To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Steve Potter, City Manager
Prepared By: Liz Habkirk, Deputy City Manager
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Resolution Amending Agreement C2019-325 with Napa City Employees' Association
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. C2019-325 with the Napa City Employees' Association - Service Employees International Union Local 1021- CTW, CLC; generally reducing the number of salary steps from twenty (20) steps to five (5) steps upon implementation of the City's updated Enterprise Resource Planning System.
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DISCUSSION:
On March 3, 2020, the City Council approved a contract with Tyler Technologies, Incorporated for the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning ("ERP") system to include modules relate to payroll and human resources functions, as well as utility billing, cashiering and financials. Since that approval, an implementation team led by City Manager's Office, Finance and Human Resources staff have been working with Tyler Technologies consultants to build and design the new system that will replace the current payroll system. The "go-live" date is currently scheduled for late July 2021.
As a part of the implementation project, every aspect of the City's current payroll system has been reviewed and, where appropriate, modifications have been designed to gain efficiencies and strengthen the various processes involved in the complete human resources function. These modifications have largely been based on industry best practices, as well as specifically addressing deficiencies the implementation team have experienced with the current system.
One such modification recommendation is related to the salary schedules, currently broken down into twenty individual salary steps (from Step A to Step T) for each classification. Individuals generally enter City employment at one of the lower tier steps and over time, th...
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