DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Renee Frieda, Human Resources Director Interim
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide
SUBJECT: City of San Antonio Council Aides Corporation Interlocal Agreement
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes the City to enter in to an Interlocal Agreement with the City of San Antonio Council Aides Corporation to provide for the employment of City Council aides to include the provision of compensation and benefits. The Interlocal Agreement will remain in effect until mutually terminated.
Immediately following City Council action, the Council will recess and convene the organizational meeting of the City of San Antonio Council Aides Corporation to approve Bylaws and an Interlocal Agreement. Following action of the Corporation, the Corporation will adjourn and the City Council will resume in A session.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On August 9, 2019, a City 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 Roberto Trevi?o, Ana Sandoval, and John Courage.
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, 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 Co...
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