BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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*Adopt a Resolution Adopting the Salary Structure for the Unrepresented Employees in the Executive Service.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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*Adopt the Resolution ADOPTING THE SALARY STRUCTURE FOR UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES IN THE EXECUTIVE SERVICE.
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SUMMARY:
The Board has engaged in a strategic approach to attract, hire, and retain a high-performing and skilled workforce. In addition to classified employees represented by three bargaining groups, Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) currently employs Unrepresented Employees in the Executive Service of Valley Water pursuant to District Personnel Ordinance 2000-01, section 2.6 ("Executive Employees").
The Board previously approved a salary structure for Executive Employees in 2018 (Resolution 18-25). However, to continue to address challenges with attracting and retaining unrepresented employees, Valley Water conducted a salary survey in December 2021, to ensure that we remain progressive in our approach to being an employer of choice. The goal of the survey was to obtain market information that assisted Valley Water with creating a market-competitive salary structure that minimizes any compactions with lower classifications. As a result of the survey, it is recommended that the Proposed Salary Structure for Unrepresented Employees set forth below be approved and replace the 2018 Salary Structure:
Salary Structure for Unclassified Employees
Valley Water procured Koff & Associates (K&A) to conduct the salary survey. Using a historically based comparator agency list and input from internal stakeholders, Koff & Associates (K&A) evaluated several comparative indicators related to Valley Water's demographics, financials, and scope of services to develop a list of closely ranked agencies to be utilized as comparators for salary surveys. Twenty-five Valley Water Unrepresented positions were evaluated against those benchmarked agencies. K&A then use...
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