BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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*Adopt a Resolution Adopting Employee Salary Schedule - Effective Pay Period 25 of Fiscal Year 2023.
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
*Adopt the Resolution ADOPTING EMPLOYEE SALARY SCHEDULE - EFFECTIVE PAY PERIOD 25 OF FISCAL YEAR 2023.
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SUMMARY:
Board approval of the Employees Salary Schedule serves the following purpose:
1. Compliance with state law which requires that the governing body of a public agency formally approve salary schedules for all employees and make them available for public review;
2. Updates and makes current the salary schedule for Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) for Executive employees; and
3. Updates and makes current the salary schedule for the three Board Appointed Officers.
Compliance with State Legal Requirement
Approval of the Employee Salary Schedule by the Board of Directors is required under Title 2 California Code of Regulations, section 570.5 and its requirement of a publicly available pay schedule approved by a public body for all employee classifications. Under this requirement, the amount of "compensation earnable" for purposes of calculating retirement benefits is limited to the amount listed on a pay schedule meeting the following requirements:
(1) Has been duly approved and adopted by the employer's governing body in accordance with requirements of applicable public meetings laws;
(2) Identifies the position title for every employee position;
(3) Shows the pay-rate for each identified position, which may be stated as a single amount or as multiple amounts within a range;
(4) Indicates the time base, including, but not limited to, whether the time base is hourly, daily, bi-weekly, monthly, bimonthly, or annually;
(5) Is posted at the office of the employer or immediately accessible and available for public review from the employer during normal business hours or posted on the employer's internet website;
(6) Indicates an effective d...
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