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Council approves 3.75% salary-range adjustment after compensation study
Summary
Rancho Santa Margarita City Council approved a staff-recommended 3.75% adjustment to employee salary ranges after a compensation study comparing eight South Orange County cities; council also approved a new part-time classification and maintained a 35% bottom-range spread.
The Rancho Santa Margarita City Council on June 11 unanimously approved a resolution updating employee salary ranges for the upcoming fiscal year, following a staff compensation study. Staff said the city’s top-step salaries were about 3.73% below peer cities, and recommended a 3.75% adjustment across classifications and preservation of a 35% bottom-range spread.
Staff (Miss Cuda) reported three separations in FY24–25 (one part-time and two full-time), noted two positions already filled and one in active recruitment, and said the city had strong candidate pools for most openings. The staff presentation also cited compliance considerations under SB 1436 for executive-management compensation disclosures.
Councilmembers asked about recruitment and retention; both staff and the city manager said recent recruitments have produced strong applicant pools, though department-head positions remain harder to fill. Councilmember Holloway thanked staff for outreach and engagement on the budget and personnel topics. The motion to adopt the salary resolution passed unanimously.
What’s next: staff will implement the updated salary ranges in payroll and bring any classification or implementation questions back to council as needed.
