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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF December 4, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Anthony Arroyo, Human Resources Director ITEM #8 SUBJECT: REQUEST COUNCIL APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR SETTING THE BASIC COMPENSATION RATES FOR PART-TIME CLASSIFICATIONS AND AMEND RESOLUTION R-48-07 DATE: November 7, 2007 BACKGROUND: On September 12, 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill 1835 increasing the minimum wage for all California employers from $6.75 per hour to $7.50 per hour effective January 1, 2007, and $8.00 per hour effective January 1, 2008. On January 1, 2008, AB 1835 will make California the state with the highest minimum wage. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: To bring the City into compliance with the second and final scheduled increase, the City must adjust the salaries of any impacted positions effective January 1, 2008. While the increase will not impact any full time classifications, it does impact a few part-time positions. The increases average approximately $.50 per hour to the following part-time positions: Recreation Leader Community Child Care Teacher's Helper Library Page Work Trainee The increase in salary for the Community Child Care Teacher's Helper and the Recreation Leader will create compaction issues for other positions within the Child Care and Recreation series. To address the compaction issues, we are recommending adjusting the following part- time positions as well. The adjustments will result in the following increases: Community Child Care Teacher's Aide, $.57 increase per hour Community Child Care Teacher, $.50 increase per hour Senior Recreation Leader, $.57 increase per hour Recreation Specialist, $.67 increase per hour FINANCIAL IMPACT: These are part-time general fund positions which average 1,000 hours per year. The affected departments will absorb the additional costs to their respective department. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: No environmental impact is anticipated. CONFLICT OF INTEREST — Gift Disclosure Requirements No conflict of interest is anticipated. RECOMMENDATION: