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City adopts technical pay-schedule updates and contract amendment to ensure CalPERS compliance
Summary
Following legal advice, the City Council adopted a resolution to update pay schedules and approved an eighth amendment to the city manager’s contract to ensure prior council-approved compensation is properly reportable to CalPERS; officials said the changes are technical and do not increase pay.
The Indian Wells City Council unanimously adopted a CalPERS‑compliance package after a legal presentation from Best Best & Krieger partner Isabelle Safi.
Safi told the council that a routine review of pay schedules and the city manager’s contract revealed language gaps that could cause previously authorized compensation to be reported incorrectly to CalPERS. She asked the council to adopt a resolution updating pay schedules (effective 07/01/2024, 01/01/2025 and 07/01/2025) and to approve an 8th amendment to the city manager’s contract that memorializes prior council‑approved COLAs and merit increases so they are reportable for pension purposes.
Safi emphasized the technical nature of the changes: "It does not result in any increase to compensation," she said, adding the amendment merely reflects previously approved actions in a CalPERS‑reportable form. Council members asked clarifying questions about the scope of the edits and whether authority to raise compensation remained with the council; staff and counsel confirmed that any future compensation changes would still require council approval.
Council member Reid moved approval and the motion was seconded and adopted unanimously.
The action updates the city’s pay schedules and amends the city manager’s contract to align documentation with CalPERS reporting requirements; no new compensation was authorized.
