Suspend unapproved employee pay raises and review differential pay policy

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In Plain English

Some city employees currently receive extra pay that the city council never officially approved. The city manager must immediately stop these unauthorized payments. The manager will then review the entire differential pay system and recommend new rules for when employees should receive extra compensation beyond their base salaries.

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Votes

Have a 30 day review process to determine which differential payments are warranted. The ones that are not warranted will be discontinued, and create a differential payment process through labor meet and confer negotiations

Passed

4 to 3

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Why This Vote Matters

The city will conduct a 30-day review to determine which employees' extra pay should continue and which should be stopped, after discovering some differential payments were never officially authorized. In a divided 4-3 vote, the council directed staff to end unjustified payments and create a formal process for future differential pay through union negotiations. Council members Willis, Choi, Johnson III, and Myrick supported the measure, while Martinez, Bates, and Butt voted against it. This marks an unusual split on personnel matters, as most council members typically vote in favor of such items with rates above 84%.

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Other motions

Immediately suspend differential pay to all employees and that the City Manager report back within 30 to 60 days with recommendations of those employees who should receive differential pay for the city council to approve

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