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City of Palo Alto (ID # 4238)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 11/4/2013
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Summary Title: Recommendation from CAO Committee to List Salary Range
for City Auditor Recruitment Brochure
Title: Recommendation From the Council Appointed Officers Committee to
List a Salary Range in City Auditor’s Recruitment Brochure
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Human Resources
Recommendation
The Council Appointed Officers Committee recommends that Council approve the use of a
salary range in the recruiting brochure for the City Auditor.
Background
The recruiter assigned to the City Auditor posting advised the CAO Committee that the
potential pool of qualified applicants for City Auditor is limited and that the City needs flexibility
to compensate at the range between $150,000 to $175,000.
Discussion
The CAO committee discussed that the recruiter working on the Auditor recruitment should
add language to the marketing brochure indicating an anticipated general salary range. The
following verbiage was suggested:
“The City is committed to compensation appropriate to attracting and retaining a strong
candidate. The City anticipates base salary between $150,000 and $175,000, depending on
qualifications and experience. Actual compensation is subject to negotiation.”
The listed salary range does not restrict the Council in a future salary negotiation with an
identified candidate. It is intended to send a signal to the potential pool of applicants regarding
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the Council’s anticipated compensation parameters, with the intention of attracting strong
candidates to apply for the position.
Resource Impact
The Fiscal Year 2014 Adopted Budget includes the cost for the City Auditor position salary in the
amount of $170,000 and associated fringe benefits. For Fiscal Year 2014 there will be sufficient
savings available due to position vacancy to cover a higher salary than $170,000 and variable
fringe costs.