South Bay : RAISING THE CEILING
Rancho Palos Verdes officials have decided that instead of giving automatic raises every year to all employees with satisfactory evaluations, salary increases will be determined by performance.
Assistant City Manager Brent D. Mattingly said the changes, which have been studied for 1 1/2 years, are expected to curtail the 15% turnover of city employees in the past year. The city’s assistant city manager, public works senior administration analyst and the director of public works have left for jobs in private industry or other communities.
This means that if employees do well, they can receive more than the average 5% annual pay raise. If they don’t do well, they could get no pay increase. Also, the cap on salaries has been increased, depending on each position, so that the city can retain top-performing employees.
Before making its decision, the city studied how 100 companies and agencies and 20 cities adjust their salaries. The new system was approved by the council Monday night.
Mattingly said the city’s high employee turnover has delayed some capital improvement projects because it takes time to train new employees.
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