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Council accepts scope of Gallagher compensation adjustments and approves vacation accrual change
Summary
After reviewing a Gallagher compensation study, council clarified budgeted compensation adjustments apply to staff and contract employee groups (excluding council pay), and approved a personnel policy change to move new employee vacation accrual from 0–3 years to 0–5 years.
Jennifer (staff) summarized the Gallagher classification and compensation study, which examined total compensation including salary and benefits. She said the study is complete and that the FY2526 budget includes funding for compensation adjustments based on the report’s recommendations. "That study has now been completed," she told the council.
Council members discussed comparables used in the study and whether MOU groups (police and fire) should be studied in the same pool; several members argued the MOU comparables should match those used for other staff and that future MOU negotiations should consider alternate comparables. After discussion and public comment, Council member Noor moved, and Council member Manfredi seconded, a motion clarifying that the budgeted compensation adjustments were intended to include all employee groups, including those with contracts, but to exclude council compensation; the motion carried.
On a separate personnel item (8.8), staff recommended eliminating the 0–3 year vacation accrual tier and replacing it with 0–5 years to align accrual with the 3–5 year tier (112 hours annually, 160‑hour carry forward). Council approved the personnel policy amendment.
What happens next: the Gallagher report will be posted publicly and staff will implement compensation adjustments consistent with the clarified scope; personnel policy changes will be incorporated into city policies.
