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El Segundo approves side letters updating firefighter holiday pay and police pay differentials
Summary
Council approved a firefighters side letter to list holiday hours for pension purposes and approved police salary schedule changes for lieutenants and trainees; all personnel items passed unanimously.
The El Segundo City Council unanimously approved a set of personnel side letters and salary adjustments on Feb. 3, 2026, addressing firefighter holiday pay and police salary differentials.
Director Redding explained the firefighters side letter updates which specify the exact holidays that comprise the 144 hours of annual holiday pay for represented classifications (captain, engineer, paramedic, firefighter). The change responds to a CalPERS letter that questioned whether the payment as previously described would be pensionable; Director Redding said CalPERS "have blessed the side letter." The firefighters association president, Matt Gutnove, signed the side letter and the council approved it by voice vote 4–0.
On related police items, the council adopted a resolution and side letter to modify the lieutenant salary schedule so lieutenants retain a targeted 5% differential above the classifications they supervise. Director Redding said the adjustment is needed because the Police Officers Association recently received a 4% cost-of-living adjustment that compressed the lieutenant differential. The council also approved a resolution to restore an 80% salary linkage for police officer trainees so the trainee pay remains proportionate after the recent adjustments; that change will be effective Feb. 7 to align with payroll and requires a CalPERS resolution for pension processing.
All three personnel items passed by unanimous vote. The city will transmit the firefighter side letter and salary resolutions to CalPERS and implement the salary schedule changes per the adopted effective dates.
