CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake City Council this week will consider updates to classification and benefits plans for employees as well as the new fiscal year’s salary schedule.
The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, for a closed session evaluation of City Manager Greg Folsom before the open session of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The two main business items on the agenda include the proposed updates to the classification and benefit plan for management employees.
Folsom’s report to the council explained that the classification and benefit plan hasn’t been updated since 2009.
Proposed modifications include a change from “city administrator” to “city manager”; an increase in the life insurance policy from $10,000 to $20,000 for included non-safety employees; a requirement that all employees pay 100 percent of their share of the Public Employees Retirement System, rather than the city paying the employee’s share, which is required by recent legislation; and allowing up to 40 hours of unused executive leave to be paid per calendar year.
The updated plan also allows for a salary adjustment based on the city’s financial condition, with staff recommending a 3.5-percent adjustment effect on July 1, as was provided to the Municipal Employees Association members.
Financial implications for all of the adjustments have been included in the new fiscal year budget, which the council approved in June, Folsom reported.
The council also will discuss accepting the new fiscal year salary schedule, the fiscal impacts of which also are included in the new budget, according to the report from Finance Director Chris Becnel.
Becnel said the changes are the result of completed negotiations with several bargaining units, including the Clearlake Police Officer Association, Municipal Employees Association, Middle Management Association and the Management/Confidential Employees.
On Thursday there also will be presentations of certificates of appreciation to Joyce Overton, Samantha Sandhoft and Lorilei Gamble for their service to Lake County Youth Services and the Clearlake Youth Center, and to the Lakeshore Lions Club for its 60th annual Redbud Parade and July 4 festivities.
On the meeting's consent agenda – items considered noncontroversial and usually accepted as a slate on one vote – are warrant registers; consideration of a letter of support for Woodland College’s distance learning grant application; consideration of the used oil payment program application by the county of Lake; and consideration of a resolution authorizing the submittal of an application to CalRecycle for Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant.
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Clearlake City Council to discuss updates to staff classifications, benefits; approve new salary schedule
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