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1 RESOLUTION NO. 9238
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 9089 BY AMENDING
4 PAGES 1, 2, 12 AND 23 OF SCHEDULE II (EXHIBIT B)
OF SAID RESOLUTION WHICH FIXED THE COMPENSATION
5 FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY AND AUTHORIZED
CERTAIN EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
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7 WHEREAS, on June 28, 2006, Resolution No. 9089 was adopted
8 by the City Council of the City of Vernon to be effective on July 1,
9 2006 (the "Salary Resolution"); and
10 WHEREAS, Schedule II, Exhibit "B," pages 1, 2, 12 and 23 of
11 the Salary Resolution provides for the positions and salary scales of
12 Positions within the City Administrator, City Clerk, Health &
13 Environmental Control and the Risk Management Departments; and
14 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon desires to
15 transfer the Sr. Administrative Assistant position from the City
16 Administration Department to the City Clerk Department; establish new
17 salary scales for certain positions in the Health & Environmental
18 Control Department except clerical; and correct the salary schedules
19 of the Health & Environmental Control and Risk Management Departments
20 for positions and salary scales of positions that were inadvertently
21 omitted from Resolution No. 9181 adopted on December 20, 2006; and
22 WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon wishes to
23 amend pages 1, 2, 12 and 23 of Schedule II (Exhibit B) of the Salary
24 Resolution, as amended, to implement the aforementioned changes.
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
26 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
27 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
28 finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
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and correct.
SECTION 2: Effective February 18, 2007, page 12 of
Schedule II, Exhibit "B" of the Salary Resolution, as amended, is
hereby amended to establish new salary schedules for certain positions
in the Health & Environmental Control Department except clerical as
indicated in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated by
reference.
SECTION 3: Effective January 20, 2007, pages 12 and 23 of
Schedule II, Exhibit "B" of the Salary Resolution, as amended, are
hereby amended to correct the salary schedules of the Health &
Environmental Control and Risk Management Departments for positions
and salary scales of positions that were inadvertently omitted from
Resolution No. 9181 as indicated in Exhibit B which is attached hereto
and incorporated by reference.
SECTION 4: Effective February 20, 2007, page l and 2 of
Schedule II, Exhibit "B" of the Salary Resolution, as amended, are
hereby amended to transfer the Sr. Administrative Assistant position
from the City Administration Department to the City Clerk Department
as indicated in Exhibit C which is attached hereto and incorporated by
reference.
SECTION 5: The provisions of Resolution Nos. 9089, 9106,
9120, 9129, 9142, 9167, 9181, 9207, 9215, and 9227 not consistent with
or in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed; in all other
respects, Resolution No. 9089, as amended by Resolution Nos. 9106,
9120, 9129, 9142, 9167, 9181, 9207, 9215, 9227 and 9238 shall remain
in full force and effect.
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SECTION 6: The Acting City Clerk of the City of Vernon
shall certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and
thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of February, 2007.
TTEST:
ANUELA GIRON
Acting City Clerk
nLARIO G ZAL Mayor Pro-Tem
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, MANUELA GIRON, Acting City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No.
9238, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a
regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday, February 20,
2007, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor Pro-Tem of the City
of Vernon.
MANUELA GZROP,
Acting City Clerk
(SEAL)
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EXHIBIT
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HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT
SALARY SCALE
MONTHLY SALARY
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH &
STEP 1
12,508.00
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 4310
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11,856.00
3
11,238.00
4
10,652.00
5
10,097.00
6
9,571.00
7
9,072.00
CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HEALTH &
STEP 1
10,133.00
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - 4329
2
9,605.00
3
9,104.00
4
8,629.00
5
8,179.00
6
7,753.00
7
7,349.00
SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST - 4440
STEP 1
9,104.00
2
8,629.00
3
8,179.00
4
7,753.00
5
7,349.00
6
6,966.00
7
6,603.00
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST - 4340
STEP 1
7,695.00
2
7,294.00
3
6,914.00
4
6,554.00
5
6,212.00
6
5,888.00
7
5,581.00
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5,290.00
SR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - 4520
STEP 1
4,808.00
2
4,557.00
3
4,319.00
4
4,094.00
5
3,881.00
6
3,679.00
7
3,487.00
8
3,305.00
9
3,133.00
ADMINISTRATIVE ASST - 4280
STEP 1
3,881.00
2
3,679.00
3
3,487.00
4
3,305.00
5
3,133.00
6
2,970.00
7
2,815.00
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2,668.00
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2,529.00
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2,397.00
SCHEDULEII
EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 12
2/18/07
health
EXHIBIT
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HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEPARTMENT
SALARY SCALE
MONTHLY SALARY
DEPARTMENT SECRETARY 5,957.00
5,646.00
5,352.00
5,073.00
4,809.00
4,558.00
4,320.00
SCHEDULE II
EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 12a
RISK MANAGEMENT
SALARY SCALE
RISK MANAGER
SR ADMINISTRATIVE ASST - 4520
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - 4280
SCHEDULE II
EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 23
0.035
MONTHLY SALARY
STEP 1
4,808.00
2
4,557.00
3
4,319.00
4
4,094.00
5
3,881.00
6
3,679.00
7
3,487.00
8
3,305.00
9
3,133.00
STEP 1
3,881.00
2
3,679.00
3
3,487.00
4
3,305.00
5
3,133.00
6
2,970.00
7
2,815.00
8
2,668.00
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2,529.00
10
2,397.00
02/20/07 riskmanagement
EXHIBIT
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CITY ADMINISTRATION
SALARY SCALE
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
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MONTHLY SALARY
ASSISTANT TO THE CITY STEP 1
6,317.00
ADMINISTRATOR- 4010 2
5,988.00
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5,676.00
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5,380.00
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5,100.00
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4,834.00
SCHEDULE II
EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 1
02/05/07 cityadministration
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CITY CLERK
SALARY SCALE
MONTHLY SALARY
CITY CLERK - STEP 1
8,151.00
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7,726.00
3
7,323.00
4
6,941.00
5
6,579.00
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6,236.00
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
SR ADMINISTRATIVE ASST - 4520 STEP 1
4,808.00
2
4,557.00
3
4,319.00
4
4,094.00
5
3,881.00
6
3,679.00
7
3,487.00
8
3,305.00
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3,133.00
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - 4280 STEP 1
3,881.00
2
3,679.00
3
3,487.00
4
3,305.00
5
3,133.00
6
2,970.00
7
2,815.00
8
2,668.00
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2,529.00
10
2,397.00
SCHEDULE II
EXHIBIT "B" PAGE 2
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From: Lewis Pozzebon, Director / Health Officer
Date: 1 /29/2007
Re: Request for Professional Staff Salary Adjustment �ES 23
Although the Health Department has been able to maintain a highly qualified and
motivated work force that reflects very positively on the City's image, I am concerned
about maintaining our staffs professionalism due to salary status. With the long-term
support of the City Council and Administration, the Health Department has historically
maintained a staff that has performed admirably. I have received many comments
from business representatives, environmental consultants, and other agency
representatives that the level of expertise and commitment demonstrated by the
City's environmental health professionals is exemplary. If the well recognized
elevated experience and quality of our professional staff is to remain stable, the staff
should be duly compensated.
Over the last five to seven years, the stability of staffing has degenerated for two
main reasons:
• Recruiting. At one time, we were able to hire experienced and knowledgeable
staff away from other jurisdictions because Vernon salary levels were
generally higher than those of surrounding jurisdictions. Our most recent
hires, however, have been Registered Environmental Health Specialists
(REHSs) that have required extensive hazardous materials training to
become fully effective. Now, these sources are increasingly more difficult to
tap as jurisdictions with workloads similar to ours, and agencies employing
REHSs, are compensating their staffs at higher rates. At the same time,
dramatic increases in housing costs in the Los Angeles area have caused our
salary rates to not be as attractive as others.
• Resignations. Over the past few years, we have lost some very experienced
and competent individuals to other jurisdictions. All of these individuals went
on to positions with more responsibility and higher pay. There are individuals
elsewhere that have some of the capabilities listed below, but very few have
all of these capabilities. So it is understandable why Vernon health inspectors
are highly rated by other jurisdictions.
Based on these facts, I consider higher salary levels to be essential for retaining
long-term staff, preventing training cost losses, and attracting promising new
employees. With this in mind, I am requesting consideration of elevating the salary
scale for professional staff 10%. To avoid compression of salary differentials, I am
also recommending an equivalent increase for management positions. Because we
are in the process of recruiting for an Environmental Health Specialist to replace Brett
Koontz, a salary increase would be very important. Therefore, I am requesting the
increase as soon as possible.
In support of this request, these are some of the significant capabilities our staff
members possess:
• Expertise in environmental assessment and remediation of real properties
(Four are Registered Environmental Assessors).
• All of our inspectors are International Code Council -certified California
Underground Storage Tank Inspectors. Such a certification is required in
order for anyone to inspect underground tank installations and issue
correction orders within the State.
• These inspectors are experts in the regulation of hazardous materials and
wastes, including knowledge of storage requirements, chemical
compatibilities, and reporting requirements.
• They are also capable of responding to hazardous material releases, and
recommending safety precautions and clean-up methods associated with
such releases.
• All the inspectors are Registered Environmental Health Specialists. Such
registration normally requires taking specific college courses, two years of
specialized training, and the passing of a rigorous test; and is a requirement
for anyone who is performing inspections of retail food facilities in
California.
• Additional technical knowledge in other regulatory areas including solid
waste, storm water quality, cross -connections, drinking water quality, vector
control, radiological health, and others.
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 22, 2007
TO: Rory Burnett, Director of Finance
Sharon Duckworth, City Treasurer
Donal O'Callaghan, Director of Light & Power
Lewis Pozzebon, Director of Environmental Health
Steve Towles, Acting Chief of Police
Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnel/Purchasing Agent
Mark Whitworth, Fire Chief
Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water
FROM: Nelly Giron, Acting City Clerk
RE: Resolution No. 9238 - A Resolution of the City Council of
the City of Vernon Amending Resolution No. 9089 by. Amending
Pages 1, 2, 12 and 23 of Schedule II (Exhibit B) of Said
Resolution Which Fixed the Compensation for Certain
Employees of Said City and Authorized Certain Expense
Allowances
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Resolution No. 9238, referenced
above, which was approved by City Council on February 20, 2007.
Thank you.
NG:dr
c: Cindy Calzada
Kristen Enomoto
Nelly Giron
Resolution File No. 9238