TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Scott Garrison, Human Resources Administrator
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A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Red Bluff Setting Forth Salaries, Benefits and Other Terms of Employment Applicable to Management and Mid-Management Employees
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RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
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Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 09-2026 Setting Forth Salaries, Benefits and Other Terms of Employment Applicable To Unrepresented Management and Mid-Management Employees.
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SUMMARY:
Salaries, benefits and other terms of employment applicable to unrepresented Management and Mid-Management Employees are traditionally implemented by Resolution and mirror new salary and benefits awarded to the Miscellaneous Unit.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
The City Council approved the current Agreement as Resolution 16-2023 on June 20, 2023.
DISCUSSION:
The Management and Mid-Management employees are typically granted similar adjustments to salaries as those approved for the Miscellaneous Bargaining Unit. Employment terms reflected in the proposed Agreement are for a three-year term, starting on July 1, 2026, and ending on June 30, 2029. Some of the new terms are:
A cost-of-living adjustment of 2% salary increase in 2026, 1.5% in 2027 and 1% in 2028.
A new 2.5% longevity incentive for 15 and 20 years of service to the City of Red Bluff.
A guaranteed 85% coverage rate for medical plans (based on the Gold plan).
An increase to the medical-in-lieu payment and retiree medical plan.
Staff recommend adoption of the new Agreement.
CITY FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of adopting the MOU for FY2026/27 will be included in the new budget. Future budgets for FY2027/28 and FY2028/29 will also be affected.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Management/Mid-Management Agreement Draft redline
2. Management/Mid-Management Agreement Draft clean
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 09-2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RED BLUFF
WHEREAS, the City’s existing bargaining group Memoranda of Understanding (MOU’s) do not apply to Department Heads or Mid-Management employees; and
WHEREAS, Section 10(b)(2) of Resolution No. 38-1970 Employer-Employee Relations provides that management and confidential employees are not to be represented in the same unit as non-management and non-confidential employees; and
WHEREAS, the management and confidential employees should be identified by position titles; and
WHEREAS, the duties, responsibilities, rights and privileges of such employees are set forth in the various chapters of the Code of the City of Red Bluff; and
WHEREAS, the following sections are intended to set certain rules, regulations and benefits for the management and mid-management employees of the City of Red Bluff:
WHEREAS, that Resolution 16-2023 is replaced in its entirety with this Resolution. In addition, all other prior agreements and side letters between the City and the Management, Mid-Management groups are repealed and replaced with the provisions set forth herein.
WHEREAS, that the City Council hereby adopts the following salary and benefits for the management and mid-management employees and authorizes the Mayor to execute all necessary documents to implement said changes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ON JUNE 2, 2026, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RED BLUFF:
ATTEST: ___________________________
Mayor’s Signature
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Deputy City Clerk