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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 21, 2014 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:14-309 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.M. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:LaTanya Bellow <br />Human Resources Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Amending the San Leandro Confidential <br />Employees Compensation Plan and Salary Schedule to Add the Classification <br />of Police Recruit Trainee <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to amend the San Leandro <br />Confidential Employees Compensation Plan and salary schedule to include the classification <br />of Police Recruit Trainee. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Staff recommends that the classification of Police Recruit Trainee be added to the San <br />Leandro Confidential Employees Compensation Plan and salary schedule to better address <br />the current hiring challenges and to provide needed support to the Police Department. <br />Police Recruit Trainee is an existing classification title used to hire individuals selected to <br />attend a State of California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic Police <br />Academy. Currently, Police Recruit Trainees are part-time and paid on an hourly basis, but <br />are not eligible for benefits. <br />In order to be competitive with neighboring public safety agencies, staff proposes to change <br />the Police Recruit Trainee classification to a full-time benefited position. The Police <br />Department anticipates an unprecedented number of vacancies over the next few years <br />through attrition. By changing Police Recruit Trainee to a full-time classification, the Police <br />Department can better compete with other law enforcement agencies by offering benefits to <br />these employees while they are attending the police academy. <br />The classification will be listed under the Confidential Employees Group and be <br />unrepresented by a bargaining unit but Police Recruit Trainees will be entitled to benefits <br />under the Confidential Employees compensation plan. The classification title is currently listed <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/15/2014