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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving Salary Adjustment for the Senior Electrical Engineering
Technician Classification
MEETING DATE: April 5, 2017
SUBMITTED BY: Human Resources Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Adopt Resolution Approving Salary Adjustment for the Senior Electrical
Engineering Technician classification.
The Electric Utility Department (EUD) has a need to fill its vacant Senior
Electrical Engineering Technician position. This position is an advanced
journey level position responsible for performing technical engineering
office and field work involving laying out plans for construction and maintenance of electrical facilities, preparing
cost estimates, and obtaining easements and rights-of-way. The City has historically experienced difficulty in
recruiting for positions in EUD and recent recruitments for the classification of Senior Electrical Engineering
Technician have been unsuccessful in attracting qualified applicants at the current salary.
Over the past several years, recruitments for positions in Electric Utility have been challenging to fill. These
positions are highly competitive in the marketplace; incumbents and prospective applicants for these positions and
many others in the electric utility field remain in high demand. The City has conducted three recruitments to fill the
vacant position over the past 12 months and is currently recruiting for this position on an open and continuous basis
right now due to the difficulty in finding a pool of candidates who possess the necessary knowledge and experience
in electric utility distribution systems.
Research indicates the City's compensation for this position is not competitive in the market. Among comparable
agencies, the salary is approximately 4 to 11 percent below market; depending on if we include Bay Area salaries in
the salary survey. To better position the City of Lodi to attract qualified candidates, staff recommends that the City
Council approve an adjustment to the Senior Electrical Engineering Technician classification of 8 percent. Staff
believes that this increase will make the City more competitive in the marketplace and assist the City in attracting
qualified applicants. Staff also reviewed internal salaries and the proposed increase will not cause any compaction
issues with other Electric Utility salaries. Staff discussed the proposed increase with representatives from IBEW and
they concur with the proposed salary adjustment for this position.
This request is consistent with the City's approach in adjusting salaries for positions that are challenging to recruit
and retain qualified applicants/employees.
FISCAL IMPACT: At top step, the aggregate difference in base pay for the recommended salary
adjustment is $15,000 per year.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: All additional costs will be bsorbed within existing appropriations
eJ,e Post, Human Resources Manager
Andrew Keys, Deputy City'IVlanager/Internal Services Director
APPROVED:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-59
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING A SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE
CLASSIFICATION OF SENIOR ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
approve the salary adjustment for the classification of Senior Electrical Engineering
Technician; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the new salary range for the Senior Electrical
Engineering Technician is hereby approved and shall be as follows:
r Classification
Sr. Electrical Engineering
Technician
Dated: April 5, 2017
Step 0
$6,859.01
Step 1
$7,201.58
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
$7,561.01 $7,939.15 $8,336.02
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2017-59 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held April 5, 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Johnson, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Mounce
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Nakanishi
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
,-J,NNIFER P FERRAIOLO
City Clerk
2017-59