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Report regarding a resolution approving the City of South San Francisco wage and salary schedule for fiscal year 2026-2027 (Leah Lockhart, Human Resources Director)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the City of South San Francisco Wage and Salary Schedule for fiscal year 2026-27 to provide for negotiated wage and salary adjustments.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In accordance with the City's Personnel Rules and Regulations, the City maintains a wage and salary schedule ("salary schedule") for all positions of employment with the City, and any amendments to the schedule are subject to City Council approval. The salary schedule is updated at the beginning of each fiscal year and amended as needed to implement negotiated rate increases or other recommended changes to job classifications and pay rates. The attached resolution includes the proposed salary schedule for fiscal year 2026-2027, reflecting the following changes:
Negotiated Wage and Salary Adjustments
Following a period of negotiations, on August 13 and September 25, 2025, City Council approved Memorandums of Understanding ("MOUs") with each of the City's represented employee bargaining units to provide for wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for a term beginning July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. City Council also approved compensation plans for unrepresented employee units, including the Executive Management Unit and the Public Safety Managers Unit, for the same two-year period. Each of these MOUs and Compensation Plans provides for a four percent (4%) across-the-board increase to salary ranges for regular full-time and permanent part-time employees effective the first pay period in July 2026 (effective date July 3, 2026). Therefore, the proposed salary schedule includes a four percent (4%) increase for all positions represented by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees...
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