City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Stephanie Van Steyn, Director of Human Resources
Date:
January 21, 2025
Subject:
Adopt a resolution to approve an updated Executive Management Compensation and Benefits Plan
Recommendation:
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Adopt a resolution to approve an updated Executive Management Compensation and Benefits Plan to allow for total public agency service to be used for vacation accrual eligibility purposes.
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Background:
The City has experienced an array of recruitment challenges when filling department head and executive management positions. It is important to remain competitive with regards to our benefits package.
In 2023, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved benefits for its executive management department head classifications, including a vacation eligibility provision that allows new employees to accrue vacation that is commensurate with their total years of public service. Other surrounding Cities also have increased vacation schedules for new hires, whereas the City of Manteca's beginning vacation accrual is set at 80 hours (2 weeks) per year, and does not increase until after four years of employment. Other bargaining units at the City of Manteca also accrue wellness hours annually, which the executive management group does not.
The recommended Executive Management Compensation and Benefits Plan presented to Council only includes a change to the vacation accrual schedule, under Section III- Leaves, Subsection 12- Vacation Leave. This change is in an effort to recruit and retain top talent at the City. Below shows the provision update in redlined version:
Fiscal Impact:
There is no direct nor immediate fiscal impact to increasing the vacation accrual schedule for new hires or existing department heads. Vacation accruals are an accrued liability and only have cash value upon separation of employment, and/or when an employee opts to cashout up to 80 hours per fiscal year; the annual...
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