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Placerville council approves 7% raise for development services director, funds development technician role
Summary
City council approved a 7% salary increase for the Development Services director position, authorized funding for a development technician by abolishing an administrative assistant slot, and updated the city salary schedule to reflect a state minimum-wage increase effective Jan. 1.
The Placerville City Council on Jan. 14 approved changes to the Development Services staffing and salary schedule intended to improve recruitment for the department director post.
City staff recommended a roughly 7% increase to the salary for the Development Services director, abolishing the department’s administrative assistant position and using that funding to reestablish a development technician role, and retroactively affirming a revised salary schedule effective Dec. 21, 2024. The council approved the measure by a 5-0 roll call vote.
Staff described the changes as a response to recruitment difficulties. A recruiting firm and outreach produced a single viable applicant who later withdrew; a staff spot-check showed the director position was as much as 21% below market. “We’re recommending that the salary for the development services director position be increased by approximately 7%,” the presenting staff member said, explaining the raise is intended to make the posting more competitive.
Officials said the city will not rehire an outside search firm for the next recruitment and will use internal and consultant resources, including interim director Carl Cahill, to support the hiring process. Staff estimated the cost to increase the director salary at $7,631 on a six-month basis (pro rata if the hire occurs later) and the net cost to fund the development technician for the remainder of the fiscal year at $3,325.
Separately, staff asked the council to adopt a revised salary schedule reflecting a state minimum-wage increase to $16.50, effective Jan. 1. Staff warned the minimum-wage increase could create internal compaction issues and said additional compensation adjustments may return to council for approval.
Council members asked for clearer presentation of the salary-schedule changes in staff reports and were reassured by staff that the currently incumbent administrative assistant is expected to be offered the new development technician role and that no layoffs were planned as part of the reclassification.
Vote: Council member Carter — Aye; Council member Niall — Aye; Council member Yarbrough — Aye; Vice Mayor Gottberg — Aye; Mayor Carucci — Aye. The motion passed, 5-0.
