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BACKGROUND The City employs up to 450 temporary employees throughout the year. Examples of these positions include library pages, interns, recreation leaders, maintenance aides, lifeguards and preschool teachers. These positions are generally part-time, non- benefitted with an average schedule of eight to 30 hours per week. Periodically, the California minimum wage increases and staff studies compensation to check the City's marketability to employ these temporary workers. The results of a recently completed study have prompted the recommendation to the City Council. DISCUSSION The minimum wage in California will increase to $15.50 per hour effective January 1, 2023. In addition, the last comprehensive study of temporary classifications was completed in 2021 and much has changed in the workforce market since then. Staff took the opportunity to analyze the City's temporary compensation to ensure the City is able to attract and retain temporary staff in the coming year. The current study revealed several of the City's temporary classifications, specifically in maintenance and the aquatics program, which were previously adjusted effective July 1, 2022, are still competitive when compared to nearby cities (Attachment 1). However, there are a few classifications that are below market as compared to nearby cities, which is especially evident in the preschool and recreation classifications. For example, the library page classification and the preschool classifications are nine percent below the market average, while the recreation leader classifications are currently 10 percent below the market average. Adjusting wages to comply with minimum wage is mandatory. The starting salaries for the classifications of police cadet, program assistant, and clerical assistant were increased from $15 to $15.50 per hour. New hires in the apprentice/intern classification will be placed at Step 2, which is above minimum wage. In addition, there is opportunity to become more competitive in temporary classifications and staff is recommending increases above the minimum wage mandate to the preschool program as well as the classifications of Recreation Leader I, Recreation Leader II, Seasonal Senior Recreation Leader, and Library Page. The proposed Temporary, Part-Time Seasonal Classification Salary Structure will accommodate the minimum wage adjustments effective January 1, 2023, and will provide more competitive salaries for the City's temporary classifications. As these employees are not represented by a union, staff seeks Council approval of these adjustments. Page 2 of 3