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BET directs staff to study pay steps for executive secretary and return with options
Summary
Vice President Priestenson asked staff to investigate whether the board’s executive secretary can receive an immediate step increase and a further step change at the start of 2026. The board approved a staff directive to consult HR, finance and legal and report back.
Board members on Oct. 22 directed staff to investigate whether the BET executive secretary’s pay step can be adjusted retroactively or in advance of an anniversary increase.
Vice President Priestenson said the board had not formally set the new executive secretary’s starting step and proposed moving the position to step 2 immediately and to step 3 at the start of fiscal 2026. “I would actually like to see ... go to a step 2, effective next pay period, and a step 3 at the beginning of the year and not waiting till the anniversary date,” she said.
City Attorney staff advised the board that the answer may depend on human resources policies and whether sufficient funds are available in the current budget. City Clerk Casey Carl noted mayoral and council aides are in a different personnel category, and prior practices for political appointees may not be materially comparable to a career staffer.
The board approved a staff direction that asked HR, finance and legal to report back with the procedural steps required to implement the proposed increases, whether retroactive adjustment is permitted, and what budget or policy approvals would be needed. The clerk advised the board that staff would prepare a follow-up report with definitive guidance and, if feasible, a recommended implementation path.
The staff direction passed on a voice vote. Board members said they expected the staff report at the next meeting so the board could decide whether to authorize pay adjustments.
