee shall provide reasonable advance notification (oral or written) of their
need to use accrued paid sick leave to their direct supervisor if the need for paid sick
leave use is foreseeable (e.g., doctor's appointment scheduled in advance). if the
need for paid sick leave use is unforeseeable, the employee shall provide notice of the
need for the leave to their supervisor as soon as is practicable.
An employee who uses paid sick leave must do so with a minimum increment of two
(2) hours of sick leave.
Paid sick leave will not be considered hours worked for purposes of overtime
calculation. An employee will not receive compensation for unused accrued paid sick
leave upon termination, resignation, retirement or other separation from employment
from the City,
If an employee separates from City employment and is re -hired by the City within
one year of the date of separation, previously accrued and unused paid sick leave
hours shall be reinstated to the extent required by law. However, if a rehired
employee had not yet worked the requisite 90 days of employment to utilize paid sick
leave at the time of separation, the employee must still satisfy the 90 days of
employment requirement collectively over the periods of employment with the City
before any paid sick leave can be used.
The City will not lend sick leave in advance of accrual.
The City will not retaliate against an employee who utilizes paid sick leave.
Any abuse of sick leave usage shall be grounds for disciplinary action up to and
including dismissal.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the
City of Rosemead on the 14 In day of May 2019.
ATTEST:
Ericka Hernandez
City Clerk
v
Margaret Clark
Mayor
APPROVE AS TO FORM:
Rachel Richman
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution, No. 2019-24, was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a special meeting thereof held on the 14th
day of May, 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
Attachment A
Resolution No. 2019-24
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