Agda Pkt 2025.03.10 Joint SA PFA

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CITY OF REDWOOD CITY SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE GROUP Page 4 of 34 share. Any resulting equity adjustments will not exceed one percent (1%), to be effective the first full pay period following final completion of the surveys. Effective the first full pay period following October 1, 2025, there will be a three percent (3%) cost of living increase for all classifications covered by this Summary. Effective the first full pay period following October 1, 2026, there will be a three percent (3%) cost of living increase for all classifications covered by this Summary. Effective October 1, 2027, the City will provide the same Cost of Living Adjustment to the Confidential employees covered by this Summary as negotiated with the Redwood City Management Employees’ Association (RCMEA), effective on the same date as the increase provided to employees represented by RCMEA. D. Initial Appointments: Initial appointments shall normally be made at the lowest rate of pay within the applicable salary scale. Upon approval of the City Manager, such appointments may be made above the bottom of the range when justified upon consideration of the difficulty of locating qualified personnel and an appointee’s experience, education, knowledge of particular duties required and such other criteria as may be reasonably related to such preferential consideration on the basis of merit. E. Meritorious Achievement Adjustment: When an individual's performance is judged to meet or exceed a satisfactory level, a merit increase may be given in addition to the cost-of-living adjustment. Such an increase may be between four and seven percent (4% and 7%). This increase is based on the City's evaluation of the degree to which the employee met their objectives. In making this determination, the relative merit of an individual employee among other employees shall be considered. The meritorious achievement awards scale will be: • Unsatisfactory No increase • Satisfactory 4% • Exceeds Standards 5%-6% • Outstanding 7% 16.3.2 Once the employee's performance evaluation has been completed, it shall be presented to the employee for review and signature. Recommendations for merit increases will be made by the department head and forwarded with detailed justifications to the City Manager and Personnel Officer, who may make adjustments prior to approval. Merit increases may only be granted upon 6.I. - Page 68 of 119 482