TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Christine Briceño, Chief Human Resources Officer
REPORT BY: Joy Cadiz, Staff Services Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution Amending Napa County Policy Manual Part I Section 37C-1 and 37C-3 of the Management Compensation Plan
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution amending the Napa County Policy Manual Part I Section 37C-1 and 37C-3 of The Management Compensation Plan, effective November 21, 2026. (No Fiscal Impact; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The County’s unrepresented employees include Management (Classified, Non-Classified, and Non-Classified (Other)) and Confidential groups. Since these employee groups are not governed by a collective bargaining agreement, they are covered by the Management Compensation Plan. Historically, certain fringe benefits (such as bilingual pay) were extended to these groups by cross-referencing agreements for represented employees. However, CalPERS requires management benefits to be explicitly detailed within the Management Compensation Plan for those benefits to qualify as pensionable.
CalPERS recently notified the County that the POST Education Incentive Program for Sheriff’s Office management was deemed non-pensionable because the plan references the Deputy Sheriff’s Association’s Memoranda of Understanding (MOU). To resolve this, the Management Classified (Section 37C-1) and Management Non-Classified (Other) (Section 37C-3) appendices are being amended to remove reference to the Deputy Sheriff’s Association’s MOUs and explicitly state this fringe benefit.
Note: Two Human Resources consent items on the November 17, 2026 Board Agenda include amendments to Section 37C-1. The attached redline and clean files for 37C-1 include edits for both consent items.
Requested Action:
Amend the Napa County Policy Manual Part I Section 37C-1 (Management Classified) and 37C-3 (Management Non-Classified (Other)), effective November 21, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Additional Information |
County Initiative: Elevate County Service and Workforce Excellence |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.