BOARD MEETING DATE: June 6, 2003 AGENDA NO. 8

In March and June of 2002, the Board approved three-year labor contracts that included annual salary and benefits adjustments for union-represented employees. This recommendation would grant comparable adjustments to management, confidential, and attorney employees for FY 2003-04.

The three percent salary adjustment recommended here for management, confidential, and attorney employees is the same as that granted for FY 2003-04 for union-represented employees. With respect to the agency’s contribution toward health benefits, the recommendation is for a ten percent adjustment, rather than the fifteen percent adjustment approved by the Board for union-represented employees, and addition of basic long-term care insurance. The basic long-term care policy would provide monthly payments toward needed nursing-facility or in-home care. Those covered under this insurance could, at their own expense, choose optional plan enhancements beyond the basic employee-only coverage provided by the AQMD or could continue the plan after leaving AQMD service.

These adjustments would provide management, confidential, and attorney employees a salary and benefits package comparable to that approved by the Board last year for union-represented employees.

The cost for all management, confidential, and attorney employees, including designated deputies, of these recommended salary and benefits adjustments for FY 2003-04 is approximately $572,269. Sufficient funds have been included in the Draft Budget for FY 2003-04.

A Resolution of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board amending AQMD’s Salary Resolution to adopt new salaries effective July 7, 2003, for management, confidential, and attorney classes and amending AQMD’s Administrative Code to provide long-term care insurance for management, confidential, and attorney classes, effective September 1, 2003.

WHEREAS, the Governing Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District exercises its duty to review and determine appropriate wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment provided to employees.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, State of California, in regular session assembled on June 6, 2003, does hereby amend AQMD’s Salary Resolution to adopt new salaries effective July 7, 2003, for management, confidential, and attorney classes and amending AQMD’s Administrative Code to provide long-term care insurance for management, confidential, and attorney classes, effective September 1, 2003.

	Approximate Annual Salary
Classification	Step 1		Step 5
Accountant		$49,892		$61,739
Administrative Assistant		$62,620		$77,573
Administrative Secretary		$42,264		$52,326
Administrative Secretary/Legal		$45,719		$56,592
Affirmative Action Officer		$67,164		$81,654
Atmospheric Measurements Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Business Services Manager		$67,164		$81,654
Clean Fuels Officer		$81,283		$98,810
Clerk/Board		$67,164		$81,654
Community Relations Manager		$67,164		$81,654
Computer Services Manager		$73,910		$89,861
Contracts Technician		$45,719		$56,592
Controller		$89,397		$108,709
Database Administrator		$75,881		$93,964
Deputy District Counsel I		$60,208		$74,629
Deputy District Counsel II		$81,283		$98,810
Executive Secretary		$51,028		$63,315
Financial Analyst		$62,620		$77,573
Financial Services Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Graphic Arts Manager		$67,164		$81,654
Human Resources Analyst		$62,620		$77,573
Human Resources Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Human Resources Technician		$40,919		$50,657
Investigations Manager		$67,164		$81,654
Laboratory Services Manager		$81,283		$98,810
Legal Secretary		$42,264		$52,326
Legislative Analyst		$53,161		$65,865
Legislative Assistant		$45,719		$56,592
Mgr. Organ. & HR Development		$81,283		$98,810
Planning & Rules Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Plant Engineer		$67,164		$81,654
Principal Deputy District Counsel		$96,382		$117,204
Procurement Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Purchasing Manager		$67,164		$81,654
Quality Assurance Manager		$81,283		$98,810
Resource Planning Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Risk Manager		$73,910		$89,861
Secretary (Confidential)		$34,451		$42,681
Senior Accountant		$54,992		$67,975
Senior Administrative Secretary		$45,719		$56,592
Senior AQ Engineering Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Senior Deputy District Counsel		$92,079		$111,970
Senior Enforcement Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Senior Public Affairs Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Senior Public Information Specialist		$56,267		$69,667
Source Testing & Monitoring Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Supervising Payroll Technician		$41,940		$51,862
Systems & Programming Manager		$81,283		$98,810
Systems & Programming Supervisor		$75,881		$93,964
Systems Analyst		$68,369		$84,644
Technology Implementation Manager		$89,397		$108,709
Telecommunications Analyst		$61,924		$76,692
Telecommunications Manager		$81,283		$98,810
Telecommunications Supervisor		$69,389		$84,366
Transportation Program Manager		$81,283		$98,810
Workers Comp. & Safety Analyst		$49,892		$61,739

In addition, management and confidential employees receive AQMD-paid long-term disability insurance (See Administrative Code, Section 119.3) and AQMD-paid long-term care insurance (See Administrative Code, Section 119.4). The long-term disability insurance, the additional life insurance, and the long-term care insurance are not part of the Flexible Benefit Plan described in Section 115.1 above.

AQMD will provide fully paid long-term care insurance to management and confidential employees, effective September 1, 2003. Such coverage provides a $4000 monthly benefit for nursing-facility care, $2000 per month for licensed in-home care, a 90-day elimination period, and a 6-year lifetime benefit maximum. Enhancements to these benefit levels are available on an employee-paid basis.