Salary and Benefits Survey December 2010 M. Brennler

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Salary and Benefits Survey

Job Classification - City Manager

December 2010

M. Brennler



lntroduction

In light of the Bell scandal, communities throughout California are taking a renewed interest in

the salaries and benefits afforded their city employees, particularly those who occupy positions

in executive management.

The purpose of this survey is to provide the public and their governing bodies with a

comprehensive view of the salary and benefits that are provided to City Managers in the seven

municipalgovernments located in San Luis Obispo County.

The manner in which this survey was prepared is described in the section labeled

"Methodology".



Table of Contents

Methodology

Rankings - Annual Total Compensation

Rankings - Annual Base Salary

Retirement Plans & Contribution Rates

Contributions to Deferred Compensation

Contributions for Health Benefits

Contributions for Insurance and Disability eolicies

Other Categories of Compensation

Annual Leave (Vacation, Holiday, Administrative)

Severance Packages

City Facts (Land Size, Populations & General Fund Revenues)

Record of Components & Computations

Charts

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Methodology

ln preparing this survey, the author utirized the seven incorporated

County of San Luis Obispo, California.

municipalities located in the

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Arroyo Grande

Atascadero

Grover Beach

Morro Bay

Paso Robles

Pismo Beach

San Luis Obispo

In preparing the survey, data and documents were gathered from each city, includingemployment agreements, addendums, city council resolutions, salary schedules and summariesaddressing compensation and benefits. Information related to public agency employercontribution rates was also gathered from PERS (california public Employees, RetirementSystem).

In cases of ambiguity, information was verified by contacting the representatives of the city,sDepartment of Human Resources.

The compensation survey reflects rankings for both annualtotal compensation and annual basesalary for year 2oro' The components used in determining totar compensation are as follows:

Salary

PERS retirement plans and contributions

City contributions to Social Security and Medicarecity contributions to deferred compensation prans (4s7b& 401a)city contributions for hearth prans, incruding options for ,.cash

back,,

city contributions for rife insurance, disabirity poricies, unemproyment andworkers' compensation insurance

Agency contributions for other forms of compensation

This survey also includes information concerning annual leave time, specifically vacation days,holidays and administrative leave. comparisons of sick leave are not addressed.

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Information reference severance packages is also presented, although the reader must

recognize that the estimated value of these packages can vary significantly, depending on the

employee's separation date, the number of hours accrued at time of separation and the rate of

pay at time of separation.

The last component of the survey involves comparison data related to city land sizes,

populations and approximate general fund revenues for year 2010.



Rankings - Total Annual Compensation - zOtO

San Luis Obispo

AtascaderoPaso Robles

Pismo Beach

Morro Bay

Arroyo Grande

Grover Beach

Notes:

Component data and computations are recorded on Page 15

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San Luis Obispo

Pismo Beach

Atascadero

Paso Robles

Morro Bay

Arroyo Grande

Grover Beach

Rankings - Annual Base Salary - ?:OLO

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LL,383.00

!0,287.00

Hourly

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Pismo Beach - Potential salary increase to 5t72,966.80 scheduled January 2011_

Grover Beach - Top step salary for City Manager is 1.52,280.00

Co m putatio ns for monthly a nd ho u rly data - http: /www.ca lcxm l.com/do/pay03

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RETIREMENT PLAN & CONTRIBUTION .zOtO

RETIREMENT

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CONTRIBUTION RAT€

AGENCY PICK UP OF

EMPLOYEE SHARE

EMPLOYEE

CONTRIBUTION

TOTAL AGENCY

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Social Security/Medicare

contribution

Arroyo Grande

Atascadero

PERS 2.s @ ss | 1s.8s}% | SsW 2s% | 2t.350% 129,163.00 I 8,603.00

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Paso Robles

PERS 2.7 @ ss 18.77L% 4r4h2 9Yo * L8.7lL% 29,068.00 2,253.00

PERS 2.s @ ss 15.6780/o 8% 0 23.618% 36,784.O0 8,880.00

Pismo Beach PERS 2.5 @ 55 13.87Oo/o 5.85% 2.1,s% L9.720o/o * 31,828.00 8,962.00

PERS 2.7 @ 55 17.626% 8o/o 0 25.626% 56,767.O0 3,372.00an Luis Obispo

* Notes:

Grover Beach - Employee contribution is 8%,7% of which is paid into salary in accordance with 4t4h(21

Pismo Beach - Employee contribution of 8% is paid into salary in accordance with 414h(21

Pismo Beach - Total Agency Contribution reported by City of Pismo Beach is 19,092%

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DEFERRED COMPENSATION/SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLANS - 2O1O

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Atascadero - 2005 Employment Agreement Addendum - "City will pay a contribution equal to 5% of base salary to tax defferred supp retirement plan (40La)..,'

Grover Beach - Employment agreement allows up to 7,500.00 annually but City Manager has not taken benefit

San Luis Obispo - 3.5% of base salarv

Arroyo Grande

Atascadero

Grover Beach

Morro Bay

Paso Robles

Pismo Beach

San luis Obispo

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December 2010

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Pismo Beach - Payments for longevity may be converted to a retiree health benefit

Payments for retiree health plans are recorded for informationalpurposes. Theyare not factored intothe figures for tota I com pensation

December 2010

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Atascadero

Grover Beach

Morro Bay

Paso Robles

Pismo Beach

San Luis Obispo

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22,590.00

142 hours (17.75 days) 39,1.40.00

64 hours {8 17,093.00

T2hours (9 days) 25,096.00

56 hours (7 days) * 26,358.00

80 hours (10 23,590.00

80 hours (10 636.00

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Atascadero - Additional 40 hours vacation leave was granted October 2005 along with 5% contribution to 40La (refer addendum)

Paso Robles - Administrative leave may be cash out or converted to vacation leave

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Arroyo Grande

Atascadero

Grover Beach

Morro Bay

Paso Robles

Pismo Beach

San Luis Obispo

Salary

6 mo 68,298.00

t2 mo 157,173.00

6 mo* 92,582.00

5 mo 64,730$0

12 mo 1,55,744.0A

6 mo 80,700.00

9 mo 156,L40.00

Severance Package (City Manager)

Additional components of severance package

cash value equating to 6 months PERS contribution (14,582.00),

health benefit contribution (8,012.00) and accrued leave

cash value equating to 12 months health contribution (12,100.56), life ins

premium (526.00) and accrued leave

cash value equating to 6 months health contribution (3,805.98)and accruedleave

cash value equating to 5 months accrued leave

cash value equating to 12 months "benefits"

cash value equating to 6 months accrued vacation

cash value equating to 9 months fringe benefits

* Notes

Estimated Severance Payment *

Arroyo GrandeAtascadero

Grover

Morro Bay

Paso Robles

Pismo Beach

San Luis Obispo

90,892.00169,800.00

99,387.00

64,730.00

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83,804.00

230,084.00

* Does not include payment for accrued leave

December 2010

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Atascadero

Paso Robles

San Luis Obispo

Arroyo GrandeMorro Bay

Pismo Beach

Grover Beach

Land Size

26.7

19.9

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3.6

2.3

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Paso Robles

Atascadero

Pismo BeachArroyo Grande

Morro Bay

Grover Beach

City Facts

San Luis Obispo

Paso Robles

Atascadero

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Morro Bay

Pismo Beach

50,769,7AO

24,43t,50O

L5,924,24O

t5,762,734t3,2Og,g7o

10,235,369

5,384,622

Approximate 2010 General Fund Revenues

Population

44,O75

30,072

29,307

t7,239L3,2OO

10,391

8,540

December 2010

Data compiled by M. Brennler

Sources:

Land Size - Wikipedia.org

Population - California Department of Finance

General Fund revenues - San Luis Obispo Tribune

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Record of Components and Computations

136,596.00 29,t63.O0 8,603.00 1,200.00 16,054.00 0 1,684.00 5,640.00 198,940.00

L57,L73.OO 30,007.00 2,704.00 29,859.00 12,L02.00 3,200.00 9,910.00 9,738.00 254,693.00

123,443.00 17,008.00 8,487.00 0 7,667.00 0 2,427.00 5,160.00 L64,792.OO

Arroyo Grande

Atascadero

Grover Beach

Morro Bay

Paso Robles

Pismo Beach

San Luis Obispo

155,351.00 29,068.00 2,253.00 1,000.00 14,722.00 0 4,O73.00 4,200.00 210,667.OO

L55,744.00 36,784.00 8,880.00 6,700.00 13,533.00 2s0.00 3,648.00 5,435.00 230,974.00

16L,400.00 31,828.00 8,962.00 4,500.00 226.OO 6,26L.OO 3,610.00 4,260.OO 221,047.00

22r,520.O0 56,767.00 3,372.00 7,753.00 11.136.00 0 3,523.00 5,400.00 309,47L.OO

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Pismo Beach

161,400.00

Paso Robles

230,974.00

Atascadero

L57,t73.00

Pismo Beach

221,047.o0

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Paso Robles

I55,744.O0

Morro Bay

2to,667.00

Morro Bay

L55,351.00

Arroyo Grande

198,940.00

Arroyo Granda

136,596.00

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Retirement Contributions - 2010

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37,765.00

Pismo Beach

40,790.00

Paso Robles

45,664.00

San Luis Obispo

60,139.00

Deferred Compensation - 2010

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Atascadero

29,859.00

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Health Benefits -zOtO

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Arroyo Grande

16,054.00Atascadero

15,301.00 Morro Bay

14,722.00 paso Robles

13,793.00

San Luis Obispo

11,136.00

Grover Beach

7,667.00

Pismo Beach

6,487.00

Atascadero

9,910.00

Morro Bay

4,073.0a Paso Robles

3,648.00

Pismo Beach San Luis Obispo

3,610.00 3,523.00

Grover Beach

2,427.OOArroyo Grande

1,684.00

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Other Compensation - 2010

Atascadero

9,738.00

Arroyo Grande

5,640.00 San Luis Obispo

5,400.00 Grover Beach

5,160.00

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Annual Leave & approximated value- 2010

I Atascadero

i OS Oays 539,140.00

Paso Robles

44 Days san Luis Objspo ^]"_t"r:"x,Morro Bay526,3s8.00 43 Days 522,590.00 ,

536,636.00r11'JJv'vv

Sli;#.Pismo Beach

38 Days Grover Beach

s23,590.00 36 Davs

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Salary and Benefits Survey December 2010 M. Brennler