DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Renee Frieda, Interim Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All
SUBJECT:
Creation of the City of San Antonio Texas Municipal Council Aides Corporation
SUMMARY:
This Resolution creates the City of San Antonio Texas Municipal Council Aides Corporation to aid, assist, and act on behalf of the City in the performance of the City's governmental functions to assist with the employment of City Council Aides in a professional manner, including the provision of benefits, and approves the associated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On August 9, 2019, a Council Consideration Request was submitted by Councilman Trevino regarding City Council staff compensation. As part of the FY 2020 budget process, City Council appropriated $870,284 for a City Council staff policy discussion with any recommendations to be effective February 1, 2020. During a Governance Committee meeting on October 16, 2019, Mayor Nirenberg appointed an Ad Hoc Committee on City Council Staff Compensation, including Councilmember Adrianna Rocha Garcia as Chair and consisting of Council members John Courage, Ana Sandoval and Roberto Trevi?o.
The Department of Human Resources facilitated a classification and compensation review, and drafted job descriptions. The Ad Hoc Committee approved the use of a third-party consultant to view the draft job descriptions and information gathered to make pay range recommendations. After review and discussion by the Ad Hoc Committee and the full Council during a B session, pay ranges and job descriptions were adopted by Council on January 30, 2020.
After completing the compensation work, the Ad Hoc Committee began work to review benefits provided to Council Aides. The Council Aide medical plan format was modified in June 2020 to provide improved dependent coverage; and the cost picked up by the City was designed to closely match the City cost sharing that is provided to civilian employ...
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