HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 11-17 RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 11-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
SANITATION DISTRICT APPROVING SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR
UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011/2012
WHEREAS, there are seventeen (17) employees in the management employees
job classification at the Orange County Sanitation District ("OCSD") who serve as
organizational leaders and oversee staff within particular divisions and/or workgroups to
align performance outcomes with the strategic goals of the agency; and
WHEREAS, management employees are unrepresented and meet directly with
the General Manager about terms and conditions of employment; and
WHEREAS, it is OCSD's philosophy to compensate employee classifications
competitively, which can be currently achieved through alignment with the market
median; and
WHEREAS, management employees' salaries are based on an open range
rather than a step system to control labor costs and salary ranges are aligned with the
market median; and
WHEREAS, management employees' salaries have forgone salary increases
since 2008 in recognition of economic times; and
WHEREAS, the General Manager recently entered into discussions with the
management employees and completed negotiations in September 2011, which
resulted in agreed upon proposed changes to wages and benefits; and
WHEREAS, management employees have agreed to reconvene at a later date
with the General Manager to discuss a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) as an
alternative post-employment benefit option;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration thereof, the Board of Directors of the
Orange County Sanitation District, does hereby resolve, declare, determine, and order
the following:
1. That the Board of Directors hereby authorizes and approves the following
changes to wage and benefits for management employees, which shall become
effective retroactively as noted:
a) Salaries shall become effective retroactively to the first pay period in July
2011
• Base-building or non-base building increases for management
employees not to exceed 2% at the discretion of the General Manager
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and Department Heads based on performance outcomes.
• Equity adjustments for two (2) management employee classifications
that fall more than 5% below the market median or below the
compensation of direct report classifications:
• Operations Manager — Increase compensation for this
classification by 3%. This classification is currently 6.7% below
the salary market median. The annual increase amount is
$4,128.
• Compliance/Regulatory Affairs Manager — Increase
compensation for this classification by 0.53%. The classification
is currently 0.53% below the salary of direct reports. The annual
increase amount is $769.
2. That the General Manager, or his designee, is authorized to implement the
changes to wages and benefits approved herein, and reconvene at a later date with the
management employees to discuss a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) as an
alternative post-employment benefit option.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held November 16, 2011.
arty R. Crandall, Chair
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