HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-06-26; City Council; Resolution 2018-105RESOLUTION NO. 2018-105
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING REVISIONS TO THE MANAGEMENT
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN AND THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE AND APPROPRIATING $55,000 IN ADDITIONAL
FUNDS.
Exhibit 1
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad Human Resources Department has reviewed the
Management Compensation and Benefits Plan and Carlsbad Municipal Code and determined
revisions are necessary; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined it to be in the public interest to accept such
revisions in the form of the Management Compensation and Benefits Plan, marked Attachment
A, and the Carlsbad Municipal Code, marked Attachment B, and incorporated by reference
herein; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that City Council appropriate $55,000 in additional funds to
pay for the impact of expanding the definition of the Annual Fitness Examination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California,
as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the Management Compensation and Benefits Plan as set forth in
Attachment A is hereby approved and the City Manager is authorized and
directed to execute it.
3. That the Carlsbad Municipal Code as set forth in Attachment Bis hereby
approved and the City Manager is authorized and directed to execute it.
4. That the City Council authorizes the Administrative Services Director to
appropriate additional funds in the amount of $55,000 from the General Fund
balance to be used to fund the compensation and benefit changes that will occur
during Fiscal Year 2018-19.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 26th day of June, 2018, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: M. Hall, K. Blackburn, M. Schumacher, C. Schumacher, M. Packard.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
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rARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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Attachment A
MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PLAN
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................ Page 2
Compensation ........................................................................ Page 2
Pay Ranges ....................................................................... Page 2
Compensation Adjustments ............................................ Page 3
Survey Market .................................................................. Page 3
Benefits .................................................................................. Page 4
Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits ............................ Page 4
Retirement ........................................................................ Page 4
Leave of Absence ............................................................. Page 5
1. Vacation .............................................................. Page 6
2. Executive Leave ................................................. Page 7
3. Sick Leave .......................................................... Page 7
4. Bereavement Leave ............................................ Page 8
5. Leave Without Pay ............................................. Page 8
6. Pregnancy Disability Leave ................................ Page 9
7. FMLA ................................................................. Page 10
8. Military Leave .................................................... Page 10
9. Jury Duty ............................................................ Page 10
10. Extended Leave of Absence ............................... Page 10
Separation Compensation ................................................ Page 11
Holidays ........................................................................... Page 11
Health Benefits ................................................................. Page 12
Health Insurance for Retirees ........................................... Page 13
Physical Fitness Reimbursement ..................................... Page 14
Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD) .......................... Page 14
Deferred Compensation ................................................... Page 14
Drug and Alcohol Policy ................................................. Page 14
Uniform Reimbursement and Reporting the Value
of Uniforms to CalPERS .................................................. Page 15
Fire Safety Management.. ................................................ Page 15
Special Assignment and Temporary Upgrade Pay .......... Page 15
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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
The Management Compensation and Benefits Plan contains three parts: 1) an introduction, 2) an
overview of compensation and 3) a description of benefits for management employees.
Definitions
1. Management Employees -Management employees are defined as those employees
whose classifications are listed on the Management Salary Structure. Except as to those
· management employees subject to an applicable law, all management employees are
considered "at-will" and have no property rights to their position. At will employment
with the City may be terminated at any time by either party, with or without cause, for
any reason or no reason whatsoever, and with or without advance notice. At will
employees do not have the right to appeal.
2. City Council Appointed Employees -The City Manager, City Attorney and Chief
Operations Officer are hired by and responsible directly to the City Council. The salaries
for these positions shall be set by the City Council. The City Manager, City Attorney
and Chief Operations Officer will not be subject to the provisions of the Compensation
program as outlined in Section 2 of this document. The schedule of management benefits
(as outlined in Section 3 of this document) will apply to these positions, except as
otherwise provided by the City Council.
SECTION 2: COMPENSATION
Pay Ranges
Each management job classification is assigned to a specific pay range. An employee may be paid
anywhere in the pay range associated with their job classification.
Any employee may be advanced in the pay range regardless of the length of time served at the
employee's present pay rate. This advancement requires the written recommendation of the
employee's manager and the approval of the employee's department head and City Manager (or
City Attorney, for management employees in the City Attorney's Office)1.
If, as a result of a pay range adjustment, an employee's base salary falls below the minimum of the
pay range, the employee's salary will be increased to the new range minimum as of the date City
Council approves the pay range adjustment.
Periodically the Human Resources Department will bring forth salary range movement
recommendations to City Council that are based on market and economic conditions, and may
include one or more salary ranges.
Effective January 1, 2019 all management pay ranges will be increased by a percentage equal to the
West Urban CPI-U percentage increase (the index using all items from October to October), with
the minimum increase equal to one half percent (0.5%) and the maximum increase equal to three
percent (3%).
1 Hereafter, all references to the City Manager include, with regard to management employees in the City Attorney's
Office, the City Attorney.
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Compensation Adjustments
Effective January 1, 2019, all management employees shall receive a three percent (3%) base salary
increase. An employee's base pay rate may not exceed the maximum of the pay range for their
classification.
Survey Market
In keeping with the City Council's philosophy of surveying the total compensation of local
agencies, the agencies listed below will be considered in the survey market for management
classifications.
• City of Chula Vista
• City of Coronado
• City of Del Mar
• City of El Cajon
• City of Encinitas
• City of Escondido
• City of Imperial Beach
• City of La Mesa
• City of National City
• City of Oceanside
• City of Poway
• City of San Marcos
• City of Solana Beach
• City of San Diego
• City of Santee
• City of Vista
• County of San Diego
In addition to the agencies listed above, the following agencies will be considered in the survey
market only for Utilities Director, Utilities Manager and Utilities Supervisor classifications.
• Encina Wastewater Authority
• Helix Water District
• Olivenhain Municipal Water District
• Otay Water District
• Padre Dam Municipal Water District
• Vallecitos Water District
• Vista Irrigation District
The Human Resources Department will compare salary and benefits information on each City of
Carlsbad benchmark classification with appropriate classifications in the survey market. Those
classifications that are considered benchmarks are those in which there was a substantial match
between the competencies and duties required for jobs at the City of Carlsbad and those for jobs in
the survey market.
Each City of Carlsbad job classification is assigned to a specific pay range. The non-benchmark
positions are assigned to a pay range based on internal relationships, responsibility and/or
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knowledge, skills and abilities of jobs. The benchmark salary data will be surveyed regularly and
the benchmark comparisons will be modified when the classifications change within the
organization.
The City Council delegates to the City Manager the authority to create and change job
classifications and assign job classifications to a specific pay range, based on both benchmark salary
information and internal relationships within the organization.
SECTION 3: BENEFITS
Life Insurance and Voluntary Benefits
All management employees shall receive City paid life insurance in an amount equal to two times
the basic yearly earnings. To determine benefits, the amount of insurance is rounded to the next
higher $1,000 multiple, unless the amount equals a $1,000 multiple.
The City provides various voluntary benefits available at the employee's cost. Employees may
select among various levels of coverage. For information regarding these benefits, contact the
Human Resources Department at 760-602-2440.
Retirement
All management employees shall participate in the California Public Employees' Retirement System
(CalPERS). The specific retirement formula applied will be determined based on whether the
position is deemed safety or miscellaneous. All positions not deemed eligible for safety retirement
will be deemed miscellaneous under the CalPERS system. Optional benefits unique to the City of
Carlsbad's contract with CalPERS are outlined in the contract between the city and CalPERS. A
copy of this contract is kept on file in the Human Resources Department.
Management employees who are considered fire safety employees are eligible for the same
retirement benefit formula and are subject to the same optional retirement benefits described in the
City of Carlsbad CalPERS safety contract ( and are the same as those provided to employees
represented by the Carlsbad Firefighters' Association, Inc.). Umepresented sworn police
management employees are eligible for the same retirement benefit formula and are subject to the
same optional retirement benefits described in the City of Carlsbad CalPERS safety contract ( and
are the same as those provided to employees represented by the Carlsbad Police
Officers' Association).
A. The City has contracted with CalPERS for the following retirement benefits:
Miscellaneous "Classic" Members (those that do not qualify as "New Members" as
defined below)
a) Employees entering City of Carlsbad miscellaneous CalPERS membership for the first
time prior to November 28, 2011 -The retirement formula shall be 3%@ 60; single
highest year final compensation.
b) Employees entering City of Carlsbad miscellaneous CalPERS membership for the first
time on or after November 28, 2011 -The retirement formula shall be 2%@ 60; three
year average final compensation.
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c) Employees entering City of Carlsbad safety CalPERS membership for the first time prior
to October 4, 2010 -The retirement formula shall be 3%@ 50; single highest year final
compensation.
d) Employees entering City of Carlsbad safety CalPERS membership for the first time on
or after October 4, 2010 -The retirement formula shall be 2%@ 50; three year average
final compensation.
"New Members"
Employees who are "New Members" as defined by the California Public Employees'
Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) (e.g., an employee hired on or after 1/1/2013 who
has never been a CalPERS member or member of a reciprocal system or who has had a
break in CalPERS service of at least 6 months or more) will be subject to all the applicable
PEPRA provisions, which include but are not limited to the following retirement benefits.
a) Miscellaneous employees -Retirement formula shall be 2%@ 62; three year average
final compensation.
b) Safety employees -Retirement formula shall be 2.7%@ 57; three year average final
compensation.
B. Employee Retirement Contribution
The employee retirement contribution will be made on a pre-tax basis by implementing
provisions of section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
Employees shall make the following employee retirement contributions through payroll
deductions:
• miscellaneous employees subject to the 3%@ 60 benefit formula shall pay all of
the employee retirement contribution (8% ),
• miscellaneous employees subject to the 2%@ 60 benefit formula shall pay all of
the employee retirement contribution (7% ),
• safety employees subject to the 3%@ 50 or 2%@ 50 benefit formulas shall pay
all of the employee retirement contribution (9% ), and
• miscellaneous and safety employees who meet the definition of "New Member"
under PEP RA shall pay one half of the normal cost rate associated with their
benefit plan.
Leave of Absence
Management employees are exempt from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards
Act. Management employees in the City are paid on a salary basis versus an hourly basis. Pursuant
to FLSA regulation 29 CFR Section 541.5d, the City can make deductions from salary or leave
accounts for partial day absences for personal reasons or sickness because the City has a policy and
practice of requiring its employees to be accountable to the public that they have earned their
salaries. A partial day absence is an absence of less than the employee's regular work day.
Pursuant to FLSA regulation 29 CFR Section 541.118 (a)(2) and (a)(3), the City may make salary
or leave reductions based upon full day absences.
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Partial day or full day absences shall be first charged against the exempt employee's vacation, sick,
or executive leave account. In the event the exempt employee does not have sufficient time in
his/her leave account to cover the absence, deductions without pay will be made on full days only.
1. Vacation
a. Vacation Accrual
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Every management employee shall accrue vacation leave for each calendar year of
actual continuous service dating from the commencement of said service, with such
time to be accrued on a daily (calendar day) basis. Vacation leave can be used in 15
minute increments.
All management employees ( except Fire Battalion Chiefs) shall earn vacation on the
following basis:
Beginning with the first (1st) working day through the completion of five (5)
full calendar years of continuous service -13 minutes/day.
Beginning the sixth (6th) year of employment through the completion of ten
(10) full calendar years of continuous service -20 minutes/day.
Beginning the eleventh (11th) year of employment through the completion of
eleven (11) full calendar years of continuous service -21 minutes/day.
Beginning the twelfth (12th) year of employment through the completion of
twelve (12) full calendar years of continuous service -22 minutes/day.
Beginning the thirteenth (13th) year of employment through the completion
of thirteen (13) full calendar years of continuous service -24 minutes/day.
Beginning the fourteenth (14th) year of employment through the completion
of fifteen (15) full calendar years of continuous
service -25 minutes/day.
Beginning the sixteenth (16th) year of continuous employment, vacation time
shall be accrued, and remain at a rate of 26 minutes/day for every full
calendar year of continuous employment thereafter.
Management employees with comparable service may be granted credit for such
service for the purpose of computing vacation at the discretion of the City Manager.
All management employees shall be permitted to earn and accrue up to and including
three hundred and twenty (320) hours of vacation, and no employee will be allowed
to earn and accrue vacation hours in excess of the three hundred and twenty (320)
hour maximum.* The City Manager shall be responsible for the granting of vacation
to all management personnel, except in the case of the City Attorney's Office, where
the City Attorney shall be responsible for granting vacation.
* If there are unusual circumstances that would require an employee to exceed the vacation accrual
maximum, he/she must submit a request in writing to the Department Head and the City Manager or
Designee. The Department Head and the City Manager or Designee may grant such a request if it is
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in the best interest of the City. Requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis and will be
considered only in extreme circumstances.
Fire Battalion Chiefs shall accrue vacation in the same manner and up to the same
maximum as Carlsbad Firefighters' Association (CF A) represented employees.
b. Vacation Conversion
Each February, management employees will be allowed to voluntarily convert up to
80 hours of accrued vacation to cash, provided that they have used 80 hours of
vacation, executive time or floating holiday during the prior calendar year. Fire
Battalion Chiefs that work 112 hours per bi-weekly pay period will be allowed to
voluntarily convert up to 112 hours of accrued vacation to cash, provided that they
have used 112 hours of vacation, executive time or floating holiday during the prior
calendar year.
c. Vacation Payout
An employee separating from the City service who has a balance of unused accrued
vacation leave shall be entitled to be paid for the remainder of their unused accrued
vacation leave as of their last day on payroll.
2. Executive Leave (E-time)
Effective July 1, 2018, all management personnel shall receive sixty-four (64) hours per
fiscal year for executive leave. The sixty-four (64) hours will be credited upon hire or
promotion into management and at the beginning of each fiscal year to individual leave
balances. This leave must be used within the same fiscal year. The City Manager is
authorized to provide ten (10) additional hours of executive leave per year to any
management employee who is required to work extended hours due to emergencies such as
fires, storms, floods, or other emergencies.
3. Sick Leave
Sick leave can be used in 15 minute increments.
Sixteen (16) minutes of sick leave are accrued per calendar day. Accumulation is unlimited
( employees cannot receive payment for unused sick leave). Fire Battalion Chiefs that work
112 hours per bi-weekly pay period shall accrue sick leave commensurate with CFA
represented employees that work at 112 hours per bi-weekly pay period.
Any management employee who has accrued and maintains a minimum of one hundred
(100) hours of sick leave shall be permitted to convert up to twelve (12) days of sick leave
and uncompensated sick leave to vacation at a ratio of three (3) sick leave days per one (1)
day of vacation. The sick leave conversion option will be provided during the first week of
each fiscal year. Conversion can only be made in increments of full day vacation days.
Employees will not be allowed to convert sick leave to vacation if such conversion would
put them over the vacation accrual maximum.
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Any permanent employee applying for retirement with the Public Employees' Retirement
System may convert accrued and unused sick leave time to extend service time in the system
at the ratio of twenty-five (25) days of accrued sick leave to one month of extended service.
4. Bereavement Leave
An employee may use up to an equivalent of three work days of paid leave if required to be
absent from duty due to the death of a member of the employee's immediate family.
Additional time off may be authorized by the Department Head and charged to accrued
vacation or sick leave or, when no accrued leave is available, treated as leave without pay.
The "immediate family" shall be defined in the personnel rules and regulations.
The employee may be required to submit proof ofrelative's death before final approval of
bereavement leave is granted.
5. Leave of Absence Without Pay
a. General Policy
Any employee may be granted a leave of absence without pay pursuant to the
pproval of his/her Department Head for less than two calendar weeks. If the duration
of the leave of absence will be longer, the approval of the City Manager or his/her
designee is required.
An employee shall utilize all his/her vacation, e-time ancl/or sick leave (if applicable)
prior to taking an authorized leave of absence without pay.
A leave without pay may be granted for any of the following reasons:
1. Illness or disability.
2. To take a course of study which will increase the employee's
usefulness on return to his/her position in the City service.
3. For personal reasons acceptable to the City Manager and Department
Head.
b. Authorization Procedure
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Requests for leave of absence without pay shall be made in writing and shall state
specifically the reason for the request, the date when the leave is desired to begin, the
probable date of return, and the agreement to reimburse the City for any benefit
premiums paid by the City during the leave of absence. The request shall normally
be initiated by the employee, but may be initiated by his/her Department Head, and,
if applicable, shall be promptly transmitted to the City Manager or his/her designee
for approval. A copy of any approved request for leave of absence without pay with
a duration equal to or greater than two calendar weeks shall be delivered promptly to
the Directors of Finance and Human Resources.
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c. Length of Leave and Extension
A leave of absence without pay may be made for a period not to exceed six months,
unless otherwise approved by the City Manager. The procedure for granting
extensions shall be the same as that in granting the original leave provided that the
request for extension is made no later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the
expiration of the original leave.
d. Return From Leave
When an employee intends to return from an authorized leave of absence without
pay either before or upon the expiration of such leave, he/she shall contact his/her
Department Head at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the day he/she plans to
return. The Department Head shall promptly notify the Human Resources
Department of the employee's intention. The employee shall return at a rate of pay
not less than the rate at the time the leave of absence began.
e. Insurance Payments and Privileges
An employee on leave without pay may continue his/her City insurance benefits by
reimbursing the City for the employee's costs of insurance on a monthly basis during
the period of the leave. Failure to reimburse the City for such benefits during the
term of a leave of absence will result in the employee's coverage terminating on the
first day following the month in which the last payment was received.
Upon the employee's return to paid status, any sums due to the City shall be repaid
through payroll deductions. This applies to sums due for insurance as well as other
payment plans entered into between the City and the employee (e.g., computer loan).
Upon eligibility for COBRA, the employee will be notified of the opportunity to
continue benefit coverage via the COBRA process.
An employee on leave of absence without pay shall not have all of the privileges
granted to regular employees (e.g., holiday pay), unless required by law.
6. Pregnancy Disability Leave
Pregnancy Disability Leave shall be authorized and/or administered in accordance with the
provisions of State and Federal law. An employee disabled by pregnancy shall be allowed
to utilize a combination of accrued sick leave and vacation time and leave without pay to
take a leave for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed four months. An employee shall
utilize all accrued leave prior to taking leave without pay. Reasonable period of time means
that period during which the employee is disabled on account of pregnancy, childbirth, or
related conditions.
An employee who plans to take a leave pursuant to this article shall give the City reasonable
notice of the date the leave shall commence and the estimated duration of the leave.
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7. Family and Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA)
An employee may be granted a FMLA ofup to 12 weeks ina 12 month period for one or
more of the following reasons:
for the birth/placement of a child for adoption or foster care,
to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition, or
to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious
condition.
FMLA may be paid or unpaid and may be granted concurrently and in conjunction with
other leave and benefit provisions. Specific details regarding the provisions of this leave are
available by contacting the Human Resources Department.
8. Military Leave
Military leave shall be authorized in accordance with the provisions of State and Federal
law. The employee must furnish satisfactory proof to his/her Department Head, as far in
advance as possible, that he/she must report to military duty.
9. Jury Duty
When called to jury duty, an employee shall be entitled to his/her regular compensation.
Employees released early from jury duty shall report to their supervisor for assignment for
the duration of the shift. Employees shall be entitled to keep mileage reimbursement paid
while on jury duty.
A Department Head may, at his/her sole discretion, contact the court and request an
exemption and/or postponement of jury service on behalf of an employee.
Employees released early from jury duty shall report to their supervisor for assignment for
the duration of the work day. At the discretion of the supervisor, an employee may be
released from reporting back to work if an unreasonable amount of the work day remains in
light of travel time to the job site after release.
10. Extended Leave of Absence
Upon completion of 84 consecutive calendar days (12 weeks) ofleave of absence (paid or
unpaid and except when leave is ordered by the city or when an employee is on an active
duty military leave) or completion of a leave of absence related to Section 4850 of the
Labor Code, whichever occurs later, an employee will not be eligible for the benefits listed
below:
• accrual of sick leave and vacation,
• cell phone allowance,
• car allowance and
• holiday pay for Fire Battalion Chiefs.
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On the day that the employee returns to work from the extended leave of absence, the
employee will resume eligibility for the abovementioned benefits and the employee's
vacation anniversary date and seniority ( calculation of continuous service with the City)
will be adjusted for each calendar day the leave of absence lasted beyond 84 consecutive
calendar days or the completion of a leave of absence related to Section 4850 of the Labor
Code, whichever was longer.
Separation Compensation
All management employees involuntarily separated from the City service due to budget cutbacks,
layoffs, contracting out of service or for other reasons not due to misconduct which would justify
involuntary separation shall receive one month's salary computed at the employee's actual salary at
the time of separation.
Holidays
All management employees shall be paid holidays in accordance with the schedule of eleven (11)
holidays as established by the City Council. Fire Battalion Chiefs are subject to the same holiday
schedule that is outlined for management employees. However, they are compensated for holidays
in the same manner as CF A represented employees that work 112 hours per bi-weekly pay period.
The scheduled paid holidays that will be official City holidays shall be as follows:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King's Birthday
Presidents' Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Friday
Christmas Day
Only employees who are on employed status on their last scheduled work day before a holiday shall
be entitled to the paid holiday except where otherwise required by law.
Effective July 1, 2018, all management employees will receive one floating holiday per fiscal year,
each year on July 1st.
The floating holiday may be used at the discretion of the employee with prior approval of the
employee's supervisor. The floating holiday must be taken as a full day off. There is no partial day
use of a floating holiday. The floating holiday pay is paid at straight time equal to the number of
hours in the employee's regular work shift on that day. Unused floating holidays will not carry over
to the next fiscal year and will not paid out upon separation of employment.
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Health Benefits
Management employees will participate in a flexible benefits program which includes medical
insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and Accidental
Death & Dismemberment insurance (AD&D). Each of these components is outlined below.
1. Medical Insurance
Management employees will be covered by the Public Employees' Medical and Hospital Care
Act (PEMHCA) and will be eligible to participate in the California Public Employees'
Retirement System (CalPERS) Health Program. The City will pay on behalf of all management
employees and their eligible dependents and those retirees mentioned in the section of this
document titled, "Health Insurance for Retirees," the minimum amount per month required
under Government Code Section 22892 of the PEMHCA for medical insurance through the
California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). If electing to enroll for medical
benefits, the employee must select one medical plan from the variety of medical plans offered.,
Effective January 1, 2018, the City will contribute the following monthly amounts (called
"Benefits Credits") on behalf of each active management employee and eligible dependents
toward the payment of 1) medical premiums under the CalPERS Health Program, 2)
contributions in the name of the employee to the City's flexible spending account(s), 3) dental
premiums 4) vision premiums and/or 5) accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)
premmms:
(a)
(b)
(c)
For employees with "Employee" coverage, the City shall contribute five
hundred seventy-three ($573) per month that shall include the mandatory
payments to CalPERS. If the actual total premiums exceed the City's total
contributions, the employee will pay the difference.
For employees with "Employee Plus One" coverage, the City shall contribute
one thousand one hundred forty-six dollars ($1,146) per month that shall
include the mandatory payments to CalPERS. If the actual total premiums
exceed the City's total contributions, the employee will pay the difference.
For employees with "Family" coverage, the City shall contribute one
thousand five hundred two dollars ($1,502) per month that shall include the
mandatory payments to CalPERS. If the actual total premiums exceed the
City's total contributions, the employee will pay the difference.
Subsequently, effective January 1 of each calendar year, the City monthly Benefits Credits will
change for each coverage level. The monthly Benefits Credits will be set to dollar amounts that
equate to 80% of the average health (medical, dental and vision) premium for Employee, Employee
Plus One and Family coverage levels, rounded to the nearest whole dollar based on the premiums
that will take effect on January 1 of the respective calendar year.
Unused Benefits Credits as outlined above will be paid to the employee in cash and reported as
taxable income. If the amount contributed by the City (Benefits Credits) exceeds the cost of the
medical insurance purchased by the employee, the employee will have the option of using any
"excess credits" to purchase dental, vision, or accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D)
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insurance or to contribute to a healthcare or dependent care flexible spending account (FSA),
instead of receiving taxable cash.
All management employees who work three quarter-time or less will receive prorated Benefits
Credits.
2. Dental Insurance
Management employees will be eligible to enroll in or waive enrollment in a City-sponsored
dental plan at any coverage level.
3. Vision Insurance
Management employees will be eligible to enroll in or waive enrollment in a City-sponsored
vision insurance plan at any coverage level.
4. Waiver Provision
Management employees who do not wish to participate in the CalPERS Health Program will
have the choice of waiving the City's medical insurance program, provided they can show that
they are covered under another group insurance program.
The dollar amount paid by the City for employees who elect the waiver provision may change in
the first pay period of each calendar year. The Benefits Credits associated with waiving medical
coverage will be set equal to 50% of the Benefits Credits associated with Employee medical
coverage. If this results in a situation where the unused benefit credits associated with any
medical plan exceed the benefit credits associated with waiving medical coverage, the benefit
credits associated with waiving medical coverage will be set equal to one dollar ($1) above the
unused benefit credits associated with that medical plan.
Unused Benefits Credits as outlined above will be paid to the employee in cash and reported as
taxable income.
Health Insurance for Retirees
Effective January 1, 2001, management employees will be covered by the Public Employees'
Medical and Hospital Care Act and will be eligible to participate in the California Public
Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Health Program. Management employees who retire
from the City, either service or disability, shall be eligible to continue their enrollment in the
CalPERS Health Program when they retire, provided that the individual is enrolled or eligible to
enroll in a CalPERS medical plan at the time of separation from employment and their effective
date of retirement is within 120 days of separation. The City will contribute the minimum amount
per month required under Government Code Section 22892 of the PEMHCA toward the cost of
each retiree's enrollment in the CalPERS Health Program.
Employees who retire from the City, either service or disability, shall be eligible to elect, upon
retirement to participate in the City's dental and/or vision insurance programs as a retiree. The cost
of such dental and/or vision insurance for the retiree and eligible dependents shall be borne solely
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by the retiree. An individual who does not choose coverage upon retirement, or who chooses
coverage and later drops it is not eligible to return to the City's dental and vision insurance
program.
The City will invoice the retiree for his/her monthly premiums for dental and/or vision insurance
and the retiree must keep such payments current to ensure continued coverage.
Physical Fitness Reimbursement
All management employees shall be eligible for reimbursement of up to the amount of four hundred
fifty dollars ($450) during each fiscal year for the costs associated with physical fitness.
Each employee claiming reimbursement shall be required to submit original receipts to the Human
Resources department for approval and reimbursement.
The physical fitness reimbursement is offered to management employees to promote optimum
health. Services include, but are not limited to: health assessment testing and examinations,
computerized heart risk profile, complete blood profile, fees paid to physical fitness providers,
nutritional assessment and diet program.
Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD)
Long-term disability is available for all management personnel after 30 calendar days of disability.
The LTD premium cost is paid by the City. Employees shall be entitled to combine accumulated
vacation leave ore-time with LTD payments for the purpose of achieving the equivalent of their
pre-disability salary to the extent allowed by law during any period of nonindustrial disability.
Accumulated sick leave may not be combined with LTD payments. Under no circumstances shall
the combination of accumulated leave and LTD payments exceed the employee's pre-disability
salary.
Deferred Compensation
The City shall provide deferred compensation plan( s) which may be utilized by any management
employee. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any particular plan and to impose specific
conditions upon the use of any plan. It is acknowledged that the City will assist in the
administration of this benefit but that the City has no liability if an employee should default on the
repayment of such a loan.
Drug and Alcohol Policy
It is the policy of the City of Carlsbad to provide a work environment free from the effects of drugs
and alcohol consistent with the directives of the Drug Free Workplace Act.
The City provides a voluntary Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to assist employees who seek
help for substance abuse or other personal problems affecting work or family life. This program is
available to employees and their family members and offers 24-hour access to confidential
professional EAP assistance for emergency or urgent situations. For more specific information,
contact the Human Resources Department or visit the City's intranet site.
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Uniform Reimbursement & Reporting the Value of Uniforms to CalPERS
Reimbursement to the Police Chief for the cost of purchasing and maintenance of required uniforms
shall be $26.92 per pay period.
Effective May 31, 2010, all fire management employees who are required to wear City-provided
uniforms will have the amount of$17.31 reported to CalPERS bi-weekly as special compensation
related to the monetary value of the required uniforms, excluding boots.
Under PEPRA, this benefit is not reported to CalPERS as special compensation for new members.
Fire Safety Management
1. Post-Retirement Healthcare Trust
Employees promoted into a fire safety management classification from a position represented by
CF A, Inc. after the establishment of the post-retirement healthcare trust by CF A, Inc. shall
contribute into the post-retirement healthcare trust established by CF A, Inc. via payroll deductions
until participation by CF A, Inc., in this type of trust is terminated. The employee contribution
amount shall be equal to the amount established for employees represented by CF A, Inc. In
addition, the city will make monthly contributions per fire safety management employee who is
contributing to the trust. The city contribution amount will be equal to the amount established for
employees represented by CF A, Inc. The City has no administrative responsibilities or liabilities
related to this benefit, other than processing of payroll contributions as described above.
2. Overtime
The classifications of Fire Chief, Fire Division Chief, Fire Battalion Chief and Fire Marshal are
exempt from overtime requirements under FLSA. However, Fire Battalion Chiefs are paid
straight time for overtime when they are covering the duty for a Battalion Chief who is on a
leave of absence and when they are directed to attend a mandatory training class associated with
the rank of Battalion Chief on a non-scheduled work day.
Through the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System and California Fire Assistance
Agreement (CF AA), and at the request of the California Governor's Office of Emergency
Services (Cal OES), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE),
Federal Fire Agencies or other fire agencies, City of Carlsbad Fire Department personnel can be
assigned to locations throughout California in the event of a local, State, or Federal emergency.
In the event this occurs, employees in the classification of Fire Division Chief and Fire Marshal
who are assigned to the emergency location are paid straight time for overtime (portal to portal)
beginning at the time of dispatch to the return to jurisdiction and employees in the classification
of Fire Battalion Chief who are assigned to the emergency location are paid at a rate of 1.5 for
overtime (portal to portal) beginning at the time of dispatch to the return to jurisdiction.
Special Assignment and Temporary Upgrade Pay
Whenever the needs of the City require an employee to temporarily perform the duties of a job
classification that has a higher pay range than the pay range associated with their current job
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classification for a period of more than twenty-one (21) calendar days, the employee shall be
designated as being in a special assignment and receive additional temporary upgrade pay. In such
cases, the employee shall be paid at an appropriate level which will assure an increase of not less
than five percent (5%) greater than his/her current salary. Subsequent to designation in a special
assignment, in the event that the situation changes and the City does not need the employee to serve
in the assignment for at least twenty-one (21) consecutive calendar days, the employee shall receive
the temporary upgrade pay for that period of time the assignment lasts. In the event that at the
beginning of a special assignment, it is not perceived that the assignment will last at least twenty-
one (21) consecutive calendar days, and the assignment nonetheless extends beyond twenty-one
(21) consecutive calendar days, the employee in the assignment shall receive the temporary upgrade
pay retroactive to the first day of the acting assignment.
No employee shall be required to perform any of the duties of a higher classification unless that
employee is deemed to possess the minimum qualifications of the higher classification by the
Human Resources Director as recommended by the affected Department Head. Exceptions to the
minimum qualifications criteria may be recommended by the affected Department Head on a case
by case basis. If the employee does not meet the minimum qualifications for the higher
classification he/she shall receive not less than 2.5% temporary upgrade pay.
The temporary upgrade pay shall commence on the first (1st) calendar day of the special
assignment. The recommendation that an employee be placed in a special assignment shall be put in
writing by the affected Department Head and submitted to the Human Resources Director for
approval. The employee shall not serve for more than one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days
in a special assignment unless approved by the City Manager or his/her designee.
If an employee is on a leave of absence (paid or unpaid and except when leave is ordered by the
city) for more than twenty-one (21) calendar days, the temporary upgrade pay associated with their
special assignment shall cease on the twenty-second (22nd) day. On the day that the employee
returns to work, if the supervisor determines that the employee is required to continue to perform
the duties of the special assignment, the temporary upgrade pay will resume as of the day the
employee returns to work.
A person in a special assignment shall be eligible to receive pay increases in his/her regular position
during the special assignment. The Human Resources Director shall obtain the employee's consent
for the special assignment prior to the employee's assuming or continuing the duties and additional
compensation, which shall clearly state that it is understood that a reduction in salary will occur due
to cessation of the temporary upgrade pay upon the expiration of the need for the special
assignment.
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2.44.020 Personnel officer.
The city manager will be the personnel officer. The city manager may delegate any of the powers and
duties conferred upon him or her as personnel officer under this chapter to any other officer or employee
of the city or may recommend that such powers and duties be performed under contract as provided in
Section 2.44.140. The personnel officer will:
A. Administer all provisions of this chapter and of the personnel rules not specifically reserved to
the council;
B. Prepare and recommend to the council revisions and amendments to the personnel rules. The
city attorney will approve the legality of such revisions and amendments prior to their submission to
the council;
C. Prepare or cause to be prepared a position classification plan, including class specifications,
and revisions of the plan. For classifications in the classified service, the plan, and any revisions
thereof, will become effective upon approval by the council;
D. Prepare or cause to be prepared, a plan of compensation, and any subsequent revisions to it,
covering all classifications in the classified service. The plan, and any revisions thereof, will become
effective upon approval by the council;
E. Publish or post notices of examinations for positions in the classified service; receive
applications; conduct and score examinations and certify to the appointing power a list of all persons
eligible for appointment to the appropriate position in the classified service. (Ord. NS-793 §§ 5, 6, 7,
9, 10, 2006; Ord. 1120 § 2, 1970)
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