HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-88 - Approving a Revised Salary Schedule and New Classifications for the Key & Management GroupRESOLUTION 2025-88
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A
REVISED SALARY SCHEDULE AND NEW
CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE KEY & MANAGEMENT
GROUP
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City") has employees who are not
represented by an exclusively recognized collective bargaining unit and therefore are not
covered by a collective bargaining memorandum of understanding/agreement;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City Council") has
previously established and recognized the unrepresented Key & Management ("K&M")
employees, consisting of certain safety and non -safety management, professional and
confidential classifications;
WHEREAS, the City promotes effective communication and collaborative working
relationships with its K&M employees to foster positive relations while balancing good
management practices;
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution 2025-45 which
outlined the wages, hours, fringe benefits and other terms of employment of K&M
employees for the time period July 12, 2025, through June 30, 2028 ("K&M Compensation
Plan");
WHEREAS, the City Council intends to approve an amendment to the K&M
Compensation Plan and salary schedule to establish/remove classifications/positions
from Key & Management Compensation Plan and the City's salary schedule, which are
set forth in Exhibit A and B and incorporated herein by this reference;
WHEREAS, City of Newport Beach Charter Section 601 requires the City Council
to provide the number, titles, qualifications, powers, duties and compensation of all
officers and employees of the City;
WHEREAS, Newport Beach Municipal Code Section 2.28.010 (Establishment of
Classification and Salary Ranges) provides, upon recommendation of the City Manager,
the City Council may establish by resolution the salary range or rate for each position;
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed the changes to the salary schedule
for K&M job classifications provided in this resolution and recommends approval; and
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WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the City Council is approving and
adopting the classifications and amendments to the salary schedule for K&M employees
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby adopt and approve the K&M salary
schedules and ranges set forth in Exhibit A, and the K&M personnel classifications and
subcategories set forth in Exhibit B, which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2: The City's salary schedule and K&M Compensation Plan shall be
modified to be consistent with this resolution. All classifications/positions in the K&M
group that are no longer referenced in Exhibit B shall be removed from the City's salary
schedule. For all purposes, including but not limited to fulfilling any requirements of the
City Charter, the person appointed as Administrative Services Director, or acting
Administrative Services Director, shall be deemed to be the City's Finance Director,
Treasurer, and Human Resources Director and shall exercise all powers, duties, and
responsibilities assigned to the City's Finance Director, Treasurer, or Human Resources
Director under the Charter, Newport Beach Municipal Code, contract, purchase order,
policy, adopted or approved document, or any other applicable law, rule or regulation.
Section 3: Any resolution, or part thereof, in conflict with this resolution shall be
of no effect.
Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 5: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City
Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
Section 6: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQX) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2.) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
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because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
Section 7: This resolution shall take on December 13, 2025, and the City Clerk
shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 9th day of December 2025.
ATTEST:
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Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
Exhibit A - Key & Management Salary Schedule
Exhibit B - Key & Management Classifications and Their Subcategories
Exhibit A
Newport Beach Key & Management Compensation Plan
MOU Term: July 12, 2025 - June 30, 2028
Effective December 13, 2025: New Classifications
Administrative Services Director
18
Low
$
91.80
$
15,912
$
190,949
Administrative Services Director
18
Mid
$
118.19
$
20,486
$
245,832
Administrative Services Director
18
High
$
144.57
$
25,060
$
300,715
Municipal Operations Director
21
Low
$
86.85
$
15,053
$
180,638
Municipal Operations Director
21
Mid
$
111.81
$
19,380
$
232,565
Municipal Operations Director
21
High
$
136.77
$
23,708
$
284,491
Effective July 11, 2026: 4% Cost -of -Living Adjustment (COLA)
Administrative Services Director
18
Low
$
95.47
$
16,549
$
198,587
Administrative Services Director
18
Mid
$
122.92
$
21,305
$
255,665
Administrative Services Director
18
High
$
150.36
$
26,062
$
312,744
Municipal Operations Director
21
Low
$
90.32
$
15,655
$
187,864
Municipal Operations Director
21
Mid
$
116.28
$
20,156
$
241,867
Municipal Operations Director
21
High
$
142.25
$
24,656
$
295,871
Effective July 10, 2027: 3% Cost -of -Living Adjustment (COLA)
Administrative Services Director
18
Low
$
98.34
$
17,045
$
204,544
Administrative Services Director
18
Mid
$
126.60
$
21,945
$
263,335
Administrative Services Director
18
High
$
154.87
$
26,844
$
322,126
Municipal Operations Director
21
Low
$
93.03
$
16,125
$
193,500
Municipal Operations Director
21
Mid
$
119.77
$
20,760
$
249,123
Hourly rates are rounded to the nearest hundredth. Monthly and annual salaries are rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
Actual rates may vary slightly due to rounding.
Exhibit B
The City of Newport Beach
List of All Key & Management Classifications and Their Subcategory
Term of Compensation Plan: July 12, 2025 - June 30, 2028
Position Title
Administrative Manager
Administrative Manager*
Administrative Services Director
Assistant Chief, Lifeguard Operations
Assistant, Administrative (K&M)
Assistant, Executive
Budget Analyst
Budget Analyst, Senior
City Attorney, Assistant
City Attorney, Deputy
City Clerk, Assistant
City Clerk, Deputy
City Engineer, Assistant
City Manager, Assistant
City Manager, Deputy
Civil Engineer, Principal
Civil Engineer, Principal - Plan Check
Civil Engineer, Senior (K&M)
Community Develop. Director
Community Develop. Director, Deputy
Finance Director, Deputy
Finance Manager
Fire Chief
Fire Chief, Assistant
Fiscal Specialist (K&M)
Harbormaster
Harbormaster, Deputy
Homeless Services Manager
Human Resources Analyst
Human Resources Analyst, Assistant
Human Resources Analyst, Senior
Human Resources Director, Deputy
Human Resources Manager
Human Resources Specialist
Human Resources Supervisor
IT Engineer, Cybersecurity
IT Manager
IT Supervisor
Library Services Director
Subcategory
Division Management
Division Management
Executive Management
Administrative Management -Safety
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Executive Management
Division Management
Confidential
Confidential
Division Management
Executive Management
Executive Management
Division Management
Division Management
Confidential
Executive Management
Administrative Management
Administrative Management
Division Management
Executive Management -Safety
Administrative Management -Safety
Confidential
Executive Management
Administrative Management
Division Management
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
Administrative Management
Division Management
Confidential
Division Management
Confidential
Administrative Management
Division Management
Executive Management
The City of Newport Beach
List of All Key & Management Classifications and Their Subcategory
Term of Compensation Plan: July 12, 2025 - June 30, 2028
Position Title
Subcategory
Library Services Manager
Division Management
Management Analyst
Confidential
Management Analyst, Assistant
Confidential
Management Analyst, Senior
Confidential
Management Fellow
Confidential
Municipal Operations Director
Executive Management
Paralegal
Confidential
Payroll Coordinator
Confidential
Planner, Principal
Confidential
Planning Manager
Division Management
Police Chief
Executive Management -Safety
Police Chief, Assistant
Administrative Management -Safety
Police Support Srvcs Administrator
Administrative Management
Public Information Manager
Division Management
Public Information Specialist
Confidential
Public Works Director
Executive Management
Public Works Director, Deputy/City Engineer
Administrative Management
Public Works Director, Deputy/Municipal Ops
Administrative Management
Public Works Finance/Admin Manager
Division Management
Purchasing & Contracts Administrator
Confidential
Real Property Administrator
Confidential
Recreation & Senior Srvcs Director
Executive Management
Recreation & Senior Srvcs Director, Deputy
Administrative Management
Recreation & Senior Srvcs Manager
Division Management
Superintendent
Division Management
Systems and Administration Manager
Division Management
Transportation Manager/City Traffic Engineer
Division Management
Utilities Director
Executive Management
Water Operations Superintendent
Division Management
*Y-Rated, Hired on/before 10/27/2018
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ; ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
I, Lena Shumway, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing Resolution No. 2025-88 was
duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of December, 2025,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Joe Stapleton, Mayor Pro Tern Lauren Kleiman, Councilmember Noah Blom,
Councilmember Michelle Barto, Councilmember Robyn Grant, Councilmember Sara J.
Weber, Councilmember Erik Weigand
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said
City this 101h day of December, 2025.
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
City of Newport Beach, California