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AGENDA ITEM REVIEW FORM |
7.C.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 04/26/2023
- Department Head:
- Adela Cortez
- Submitted By:
- Adela Cortez, Director Human Resources, Human Resources Department
Action Requested:
Discussion Item - No Action to be Taken
Motion
Motion
ITEM:
Discussion and possible action on any and all matters regarding Incentive Program for Public Safety Departments (Police and Fire). (Adela Cortez, Director of Human Resources)
SUMMARY:
A nationwide public safety personnel shortage is being felt in the City of San Luis Police Department and Fire Department. Over the last five years, these departments have experienced severe levels of attrition within their ranks. This has been due to terminations (both voluntary and involuntary) and transfers to other agencies, coupled with the Great Resignation spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ability to recruit, hire and retain qualified individuals has been a difficult task. Nationwide, Public Safety departments are short-staffed and trying to stand out in a competitive environment. To face this shortage of personnel, municipalities around the country are offering increasingly large incentives as they fight for needed recruits. Thus, as an effort to remain competitive and boost our recruitment to attract qualified individuals to the City of San Luis, we would like to implement an enhanced Incentive Pay Plan. This Plan would offer additional pay (perks) for officers, including retention, hiring (sign-on), educational, special assignment, critical skills, stand-by, etc.
Two (2) of the proposed incentives, retention & hiring, would not impact the General Fund as they will be provided with Proposition 207 funding, which is granted to both Police and Fire Departments by Smart and Safe Arizona Fund. Other incentives will be funded from the General Fund as they will be ongoing, as is the practice in other public safety agencies.
With the approval of this Pay Plan,
The ability to recruit, hire and retain qualified individuals has been a difficult task. Nationwide, Public Safety departments are short-staffed and trying to stand out in a competitive environment. To face this shortage of personnel, municipalities around the country are offering increasingly large incentives as they fight for needed recruits. Thus, as an effort to remain competitive and boost our recruitment to attract qualified individuals to the City of San Luis, we would like to implement an enhanced Incentive Pay Plan. This Plan would offer additional pay (perks) for officers, including retention, hiring (sign-on), educational, special assignment, critical skills, stand-by, etc.
Two (2) of the proposed incentives, retention & hiring, would not impact the General Fund as they will be provided with Proposition 207 funding, which is granted to both Police and Fire Departments by Smart and Safe Arizona Fund. Other incentives will be funded from the General Fund as they will be ongoing, as is the practice in other public safety agencies.
With the approval of this Pay Plan,
- The General Fund will be impacted by approximately $203,800 annually.
- The Police Department will have an additional annual expense of $191,540. The budget impact for the remainder of the Fiscal Year (2 months) would be approximately $23,999.
- The Fire Department will have an additional annual expense of $12,192. The budget impact for the remainder of this Fiscal Year would be approximately $2,032.
- Proposition 207 Fund will be impacted as follows for Retention Incentives:
- Fire Department - $91,440
- Police Department - $102,500
RECOMMENDATION / SUGGESTED MOTION:
I MOVE TO AND APPROVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM AS PRESENTED AND THE BUDGET TRANSFER AS STATED IN THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THIS ITEM.
Fiscal Impact
- IS THERE FISCAL IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM:
- Yes
- CITY/STATE/FEDERAL FUNDS:
- Yes
- TOTAL:
- $219,971.00
- BUDGETED AMOUNT:
- See fiscal Impact Statement
- AVAILABLE AMOUNT TO TRANSFER:
- See fiscal Impact Statement
- ACCT NAME & GL#/REMAINING BALANCE BEFORE PURCHASE:
- See fiscal Impact Statement
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT (IF THIS IS A BUDGET TRANSFER, YOU MUST ATTACH THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FORM):
For the Proposition 207 incentives, we budgeted $ $210,000 between Fire and PD which is enough to cover the inventive pay related to Prop 207 through the end of the year. No transfer is needed as this incentive is contingent availability of funds.
We did not budget for the incentives that are funded by the General Fund, we are asking the council authorization to do a budget transfer from the City wide classification and Compensation study project in the amount of $ 27,000 as follows.
Authorize budget transfer in the amount of $24,000 from account 100-999-80000 to Police salary accounts 100-181-5XXXX as needed.
Authorize budget transfer in the amount of $3,000 from account 100-999-80000 to Fire and Ambulance accounts 100-183-5XXXX and 340-341-5XXXX as needed.
The fiscal impact to the General Fund for FY 2024 is $203,800 and if approved by the Council we will budget accordingly in next year budget.
We did not budget for the incentives that are funded by the General Fund, we are asking the council authorization to do a budget transfer from the City wide classification and Compensation study project in the amount of $ 27,000 as follows.
Authorize budget transfer in the amount of $24,000 from account 100-999-80000 to Police salary accounts 100-181-5XXXX as needed.
Authorize budget transfer in the amount of $3,000 from account 100-999-80000 to Fire and Ambulance accounts 100-183-5XXXX and 340-341-5XXXX as needed.
The fiscal impact to the General Fund for FY 2024 is $203,800 and if approved by the Council we will budget accordingly in next year budget.