BOARD MEETING DATE: July 9, 2004
AGENDA NO. 12

Approve Salary and Benefits Adjustment for Management, Confidential, and Attorney Employees

SYNOPSIS:

The three-year labor contracts approved by the Board in 2002 provide annual salary and benefits adjustments for union-represented employees. This recommendation is to approve a salary and benefits adjustment for management, confidential, and attorney employees for FY 2004-05.

COMMITTEE:

Personnel, June 1, 2004, Recommended for Approval;
Administrative, June 18, 2004, Recommended for Approval

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:

1. Approve a two-percent salary adjustment for management, confidential, and attorney employees effective July 5, 2004.
    
2. Approve a seven-percent adjustment to the fixed monthly benefit amount provided to management, confidential, and attorney employees, effective September 1, 2004.
    
3. Adopt the attached Resolution amending AQMD’s Salary Resolution to effect these changes.

Jane W. Carney
Chair, Personnel Committee

Background

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 adjustments to management, confidential, and attorney employees for FY 2004-05.

Proposal

The two-percent salary adjustment recommended here for management, confidential, and attorney employees is the same as that granted for FY 2004-05 for union-represented employees. With respect to the agency’s contribution toward health benefits, the recommendation is for a seven-percent adjustment, rather than the ten-percent adjustment approved by the Board for union-represented employees. This adjustment provides to employees in management, confidential, and attorney classes an increase in benefit dollars to partially offset projected increases in health and dental insurance premiums.

These adjustments would provide management, confidential, and attorney employees a salary and benefits package that is less than that approved by the Board in 2002 for union-represented employees. Further, in an effort to deal with budgetary problems resulting from increases in employee retirement costs, a lower-cost medical insurance plan that provides incentives for making cost-effective health-care choices will replace the existing indemnity plan in FY 2005-06 and discussions will be initiated to reduce the agency pick up of a portion of employees’ retirement costs.

Resource Impacts

The cost for all management, confidential, and attorney employees, including designated deputies, of these recommended salary and benefits adjustments for FY 2004-05 is approximately $340,210. Sufficient funds have been included in the Budget.

Attachments

A) Resolution
B) Salary Resolution Amendment

                        A Resolution of the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board amending AQMD’s Salary Resolution to adopt new salaries effective July 5, 2004, for management, confidential, and attorney classes.

                        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 July 9, 2004, does hereby amend AQMD’s Salary Resolution to adopt new salaries effective July 5, 2004, for management, confidential, and attorney classes.

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Date                                               Clerk of the Board

ATTACHMENT B

SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT

Section 54. MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION SALARIES.

Effective July 5, 2004July 7, 2003

 

	Approximate Annual Salary
Classification	Step 1		Step 5
Accountant	$49,892	$50,890	$61,739	$62,973
Administrative Assistant	$62,620	$63,872	$77,573	$79,125
Administrative Secretary	$42,264	$43,109	$52,326	$53,373
Administrative Secretary/Legal	$45,719	$46,633	$56,592	$57,724
Affirmative Action Officer	$67,164	$68,507	$81,654	$83,287
Atmospheric Measurements Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Business Services Manager	$67,164	$68,507	$81,654	$83,287
Clean Fuels Officer	$81,283	$82,908	$98,810	$100,786
Clerk/Board	$67,164	$68,507	$81,654	$83,287
Community Relations Manager	$67,164	$68,507	$81,654	$83,287
Computer Services Manager	$73,910	$75,388	$89,861	$91,658
Contracts Technician	$45,719	$46,633	$56,592	$57,724
Controller	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Database Administrator	$75,881	$77,398	$93,964	$95,844
Deputy District Counsel I	$60,208	$61,413	$74,629	$76,121
Deputy District Counsel II	$81,283	$82,908	$98,810	$100,786
Executive Secretary	$51,028	$52,048	$63,315	$64,581
Financial Analyst	$62,620	$63,872	$77,573	$79,125
Financial Services Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Graphic Arts Manager	$67,164	$68,507	$81,654	$83,287
Human Resources Analyst	$62,620	$63,872	$77,573	$79,125
Human Resources Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Human Resources Technician	$40,919	$41,738	$50,657	$51,670
Investigations Manager	$67,164	$68,507	$81,654	$83,287
Laboratory Services Manager	$81,283	$82,908	$98,810	$100,786
Legal Secretary	$42,264	$43,109	$52,326	$53,373
Legislative Analyst	$53,161	$54,224	$65,865	$67,183
Legislative Assistant	$45,719	$46,633	$56,592	$57,724
Mgr. Organ. & HR Development	$81,283	$82,908	$98,810	$100,786
Planning & Rules Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Plant Engineer	$67,164	$68,507	$81,654	$83,287
Principal Deputy District Counsel	$96,382	$98,310	$117,204	$119,548
Procurement Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Public Affairs Manager	$73,910	$75,388	$89,861	$91,658
Purchasing Manager	$67,164	$68,507	$81,654	$83,287
Quality Assurance Manager	$81,283	$82,908	$98,810	$100,786
Resource Planning Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Risk Manager	$73,910	$75,388	$89,861	$91,658
Secretary (Confidential)	$34,451	$35,140	$42,681	$43,535
Senior Accountant	$54,992	$56,092	$67,975	$69,335
Senior Administrative Secretary	$45,719	$46,633	$56,592	$57,724
Senior AQ Engineering Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Senior Deputy District Counsel	$92,079	$93,920	$111,970	$114,210
Senior Enforcement Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Senior Public Affairs Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Senior Public Information Specialist	$56,267	$57,393	$69,667	$71,061
Source Testing & Monitoring Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Supervising Payroll Technician	$41,940	$42,778	$51,862	$52,900
Systems & Programming Manager	$81,283	$82,908	$98,810	$100,786
Systems & Programming Supervisor	$75,881	$77,398	$93,964	$95,844
Systems Analyst	$68,369	$69,737	$84,644	$86,337
Technology Implementation Manager	$89,397	$91,185	$108,709	$110,883
Telecommunications Analyst	$61,924	$63,163	$76,692	$78,226
Telecommunications Manager	$81,283	$82,908	$98,810	$100,786
Telecommunications Supervisor	$69,389	$70,777	$84,366	$86,053
Transportation Program Manager	$81,283	$82,908	$98,810	$100,786
Workers Comp. & Safety Analyst	$49,892	$50,890	$61,739	$62,973

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