Orange County Grand Jury
• 2011-2012
• Agency Response
Response to:
City of Huntington Beach
California 92648 Don Hansen Mayor October 12, 2012 The Honorable Thomas J. Borris Presiding Judge of the Orange County*
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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F2
(F2) - Content and Clarity Ratings for EXECUTIVE Compensation Cost The City of Huntington Beach AGREES with the Grand Jury finding that there is more potential improvement possible; and Orange County cities can, going forward, collectively achieve greater than a 41% excellent rating for this reporting item.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
(R2) - Content & Clarity of EXECUTIVE Compensation Costs The City of Huntington Beach has implemented this recommendation and the City Council and Executive Compensation Costs are posted on the homepage on the City's website allowing single-click access to the information.
F3
(F3) - Content & Clarity for EMPLOYEE Compensation Cost Ratings The City of Huntington Beach AGREES with the Grand Jury finding that greater than 15% (5 of 34) of Orange County cities can achieve a rating of excellent in this rating category.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
(R3) - Content and Clarity of EMPLOYEE Compensation Costs The City of Huntington Beach will implement this recommendation by November 1, 2012. Finance, Human Resources and Information Services have collaborated to develop a more robust report that will comport with the data requirements contained in the Grand Jury report.
F4
(F4) – Transparency of Employer Pension Contribution Rates The City of Huntington Beach AGREES with the Grand Jury finding that local government websites should prominently post employer pension annual contribution rates online. TELEPHONE (714) 536-5553 Waitakere, New Zealand Anjo, Japan FAX (714) 536-5233 M The Honorable Thomas J. Borris October 12, 2012
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
(R4) – Transparency of Employer Pension Contribution Rates The City of Huntington Beach will implement this recommendation by November 1, 2012. The City's website will provide a separate page containing pension cost data, including, but not limited to, current contribution rates by association/employee group, current contribution rates for the City and actuarial report information from CalPERS.
F5
(F5) – Inclusion of Overtime and On-Call Pay in Employee Compensation Costs The City of Huntington Beach AGREES with the Grand Jury finding that overtime and on-call pay may be difficult to determine in the currently available compensation reports and that future reports should make these cost items more easily discernible.
Related Recommendations (1)
R5
(R5) - Transparency of Overtime Pay and On-Call Pay in Employee Compensation and Cost Reporting The City of Huntington Beach will implement this recommendation by November 1, 2012. The updated Employee Compensation Cost report developed through the collaborative efforts of Finance, Human Resources and Information Services, will better report this information. Again, the City of Huntington Beach appreciates the opportunity to meet the Orange County Grand Jury's future expectations on this subject, and the City stands fully committed to improving transparency of reporting to the citizens of our community. Respectfully submitted, Donald F. Hansen, Jr. Mayor
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