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BACKGROUND The City of Pleasanton employs a range of approximately 200 to 450 temporary employees during the year. Examples of these positions include Library Pages, Aides and Interns, Recreation Leaders, Lifeguards and Preschool Teachers. Current hourly rates for these positions are provided in Attachment 1. These positions are generally part-time, non-benefitted with an average schedule of eight to thirty hours per week. The recommendation before Council has been prompted both by the upcoming minimum wage increase to $11.00 per hour, as well as the need to expand temporary employee classifications to reflect the range of duties performed across City departments. DISCUSSION A comprehensive study of existing temporary classifications was completed in 2016, which included adjustments for minimum wage at the time, as well as market adjustments and a re-aligning of classifications within Community Services programming. The next recommended comprehensive compensation study is scheduled to be completed in January 2019. The current recommendation for changes is to address two specific needs. The first is the minimum wage increase from $10.50 to $11.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2018. The proposed salary schedule will accommodate this increase through the elimination of Step 1 for Recreation Leader 1 and Lifeguard, as well as the increase to the minimum of the range for Program Assistant. Second, staff wishes to establish specific temporary classifications to enhance consistency and clarity in temporary employee classification and compensation. Over time, many departments have utilized the Program Assistant temporary classification to encompass a wide range of temporary employees, including temporary clerical support, in addition to the intended duties described in the Program Assistant classification, which are primarily technical and analytical. In order to clearly classify and apply consistent compensation to temporary employees performing clerical support, the additional classifications of Clerical Assistant and Senior Clerical Assistant are being recommended for City-wide use. Temporary, per-diem classifications for Police Officer, Police Dispatcher and Police Records Clerk are also being recommended for addition to the temporary salary schedule. The Police Department maintains per-diem temporary staff to work as needed, and as a best practice these temporary classifications should be maintained on a posted salary schedule. The addition of the Water Safety Instructor classification is being recommended to accommodate staffing needs within the aquatics program of the Community Services Department. Recommendations to address the increase in minimum wage, as well as enhance the range of temporary employee classifications are included in the proposed salary schedule included as Exhibit A of the attached Resolution. Page 2 of 3