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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09100 ORDINANCE NO. 9100 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 STAFFING ORDINANCE BY REVISING A POSITION WITHIN THE LAW DEPARTMENT, ABOLISHING A POSITION IN THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT AND DOWNGRADING A POSITION WITHIN THE STORMWATER DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, it is necessary to revise the positions for the ultimate efficiency and functionality for the Law, Wastewater, and Stormwater Department(s); NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter being deleted, underscore indicates matter being added) SECTION 1. The following section(s) captioned “LAW, STORMWATER, AND WASTEWATER- ENGINEERING” of Ordinance No. 9079, being the 2017 Staffing Ordinance, is amended as follows: Law Department City Attorney 1 Senior Assistant City Attorney 1 Assistant City Attorney I 1 Assistant City Attorney II 2 \[\] 1 \[Assistant City Attorney III \] 1 Legal Assistant 1 Clerk Typist/Law Department Technician 1 Total 7 Stormwater Director of Stormwater 1 Assistant City Manager/Stormwater 1 Stormwater Coordinator 1 Stormwater Utility Maintenance Supervisor 1 Civil Engineer/ Drainage 1 Associate Engineer II Stormwater 1 Inspector/Stormwater 1 Stormwater Crew Leader 1 Equipment Operator IV 3 \[\] 4 Equipment Operator II 4 \[\] 3 Utility Worker/Equipment Operator I 4 Administrative Technician 0.5 Total 19.5 Wastewater-Engineering Associate Engineer II WW 1 Associate Engineer I 1 WW Data Technician 1 \[WW Engineering Supervisor \] 1 WW Engineering Manager 1 WW Inspector 1 Total 5 \[6\] SECTION 2. The officers and staff of the City are directed and authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent of this Ordinance to effectuate the transactions described therein. SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage and approval. INTRODUCED: February 13, 2017 BY: Ed Brown PASSED AND APPROVED: February 27, 2017 City Clerk’s Office Item # R-6 BACKGROUND PAPER FOR PROPOSED ORDINANCE COUNCIL MEETING DATE: February 13, 2017 TO: President Stephen G. Nawrocki and Members of City Council CC: Sam Azad, City Manager VIA: Gina Dutcher, City Clerk FROM: Marisa Pacheco – Human Resources Director Dan Kogovsek – City Attorney Nancy Keller – Wastewater Director Earl Wilkinson – Stormwater Director SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017 STAFFING ORDINANCE BY REVISING A POSITION WITHIN THE LAW DEPARTMENT, ABOLISHING A POSITION IN THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT AND DOWNGRADING A POSITION WITHIN THE STORMWATER DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Law Department requests to revise its staffing by downgrading the Assistant City Attorney III to an Assistant City Attorney II. The Wastewater Department would like to abolish the WW Engineering Supervisor classification. The Stormwater Department would like to downgrade an Equipment Operator IV position to an Equipment Operator II. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: On December 27, 2016, City Council approved Ordinance No. 9079. This Ordinance provided authorized staffing for Fiscal Year 2017. BACKGROUND: The Law Department requests to adjust its staffing by downgrading the Assistant City Attorney III classification to an Assistant City Attorney II to better suit the operational needs of the department. The Wastewater Department would like to abolish the WW Engineering Supervisor classification. The incumbent is retiring at the end of January. A new classification, WW Engineering Manager, was approved by City Council in December to allow time to recruit for this critical position. The requested change allows the department meet its need for a professional engineer and decreases the Wastewater Engineering staff by one (1) full-time equivalent (FTE). The Stormwater Department would like to downgrade one (1) vacant, Equipment Operator IV position to a lower-level Equipment Operator II classification in order to allow for promotional opportunities for our entry-level employees and to meet the operational needs of the department. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: The actions noted above are cost neutral. All staffing changes were sufficiently budgeted for in the 2017 budget previously approved by City Council. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: None. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: None. The Assistant City Attorney III classification is an appointed position. The Wastewater Engineering Supervisor is a mid-level management position. The Equipment Operator II is an existing classification covered in the PAGE collective bargaining agreement. ALTERNATIVES: The no action alternative would be to retain the current classifications. This would disallow the Law, Wastewater and Stormwater departments to redistribute essential functions needed for optimal operational efficiency, continuing to cause strain on the already limited resources of each department. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Ordinance.