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A. Survey: Public/Private Sectory Salary and Benefit Packages in California
B. Base Salary by Region
C. Total Compensation by Region
D. Classifications by Region
E. Public Sector COLA
F. Public Sector Retirement Practices
G. Comparison of Defined Contribution to Defined Benefit
H. Public Sector Retiree Health
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J. Public Sector Leave Practices
K. Private Sector Leave Practices
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Total Compensation Survey - Public Sector Leave Practices - General

EXHIBIT J: PUBLIC SECTOR LEAVE PRACTICES

Management

General

Public Sector Leave Practices - Management

Agency VACATION LEAVE SICK LEAVE HOLIDAYS ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE BUY BACK
Year 1 Year 5 Year 10 Year 15 Year 20 Annual Accrual Max Accrual
State of California 22.5 / 80* 22.5 / 80 25.5 / 80 27 / 80 28.5 / 80 Included in Annual Leave N/A 14 0 No
California State University System - Fresno 24 / 40 24 / 40 24/ /40 24 / 55 24 / 55 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
California State University System - Long Beach 24 / 40 24 / 40 24/ /40 24 / 55 24 / 55 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
California State University System - Sacramento 24 / 40 24 / 40 24/ /40 24 / 55 24 / 55 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
California State University System - San Francisco 24 / 40 24 / 40 24/ /40 24 / 55 24 / 55 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
California State University System - San Diego 24 / 40 24 / 40 24/ /40 24 / 55 24 / 55 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
City of Anaheim 13.25 / 26.5 16.25 / 32.5 19.5 / 39 22.75 / 45.5 26 / 52 10 22 10 0 Vacation - 80 hours if 80 hrs. used in last 12 mos. and 80 hrs. remaining; Sick - Each January, all accum. hours in excess of 175
City of Bakersfield 10 / 30 15 / 48 15 / 48 20 / 69 20 / 69 12 120 13 10 No
City of Chico 10 / 40 15 / 40 17 / 42.5 22 / 55 25 / 62 12 Unlimited 13 7 No
City of Davis 15 / 30 17 / 32 20 / 40 27 / 54 28 / 56 12 Unlimited 12 + 2.5 floating 10 40 hours with 15 years
City of Eureka 12 / 44 14 / 44 17 / 44 20 / 44 22 / 44 12 Unlimited 10 + 3 floating Mid-management & Confidential = 6 days; Department Heads = 9 days Can sell-back or use accrued time within the maximum accrual
City of Folsom 36 / 81 36 / 81 36 / 81 36 / 81 36 / 81 Included in Annual Leave N/A 12 + 1 floating 10 Up to 80 hrs., with 100 hrs. remaining
City of Fresno 23.25 / 125 23.25 / 125 28.25 / 125 28.25 / 125 28.25 / 125 Included in Annual Leave N/A 13 6, with additional 1.5 to 4 based on performance No
City of Hayward 10 / 20 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 25 / 50 12 Unlimited 14.5 80 hours per No
City of Long Beach 12 / 24 15 / 30 15 / 30 17 / 34 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 13 5 No
City of Los Angeles 11 / 22 17 / 34 17 / 34 20 / 40 24 / 48 12 112 12 0 No
City of Modesto 10 / 20 14 / 28 19 / 38 22 / 44 24.5 / 49 12 175 10 + 1 floating 10 Buyback of unused leave up to 50 hours for managers and 70 hours for executives
City of Oakland 10 / 20 15 / 30 15 / 30 18 / 36 20 / 40 12 150 12 + 1 floating 5 days as of 7/1 of each year for management leave Sick: can convert sick to vacation at the rate of 2 sick to 1 vacation data up to 6 days; Vac: 10 days per year as long as 10 days have been taken in previous year
City of Pasadena 10 / 20 15 / 30 16 / 32 20 / 40 20 / 40 10 120 11 + 1 floating 4 days No
City of Redding 10 / 62 15 / 62 20 / 62 22 / 62 24 / 62 12 Unlimited 13.5 5-10 days Vacation buy back of 40 or 80 hours with balance of 120 or 240 hours once per fiscal year; Cash out sick leave after 10, 15 and 20 years upon termination
City of Roseville 12 / 24 14 / 28 16 / 32 18 / 36 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 12 Up to 12.5 Unused management leave hours automatically cashed out at end of year.
City of Sacramento 10 / 10 10 / 10 15 / 15 15 / 15 20 / 20 12 Unlimited 12 + 2 floating 5 No
City of San Diego 22 / 43.75 22 / 43.75 22 / 43.75 22 / 43.75 27 / 43.75 Included in Annual Leave N/A 11 10 for executives only Pay-in-lieu up to 125 hrs per fiscal year
City/County of San Francisco 10 / 40 15 / 45 15 / 50 20 / 50 20 / 50 13 130 11 + 5 floaters 8.5 Data Not Available
City of San Jose 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 25 / 50 25 / 50 12 Unlimited 14 5 for Executive leave, additional 5 discretionary Cash out up to 80 hours annually if employee has taken 5 consecutive days of vacation during the year
City of Stockton 25 / 40 25 / 40 25 / 40 25 / 40 25 / 40 15 Unlimited 14 No City Manager & Dept. Heads = 15 days per year; Deputy Directors, Supervisors, Confidential = 10 days per year; Must use equivalent number of vacation hours
City of Vacaville 10 / 40 15 / 40 16 / 40 20 / 40 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 11 + 2 floating 8 + 2 at Department Head discretion for exemplary performance Sick Leave buy back balance of 30 days as of 12/15 and less than 4 days used in last calendar year, can buy back up to 50%
City of West Sacramento 10 / 30 10 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 30 25 / 37.5 12 Unlimited 10 + 3.5 floating 10 days per fiscal year 40 hours per fiscal year. Increases to 96 hours per fiscal year after 5 years of service.
County of Alameda 10 / 20 15 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 40 25 / 50 13 125 (rep); Unlimited (nonrep) 11 + 4 floaters 7 14 days of vacation per year
County of Butte 15 / 30 20 / 40 25 / 50 25 / 50 27 / 54 12 Unlimited 11 7 Once 40 hrs has been taken; employees can sell 40 hrs and an additional 104 hrs in 8 hr increments
County of Contra Costa 15 / 30 15 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 40 25 / 50 12 Unlimited 10 7.5 1/3 of vacation accrual
County of El Dorado 15/40 Dept. Heads; 10/30 Div. Mgrs 20/45 Dept. Heads; 15/40 Div. Mgrs. 20/45 Dept. Heads.; 15/40 Div. Mgrs. 25/45 Dept. Heads; 20/40 Div. Mgrs. 25/45 Dept. Head.; 20/40 Div. Mgrs. 12 63 11 10 40 hrs can be cashed out
County of Fresno 20 29 33 38 50 13 Unlimited 11 At Department Head discretion No
County of Imperial 15 / 30 15 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 12 7.5 No
County of Kern 12 / 39 17 / 54 22 / 69 27 / 84 27 / 84 12 144 11 0 No
County of Los Angeles 10 / 60 10 / 60 10 / 60 10 / 60 10 / 60 Included in Annual Leave N/A 11 0 No
County of Marin 15 / 45 15 / 45 20 / 45 20 / 45 25 / 45 12 Unlimited 13 0 No
County of Merced 10 / 10 15 / 15 20 / 20 20 / 20 20 / 20 12 Unlimited 13 12 Employees with a balance of 136 hrs at the end of pay period 24 and who used less than 80 hrs may cash out 50% of the difference of 80 hrs and hrs used
County of Monterey 23 / 23 25 / 106 30 / 106 32 / 106 34 / 106 Included in Annual Leave N/A 11 10 120 hours per year can be cashed out if 80 hours have been used in previous years and 40 hours is on the books
County of Orange 24 / Unlimited 32 / Unlimited 37 / Unlimited 37 / Unlimited 37 / Unlimited Included in Annual Leave Unlimited 12 0 90 hours can be cashed out, no minimum bank required
County of Placer 10 / 65 15 / 65 20 / 65 20 / 65 25 / 65 12 Unlimited 13 10 days for Dept Heads plus add'l amount equal to 4% of annual salary less $1,500.00 No
County of Riverside 28.99 / 60 34 / 120 34 / 120 39 / 180 39 / 180 Included in Annual Leave N/A 12 0 80 hours; additional 80 with approval of Dept. Head
County of Sacramento 10 / 50 15 / 50 20 / 50 25 / 50 25 / 50 15 Unlimited 12.5 0 Vacation only. Must have 10+ years of service and 240 hours of leave
County of San Bernardino 10 / unlim 15 / unlim 20 / unlim 20 / unlim 20 / unlim 12 Unlimited 14 10 days No
County of San Diego 12 / 24 17 / 34 17 / 34 22 / 44 22 / 44 13 Unlimited 11 + 2 floaters 10 days No
County of San Joaquin 10 / 20 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 23 / 40 12 Unlimited 10 + 4 floaters 0 No
County of San Mateo 13 / 26 16 / 31 19 / 38 21 / 42 22 / 44 12 Unlimited 11 + 1 floater 16 days No
County of Santa Clara 10 / 68 36 / 68 38 / 92 40 / 98 42 / 104 Included in Annual Leave N/A 13 0 Cash out 40 days per year
County of Solano 15 / 30; 20 / 40 15 / 30; 20 / 40 20 / 40; 20 / 40 20 / 40; 20 / 40 20 / 40; 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 12 6 days No
County of Ventura 26 / 110 26 / 110 36 / 110 36 / 110 36 / 110 Included in Annual Leave N/A 9 0 Up to 200 hrs pay in lieu with 5 yrs of services; up to 160 if less than 5 yrs of service
County of Yolo 10 / 40 15 / 40 15 / 40 20 / 40 23 / 40 12 Unlimited 10.5 5 days Up to 12 days per FY
Bay Area Rapid Transit District 15 / 15 20 / 20 20 / 20 25 / 25 30 / 30 12 Data Not Available 13 0 50% of sick leave and vacation based on a specific time period
East Bay MUD 12 / 50 15 / 50 18 / 50 21 / 50 25 / 50 8 130 days 13 7 days Sell back 80 hours vacation per payroll year; get 50% of sick when retired
Federal Government - Bay Area 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Federal Government - Central California 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Federal Government - Los Angeles 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Federal Government - Sacramento 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Federal Government - San Diego 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power 11 / 50 17 / 50 17 / 50 20 / 50 24 / 50 5 10 13 Based on supervisor approval Hours beyond 80 sick leave is cashed out on 1/31
Sacramento Municipal Utility District 15 / 60 15 / 60 15 / 60 20 / 60 20 / 60 13 Unlimited 9 0 No
Agency A 18/18 21 / 42 24 / 48 24 / 48 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency B 18/18 21 / 42 24 / 48 24 / 48 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency C 18/18 21 / 42 24 / 48 24 / 48 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency D 18/18 21 / 42 24 / 48 24 / 48 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency E 18/18 21 / 42 24 / 48 24 / 48 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency F 18/18 21 / 42 24 / 48 24 / 48 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No

* 22.5 /80: First figure is number of days accrued per year; second figure is maximum annual accrual days.

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Public Sector Leave Practices - General

Agency VACATION LEAVE SICK LEAVE HOLIDAYS ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE BUY BACK
Year 1 Year 5 Year 10 Year 15 Year 20 Annual Accrual Max Accrual
State of California 10.5 / 80 15 / 80 18 / 80 19.5 / 80 21 / 80 12 Unlimited 14 0 No
California State University System - Fresno 6 / 10 10 / 15 12 / 19 14 / 21 15 / 23 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
California State University System - Long Beach 6 / 10 10 / 15 12 / 19 14 / 21 15 / 23 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
California State University System - Sacramento 6 / 10 10 / 15 12 / 19 14 / 21 15 / 23 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
California State University System - San Francisco 6 / 10 10 / 15 12 / 19 14 / 21 15 / 23 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
California State University System - San Diego 6 / 10 10 / 15 12 / 19 14 / 21 15 / 23 12 Unlimited 13 + 1 personal 0 No
City of Anaheim 13.25 / 26.5 16.25 / 32.5 19.5 / 39 22.75 / 45.5 26 / 52 10 22 10 No Vacation - Up to 120 hrs. if 4 hrs. used in last 12 mos. and have 40 hrs. remaining; Sick - Each January, all accum. hours in excess of 175
City of Bakersfield 10 / 30 15 / 48 15 / 48 20 / 69 20 / 69 12 120 13 10 No
City of Chico 10 / 40 15 / 40 17 / 42.5 22 / 55 25 / 62.5 12 Unlimited 13 5 No
City of Davis 15 / 15 17 / 17 20 / 20 27 / 27 28 / 28 12 Unlimited 12 + 2.5 floating 0 Varies by bargaining unit
City of Eureka 12 / 30 14 / 30 17 / 30 20 / 30 22 / 30 12 Unlimited 10 + 3 floating 0 Must use 60 days before selling back, may sell difference between what has been used, and what was accrued
City of Folsom 24 / 81 28 / 81 32 / 81 36 / 81 36 / 81 Included in Annual Leave N/A 12 + 1 floating 0 Up to 40 hours with 100 hrs. remaining
City of Fresno 12 / 40 13 / 40 15 / 40 15 / 40 20 / 50 12 Unlimited 13 0 Varies by bargaining unit
City of Hayward 10 / 20 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 25 / 50 12 Unlimited 14.5 0 No
City of Long Beach 12 / 24 15 / 30 15 / 30 17 / 34 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 13 0 No
City of Los Angeles 11 / 22 17 / 34 17 / 34 20 / 40 24 / 48 12 112 12 0 No
City of Modesto 10 / 20 10 / 20 19 / 38 22 / 44 24.5 / 49 12 162 10 + 1 floating 2.5 days designated Confidential only Up to 18 hours for Confidential only
City of Oakland 10 / 20 15 / 30 15 / 30 18 / 36 20 / 40 12 150 12 + 1 floater 0 Sick: can convert sick to vacation at the rate of 2 sick to 1 vacation data up to 6 days; Vac: 10 days per year as long as 10 days have been taken in previous year
City of Pasadena 10 / 20 15 / 30 16 / 32 20 / 40 20 / 40 10 90 11 + 1 floating 0 No
City of Redding 10 / 50 15 / 50 20 / 50 22 / 50 24 / 50 12 Unlimited 13.5 0 Vacation buy back of 40 or 80 hours with balance of 120 or 240 hours once per fiscal year; Cash out sick leave after 10, 15 and 20 years upon termination
City of Roseville 12 / 24 14 / 28 16 / 32 18 / 36 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 12 0 No
City of Sacramento 10 / 10 10 / 10 15 / 15 15 / 15 20 / 20 12 Unlimited 12 + 2 floating 0 No
City of San Diego 17 / 43 17 / 43 22 / 43 22 / 43 27 / 43 Included in Annual Leave No 11 0 Pay-in-lieu up to 125 hrs per fiscal year
City/County of San Francisco 10 / 50 15 / 50 15 / 50 20 / 50 20 / 50 13 130 11 + 4 floaters 0 No
City of San Jose 10 / 20 15 / 30 17 / 34 21 / 42 21 / 42 12 Unlimited 14 0 No
City of Stockton 10 / 25 15 / 30 20 / 35 25 / 40 25 / 40 15 Unlimited 14 0 80 hours or two 40 hour increments; must use equivalent hours of vacation time
City of Vacaville 10 / 40 15 / 40 16 / 40 20 / 40 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 11 + 2 floating 0 Sick Leave buy back balance of 30 days as of 12/15 and less than 4 days used in last calendar year; can buy back up to 50%
City of West Sacramento 10 / 30 10 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 30 25 / 37.5 12 Unlimited 10 + 4.5 floating for Local 39; 10 + 3.5 floating for Specialists & Professionals 0 Those with 240 hrs may sell hours beyond 200 up to 20 hrs per FY; those with 300 hrs may sell have hours beyond 240 up to 40 per FY
County of Alameda 10 / 20 15 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 40 25 / 50 13 155 11 + 4 floaters 0 10 days of vacation per year
County of Butte 10 / 20 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 22 / 44 12 Unlimited 11 0 Once 40 hrs has been taken; employees can sell 40 hrs and an additional 104 hrs in 8 hr increments
County of Contra Costa 15 / 30 15 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 40 25 / 50 12 Unlimited 10 Varies by MOU No
County of El Dorado 10 / 30 15 / 40 15 / 40 20 / 40 20 / 40 12 62.5 11 0 No
County of Fresno 12 15 15 20 22 12 Unlimited 11 At department head discretion No
County of Imperial 15 / 30 15 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 12 4 to 6.5 No
County of Kern 12 / 39 17 / 54 22 / 69 27 / 84 27 / 84 12 144 11 0 No
County of Los Angeles 10 / 80 15 / 80 16 / 80 20 / 80 20 / 80 8-12 depending on bargaining unit Unlimited 11 0 3 days of sick leave every month; 50% at termination
County of Marin 10 / 37.5 15 / 37.5 20 / 45 20 / 45 25 / 45 12 Unlimited 13 N/A N/A
County of Merced 10 / 10 15 / 15 20 / 20 20 / 20 20 / 20 12 Unlimited 13 0 Employees with a balance of 136 hrs at the end of pay period 24 and who used less than 80 hrs may cash out 50% of the difference of 80 hrs and hrs used
County of Monterey 12 / 12 15 / 33 20 / 33 23 / 33 24 / 33 12 33 11 0 120 hours per year can be cashed out if 80 hours have been used in previous years and 40 hours is on the books
County of Orange 24 / Unlimited 32 / Unlimited 37 / Unlimited 37 / Unlimited 37 / Unlimited Included in Annual Leave Unlimited 12 0 89 hours can be cashed out, no minimum bank required
County of Placer 10 / 50 15 /505 20 / 50 20 / 50 25 / 50 12 Unlimited 13 0 No
County of Riverside 10 / 30 15 / 45 20 / 60 20 / 60 20 / 60 13 Unlimited 12 0 No
County of Sacramento 10 / 50 15 / 50 20 / 50 25 / 50 25 / 50 15 Unlimited 12.5 0 No
County of San Bernardino 10 / 20 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 20 / 40 11 Unlimited 14 5 days for supervisors No
County of San Diego 10 / 20 15 / 30 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 13 Unlimited 11 + 2 floaters 10 No
County of San Joaquin 10 / 20 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 23 / 40 12 Unlimited 10 + 4 floaters 0 No
County of San Mateo 13 / 26 16 / 31 19 / 38 21 / 42 22 / 44 12 Unlimited 11 + 1 floater 0 No
County of Santa Clara 10 / 36 16 / 48 18 / 54 20 / 60 22 / 66 8 Unlimited 13 0 No
County of Solano 10 / 20 15 / 30 20 / 40 20 / 40 20 / 40 12 Unlimited 12 + 2 floaters + 1 optional 0 No
County of Ventura 14 / 50 19 / 50 20 / 50 24 / 50 24 / 50 10 100 9 0 Paid hour for hour on vacation leave
County of Yolo 10 / 35 15 / 35 15 / 35 20 / 35 21 / 35* 12 Unlimited 10.5 0 No
Bay Area Rapid Transit District 15 / 15 15 / 15 20 / 20 25 / 25 30 / 30 12 Data Not Available 12 0 50% of sick leave and vacation based on a specific time period
East Bay MUD 12 / 50 15 / 50 18 / 50 21 / 50 25 / 50 8 130 13 0 Sell back 80 hours vacation per payroll year; get 50% of sick when retired
Federal Government - Bay Area 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Federal Government - Central California 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Federal Government - Los Angeles 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Federal Government - Sacramento 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Federal Government - San Diego 13 13 20 17 17 13 Unlimited 10 0 No
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power 11 / 50 17 / 50 17 / 50 20 / 50 24 / 50 5 10 13 0 Hours beyond 80 sick leave is cashed out on 1/31
Sacramento Municipal Utility District 10 / 75 15 / 75 15 / 75 20 / 75 20 / 75 13 Unlimited 9 0 No
Agency A 15 / 30 15 / 30 18 / 36 21 / 42 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency B 15 / 30 15 / 30 18 / 36 21 / 42 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency C 15 / 30 15 / 30 18 / 36 21 / 42 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency D 15 / 30 15 / 30 18 / 36 21 / 42 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12 0 No
Agency E 15 / 30 15 / 30 18 / 36 21 / 42 24 / 48 10 Unlimited 12