DATE: September 3, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Human Resources Department
TITLE: UPDATE TO CITY OF OCEANSIDE SALARY SCHEDULE
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve and adopt the revised City of Oceanside Salary Schedule and Executive and Senior Management Salary Schedule with the effective dates contained herein.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The salary schedule presented for adoption reflects changes that were previously approved by the City Council for various bargaining units and positions within the City, including but not limited to the following:
* Establishing pay bands for the Information Technologies Director position and Assistant Water Director position (approved with the 25/26 Fiscal Year Budget and effective retroactively to July 6, 2025)
* Reclassification of the Fire Safety Specialist and Fire Plans Examiner classifications to Deputy Fire Marshal I/II (approved August 6, 2025 and effective retroactively to August 31, 2025).
* The establishment of the Compliance Specialist I/II/Senior Series and accompanying pay bands (approved August 6, 2025 and effective retroactively to August 31, 2025).
Additionally, the salary schedule presented for adoption reflects a market-level compensation adjustment for the position of Economic Development Manager effective retroactively to August 31, 2025.
During the City's 2024/2025 annual reclassification request review, the Economic Development Manager position was studied for correctness in both title and pay. Although the results of the study indicated the title was correctly aligned with the job duties, the position was identified as one significantly under market-level compensation for the San Diego County area. The proposed change brings this position into a competitive balance with similarly situated positions in San Diego County; and in alignment with other Division Manager positions within the City of Oceanside. It is as follows an...
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