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CITY OF COLTON Item #12 AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF November 16, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Daryl Parrish, City Manager SUBJECT: Adoption of Resolution Establishing New Salary Range for Chief of Police DATE: November 10, 2004 BACKGROUND: The City Council has established salary ranges for most positions of employment with the City, including the Chief of Police. During recent salary negotiations with the City's current Chief of Police it became clear that the City's existing salary range for this position does not permit the City to pay a salary that is competitive with what other cities in the Inland Empire area are offering. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: In order to bring the City's salary range for the Chief of Police position to a level that is competitive with what other cities in the area are offering, the City Manager has determined that it is desirable to raise the salary range for this position. Paying a competitive salary will enable the City to attract and retain individuals with the best qualifications and experience to serve in the position of Chief of Police, which plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of Colton's residents, businesses, and visitors. In order to determine the amount of the salary range increase, the City Manager requested City staff to survey the Chief of Police salaries paid by other cities in the area. The results of this research are presented in the first table attached to this report. As the table reveals, the current salary paid by the City for this position is significantly lower than the salaries paid by every city surveyed, except the City of Redlands, which pays only a slightly higher salary. Based upon this review, the City Manager believes it would be appropriate to increase the salary range for the Chief of Police position by three percent (3%). This would increase the maximum salary to $126,479.28 annually, and increase the salary for lower steps in the salary range as shown in the second table attached to this report. This increase would still set the Chief of Police's pay at a level below every comparison city except Redlands, and it would remain well below the salaries paid by larger cities such as Ontario, Pomona, and Riverside. The City Manager has also determined that it would be appropriate to make the salary.increase retroactive to September 1, 2004 to coincide with the commencement of the Chief of Police's new contract of employment. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approval of the increase in the salary range for the Chief of Police would have a small ongoing financial impact, since the City would be paying the Chief of Police a salary that is approximately three percent (3%) higher than the current maximum. Since the entire salary range is being shifted upward three percent (3%) to reflect what other cities are paying, future chiefs will also receive somewhat more in salary than under the current range. Funds to pay for this increase are available in the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 budget.