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ORDINANCE NO. 9958
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021
STAFFING ORDINANCE BY ADDING A POSITION FOR
TRAINING PURPOSES WITHIN THE LAW DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, it is necessary to revise the positions for the ultimate efficiency and
functionality for the City’s Law Department; 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 captioned “Law Department” “of Ordinance No. 9852, being the 2021
Staffing Ordinance, is amended as follows:
The following positions shall be authorized for FY 2021:
Law Department
City Attorney 1
Senior Assistant City Attorney 1
Assistant City Attorney I \[2\] 3
Assistant City Attorney II 2
Legal Assistant 1
Legal Support Assistant 1
Total \[8\] 9
SECTION 2.
Effective December 2, 2021, the position established pursuant to above Section 1 shall
be abolished and the 2021 Staffing Ordinance shall be amended as follows:
Law Department
City Attorney 1
Senior Assistant City Attorney 1
Assistant City Attorney I \[3\] 2
Assistant City Attorney II 2
Legal Assistant 1
Legal Support Assistant 1
Total \[9\] 8
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
the intent of this Ordinance to implement and transactions described therein.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall be deemed to amend the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and staffing with
respect to the number and allocation of positions within the City’s Law Department and shall
become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City Council.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on June 14, 2021 .
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on June 28, 2021 .
President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
☒ Approved on June 30, 2021 .
□ Disapproved on based on the following objections:
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Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
□ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
□ Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of , on
□ Council action on _______ failed to override the Mayor’s veto.
President of City Council
ATTEST
City Clerk
City Clerk’s Office Item # R-8
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June 14, 2021
TO: President Lawrence W. Atencio and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Daniel Kogovsek, City Attorney
Marisa Pacheco, Human Resources Director
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 STAFFING ORDINANCE
BY ADDING A POSITION FOR TRAINING PURPOSES WITHIN THE LAW
DEPARTMENT
SUMMARY:
The Law Department requests to temporarily increase the staffing level of the department by one
(1) full time equivalent (FTE) for training purposes. The classification shall be Assistant City
Attorney I and the additional FTE shall be abolished upon the anticipated retirement of the
Assistant City Attorney staff member assigned to the Pueblo Municipal Court on December 1,
2021.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
On December 28, 2020 Ordinance No. 9852 was approved by City Council. This Ordinance
provided authorized staffing for Fiscal Year 2021.
BACKGROUND:
The Assistant City Attorney assigned to Municipal Court prosecution activities has announced
plans to retire on December 1, 2021. There is no mechanism in ordinance to allow for temporary
overfilling of a position in order to facilitate critical training and transition activities. Therefore, the
City Attorney requests the addition of an Assistant City Attorney I FTE on a temporary basis to
accomplish necessary training. It is anticipated that the position requested by this ordinance will
be filled on or around November 1, 2021 and will be trained during the month of November for
those job duties that will be assigned.
It is further requested that the additional FTE be abolished upon separation of the current
Assistant City Attorney II assigned to Municipal Court via retirement.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding for the wages and benefits for the position will come from the General Fund and can be
covered by the Law Department’s existing budget. The cost for the one month of the additional
position is approximately $8,298.91.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not Applicable.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
None.
ALTERNATIVES:
The no action alternative would be to retain the current staffing level which would eliminate any
opportunity to train a newly hired Assistant City Attorney I.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.