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Committee backs reclassification of retirement system director position, forwards pay-range decision to retirement board
Summary
The subcommittee voted April 1 to forward an ASO amendment reclassifying the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System executive director from department head 4 to department head 5; DHR recommended a $220,000 salary benchmark but the retirement board will set the final pay within the range. The committee recommended a minor FTE timing adjustment.
The Budget & Finance subcommittee on April 1 voted to forward to the full Board an Administrative Services Ordinance (ASO) amendment that reclassifies the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System executive director position from department head 4 to department head 5.
Ms. Callahan of the Department of Human Resources told the committee the review was prompted by an expected vacancy and the mayor's office asked DHR to evaluate the appropriate classification to aid recruitment. "I made a recommendation of a rate of 220,000," she said, describing a salary survey of comparable agencies that informed the recommendation. She emphasized the retirement system, as the appointing authority, is free to set the final pay within the established range.
Budget analyst Mr. Rose summarized the fiscal impact: $2,721 for the remainder of fiscal year 2008–09 and an annualized cost of $11,324. Because the Employees' Retirement System is not a general-fund department, Mr. Rose recommended amending the ordinance to change the 0.25 FTE to 0.19 FTE to reflect a February effective date and recommended approval as a policy matter for the Board of Supervisors.
Supervisors on the subcommittee expressed concern about raising high-end salaries while the city faces budget pressure, but several members also stressed the importance of attracting a qualified executive for a system that manages tens of thousands of active and retired members. Ms. Callahan reiterated that committee approval would authorize the classification only; the retirement board would determine the exact pay within the range.
The subcommittee moved the ASO amendment forward to the full Board with recommendation. There was no public comment recorded on the subcommittee item.
What happens next: The full Board will consider the ordinance amendment as a policy matter; if approved the retirement board will set the executive director's pay within the authorized range.
