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Approval of Salary Range for the Chief Park Ranger Classification, the Employer-Employee Relations Policy, and the Citywide Salary Schedule
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00642
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) approving the salary range for the Chief Park Ranger classification; 2) approving the updated Employer-Employee Relations Policy (EERP); 3) approving the Citywide Salary Schedule; and 4) authorizing the City Manager or designee to make minor changes or adjustments to the exhibits in order to correct omissions and errors.
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Contact
Contact: Jennifer Wilkinson, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-5295, jwilkinson@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Human Resources
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-EERP (Redline)
3-Citywide Salary Schedule (Redline)
4-Resolution
5-Exhibit A - EERP
6-Exhibit B - Citywide Salary Schedule
7-Exhibit C - SCXEA LOU
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The establishment of a Chief Park Ranger classification within the Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment (YPCE) Department is necessary to provide dedicated subject-matter expertise and operational oversight of the Park Safety Services Division. Currently, these responsibilities are managed by the Assistant Director, which limits their capacity to focus on broader, department-wide operational and strategic priorities. Creating this classification will ensure appropriate leadership, enhance operational effectiveness, and allow executive staff to concentrate on overall departmental management.
Employer-Employee Relations Policy (EERP)
The proposed EERP amendment is necessary to document the added (new) classification of Chief Park Ranger, represented by Sacramento City Exempt Employees Association (SCXEA). The specific changes to the EERP are presented in two versions; a red-lined version of text change to the EERP is included as Attachment 2, and a clean copy of the revised EERP for Council approval is included as Exhibit A to the Resolution.
Salary Schedule
The California Code of Regulations requires that the City Council adopt the City’s salary schedules at a public meeting (2 CCR § 570.5). This obligation arises whenever salary ranges are changed, to ensure that salary rates are transparent and publicly available. These publicly adopted rates are used by California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to determine the appropriate compensation earnable for each City employee when calculating their pension benefit. The specific changes to the City’s Salary Schedule are presented in two versions, a red-lined version showing only changes to the Salary Schedule as Attachment 3, and a clean copy of the City’s complete Salary Schedule is included as Exhibit B to the Resolution.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The City Council must publicly adopt any change to the City’s Salary Schedule pursuant to California Code of Regulations § 570.5 to ensure transparency and compliance with California Public Employees’ Retirement System requirements.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Approval of this action will establish the authorized salary range through adoption of the updated salary schedule in compliance with California Code of Regulations § 570.5.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: The impact of the salary range authorized will be absorbed in the YPCE department’s current budgets.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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