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Home My WebLink AboutCity Treasurer - Salary and Benefit Change - Resolution 2000 / i�enrr'c�► Tres u2, Cm . f OF HUNTINGTON BEA / P,.e�s�nneL. MEETING DATE: 1/03/2000 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: CT 99 0�z 0 onojt,o Council/Agency Meeting Held:_1 Deferred/Continued to: pprov d ❑ Con tonally Approved Denied _ - -/ Clerk's Signature Council Meeting Date: 1/03/2000 Department ID Number: CT 99-20 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUEST FOR ACTION SUBMITTED TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SUBMITTED BY: SHARI L. FREIDENRICH, CITY TREASURER PREPARED BY: SHARI L. FREIDENRICH, CITY TREASUREOr"' SUBJECT: APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO MODIFY CERTAIN BENEFITS,) FOR THE CITY TREASURER �S. No . -Lobo-1 Statement of Issue: . Under the City of Huntington Beach Charter Section 403 Personnel, the City Council shall establish such reasonable compensation and fringe benefits as are appropriate for the office of City Treasurer. The City of Huntington Beach has reached agreement with the Non-Represented Employees to provide changes to salaries and benefits. Elected officials have the same benefits as the Non-Represented Employees. Funding Source: Funding to meet conditions of this are included in the FY 99/00 and 00/01 Budget. Recommended Action: Approve Resolution No. a resolution of the City of Huntington Beach to amend the City Treasurer Salary and Benefits. Alternative Action(s): Reject the resolution and maintain the current salary and benefits for the City Treasurer. Analysis: Proposed modified salary and benefit changes for the Non-Represented employees, including Department Heads are before the City Council this evening. The same changes are proposed for the City Treasurer and include modified benefits, a four percent salary increase on December 25, 1999 and a three percent increase on December 23, 2000 as well as the approval of the classification and compensation study as presented by Johnson and Associates. A summary of the benefit changes is included as Attachment A. The City Treasurer has elected to phase in the recommended salary increase from the survey over the two year contract period as identified in Attachment B. salary99rca.doc -2- 12/23/99 9:32 AM' REQUEST FOR ACTION MEETING DATE: 1/03/2000 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: CT 99-19 was appointed in May 1996 and have served for three and one-half years. During that period, the following summarizes my major cost saving accomplishments: Renegotiating bank services contract $ 120,000 Enhanced Cashflow management/ investment diversification $2,875,000 Collecting severely delinquent accounts receivable $ 450,000 Increasing SB90 reimbursement $ 140,000 Instrumental in changing unitary tax to a locally assessed property tax for a former public utility plant $ 180,000 Increased collection of oil taxes, $ 340,000 Instrumental in preserving Orange County GSA per diem rate ( impact on the 10% Transient Occupancy Tax) $ 50,000 Reinvestment of debt reserves (Present value) $ 850,000 Total $5,005,000 In addition, during this period, the City's Investment Policy was certified by the US & Canada Municipal Treasurer's Association (only 55 governmental agencies in California (200 Nationwide) had their policy certified at that time) and I received my certification as a Certified California Municipal Treasurer (CCMT) which is based on achieving specific educational, professional and technical requirements. Environmental Status: Not applicable. Attachmentts): 1. Resolution No.Z000 -1 2. Exhibit A 3. Exhibit B RCA Author: salary99rca.doc -3- 12/22/99 3:01 PM RESOLUTION NO. 2000-1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH MODIFYING BENEFITS AND SALARY FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2000 AND 2001 FOR ELECTED CITY TREASURER WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach desires to establish benefit changes for the elected City Treasurer for calendar years 2000 and 2001; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach as follows: SECTION 1. Benefits for the City Treasurer shall be as reflected in Attachment "A" hereto. SECTION 2. Salary ranges for elected City Treasurer shall be set as reflected in Attachment "B" hereto. SECTION 3. Any existing provisions in conflict with the foregoing, whether by minute action or resolution of the City Council, are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. All benefits and salary ranges herein shall continue at their highest levels until further modified by City Council action. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd. day of January 2000. Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Jerk C ti y Attorney ,L_ ;L;L REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED: Z-4��City Administrator,/ rea r r adl/99reso/City Treas Res. 2000-1 ATTACHMENT A SUMMARY OF SALARY AND BENEFIT CHANGES FOR CITY TREASURER ❖ Paternity Leave Fathers will be able to utilize accumulated sick leave in addition to vacation, compensatory, and administrative leave to care for their newborn or adopted child up to a total of four weeks. ❖ General Leave Instead of accruing one day of sick leave a month and separate vacation hours, employees will accrue their current levels of vacation plus eight additional days a year as General Leave. ❖ IRS Section 125 Program Develop an IRS Section 125 Program, where employees may use pre-tax dollars to pay for annual dependent care and/or medical expenses. Retirement Allow the City to amend its contract with the Public Employees Retirement System to provide the 2 percent at 55 retirement benefit by February 28, 2000. Res . 2000-1 ATTACHMENT A SUMMARY OF SALARY AND BENEFIT CHANGES FOR CITY TREASURER ❖ Term A two-year term from December 25, 1999 through December 21, 2001. ❖ Salary 4% increase effective December 25, 1999, (the first day of the pay period that includes the first date of the new agreement term). 3% increase effective December 23, 2000 ❖ Classification Changes Approve the classification and compensation recommendations as prepared by Johnson and Associates. ❖ Health Year 2000 Premiums The City's contribution to medical, dental and vision shall be no more than the premium maximum for employee only, employee plus one, and employee plus family. Except that employees hired on or after December 27, 1997 shall receive a City contribution toward medical at no more then the year 2000 premium of the HMO for each category. Year 2001 Premiums The City will contribute two-thirds of the increase in the premium to the City medical plan and fifty percent of the increase in the HMO. In the event that all other employee groups agree to one HMO for the year 2001; the City shall contribute one hundred percent towards the premium increase in the year 2001. The City shall contribute the full cost of the premium for dental and vision for the year 2001. Cost Containment On July 1, 2001, the City medical plan shall be modified as follows: • The Annual deductible shall be increased from $150 to $200 per individual and $450 to $500 per family. • The out-of-network coinsurance benefit shall be reduced from 70 percent to 50 percent for active employees and 70 percent to 60 percent for retirees. Medical Cash-out Allows an employee who is covered by a medical program outside of a City- provided program to elect to drop City medical coverage and receive $200 per month to deposit into their Deferred Compensation account or any other pre-tax program offered by the City. Res. 2000-1 ATTACHMENT B: CITY TREASURER SALARY SCHEDULE DECEMBER 25, 1999 Classification &Lige Step E City Treasurer 577 8325 CITY TREASURER SALARY SCHEDULE DECEMBER 23, 2000 Classification Range Step E City Treasurer 610 9812 Iles. No. 2000-1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the.City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of January, 2000 by the following vote: AYES: Julien, Harman, Garofalo, Green, Dettloff, Bauer NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Sullivan City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California City'Treasurer's. Major Accomplishments I r S. Shari L. Freidenrich, CPA, CCMT January 3, 2000 Slide 1 City Treasurer Major Accomplishments Since Appointment t • Enhanced Cash Flow/ rn �hons Investment diversification w r • Bond Reserves investing $ 850 • Receivables Collection �9a • Grant/Le islation Increases 9 $5 OQS Y / 3