MEETING DATE:
OCTOBER 12, 2021
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-8928 - APPROVING THE ADDITION OF NEW STAFF POSITIONS TO THE CITY'S WORKFORCE, ESTABLISHING THE NEW POSITION OF EMERGENCY MANAGER AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 BUDGET ACCORDINGLY
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Recommendation
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ADOPT a resolution approving the addition of new staff positions to the City's workforce, establishing the new position of Emergency Manager and amending the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget accordingly.
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Board or Commission Action
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Relevant Council Strategic Theme
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Relevant Department Goal
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Introduction
Over the past several years, the City's approved number of positions has decreased due to a variety of reasons. In addition to those changes, the pandemic created a number of unexpected early retirements/departures of prior staff, many of which have not been replaced. While some of the work product those departed staff performed has been picked up by other staff, undertaken by non-staff sources or simply no longer undertaken, the volume of reductions has created needs in a number of departments for additional resources.
Discussion
In Fiscal Year 2018 - 19, the City had a total of 218.42 authorized general fund positions on its employment roll and budget. In Fiscal Year 2021 - 22, the adopted budget contained a total of 198.5 authorized general fund positions. This reduction of 19.92 positions represents a nine percent reduction in the size of the city workforce performing general fund related tasks. In terms of positions funded by all of the city's fiscal sources over the same time frame, the number of employees has dropped from 258 to 238.
These reductions have occurred at the same time that the city continues to grow. As an example, from 2018 through 2020, 1,559 new dwelling units have been added in the city as well as a variety of non-residential facilities. The city has seen a significant increase in the numb...
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