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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving Revisions to the City Attorney's Employment Contract
Amending Compensation and Benefits
MEETING DATE: December 7, 2022
PREPARED BY: Human Resources Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt Resolution Approving Revisions to the City Attorney's Employment
Contract Amending Compensation and Benefits.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Over the course of the last twelve months, Council has approved successor
Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and Statements of Benefits with
various City bargaining units and extended those same benefit changes to
Confidential Unrepresented employees and Executive Management.
During its meetings on November 16, 2022 and November 29, 2022, Council completed the performance
evaluation process for the City Attorney. In addition, Council reviewed salary survey data from our sixteen survey
agencies for the position of City Attorney. The City of Lodi's salary for City Attorney is approximately 12% below
average, and approximately 14.7% below median. The Council wishes to provide the City Attorney with an
increase in compensation, similar to what was provided to other employees, and that is commensurate for the
position. The salary increase will also provide an equity adjustment to get the base compensation closer to
median of comparative agencies.
A summary of the proposed changes to the City Attorney's contract are as follows:
• Increases to the City Attorney's salary as follows:
• Six percent (6%) increase effective January 9, 2023,
• Five percent (5%) increase effective January 8, 2024, and
• Four percent (4%) increase effective January 6, 2025.
• Equity adjustment of two point seven eight percent (2.78%) effective January 9, 2023.
• Increase to the City's contribution towards medical premiums and remain over the term of the contract:
• $ 2,005.52 per month for family coverage;
• $ 1,542.71 per month for employee plus one dependent coverage; and
• $ 771.35 per month for employee only coverage.
• Increase to the annual maximum dental benefit from $1,000 to $1,250 and the addition of orthodontia benefits
for the employees and eligible dependents with a lifetime maximum benefit of $1,250.
• Addition of one fixed holiday in observance of Juneteenth.
APPROVED:�, 3, 202210:30 PST)
Stephen Schwabauer, City Manager
It is recommended that the Council approve the increases to compensation and benefits for the City Attorney as
set forth above.
FISCAL IMPACT: The total long term annual cost of the proposed agreement is $54,250. The total
cost of the term of the agreement is $144,750 as shown below.
Fiscal Year 2022/23 $ 11,500
Fiscal Year 2023/24
$ 32,000
Fiscal Year 2024/25
$ 47,000
Fiscal Year 2025/26
$ 54,250
Total Cost 3 ears
$ 144,750
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Budget adjustments for these and other compensation increases for City
employees may be needed at Mid Year Fiscal Year 2022/23. Vacancy savings
are the first source for funding the increases for this and future employee contract
changes in the coming Fiscal Year. These savings have been significant in the
past three years allowing the City to build up substantial reserves. These reserves
may be necessary to finance a portion of salary increases. Staff will first seek to
prioritize Pension Stabilization Reserves held at PARS to pay eligible pension
costs in order to preserve locally held economic and catastrophic reserves should
actual reserves be needed. Staff will seek Council input prior to any use of
reserves.
Adele Post, Human Resources Manager
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Andrew Keys, Deputy City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-308
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING
COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT MODIFICATIONS FOR
CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2023 THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2025
WHEREAS, the City has completed negotiations with all bargaining units; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that Council provide salary and benefit modifications to
the City Attorney's contract as follows:
• Six percent (6%) increase to base salary effective January 9, 2023; five percent (5%)
increase to base salary effective January, 8, 2024; and four percent (4%) increase to base
salary effective January 6, 2025;
• Additional equity adjustment of two point seven eight percent (2.78%) effective January 9,
2023;
• Increase to the City's contribution towards medical premiums and remain fixed over the
term of the contract:
o $ 2,005.52 per month for family coverage;
o $ 1,542.71 per month for employee plus one dependent coverage; and
o $ 771.35 per month for employee only coverage.
• Increase to the annual maximum dental benefit from $1,000 to $1,250, and the addition of
orthodontia benefits for the employees and eligible dependents with a lifetime maximum
benefit of $1,250.
• Addition of one fixed holiday in recognition of the Juneteenth holiday.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
compensation and benefit modifications to the City Attorney's contract.
Date: December 7, 2022
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2022-308 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held December 7, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hothi, Khan, Kuehne, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
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