The City of Sparks, Nevada provides a resolution defining salaries and benefits for employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement as defined in N.R.S. 288. The city’s Assistant, Senior and Chief City Attorneys employees are served under a separate and distinct Resolution due to the nature of positions and specific benefits provided by the city as differentiated from other employee groups within the city. The Assistant, Senior and Chief City Attorneys employees of the city obtain their salary and benefits from a pay resolution that defines the salary levels and specific benefits provided by the city.

Resolution No. 3240 Assistant, Senior and Chief City Attorneys approved by the Council on July 8, 2013 expires on June 30, 2015.  The proposed Resolution will cover the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.

Substantive changes include:

Pay increase of 2% July 1, 2015.

Pay increase of 2% July 1, 2016.

Addresses issues of pay raises when in Long-Term Acting status.

Shortens the eligibility period for Health benefits by 30 days.

Includes language for representation (non-voting) of non-represented group at the City Group Health Committee.

Allows for Sick leave conversion for employees covered by this resolution.

Increases Sick Leave cash out to 25% at 15 years (from 15%).

Allows the portability of sick leave conversion to plans outside the City by allowing cash out of sick leave conversion in annual increments following termination or retirement.

Provides Sick Leave conversion to employees covered by the Resolution (previously grandfathered).

Increases Tuition Reimbursement from $1,000 to $1,500 per year, and allows a cash out alternative.

Allow for the conversion of up to 80 hours of Annual Leave to cash once per fiscal year (requires balance of 160 hours to qualify).

Allows a cash out option for personal days.

The proposed changes are also shown in the attached copy of the proposed Resolution Strike-Out version.

1. The Council may choose to approve this proposed Assistant, Senior and Chief City Attorneys Resolution as presented by staff. 2. The Council may choose not to approve this proposed Assistant, Senior and Chief City Attorneys Resolution as presented by staff. 3. The Council may choose not to approve this proposed Assistant, Senior and Chief City Attorneys Resolution and provide other direction to staff.

I move to approve the amended Assistant, Senior and Chief City Attorneys Resolution #3282 as presented by staff.