Item 40 - Public Hearing Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget (Revised)

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Proposed Fiscal Year 2024-25 City Budget, Changes to the City’s basic classification and compensation plan, Uniform Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees, and the Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program June 4, 2024 Page 7 4 3 3 9 Police 644 7 651 Planning & Building 99 (4)95 Public Works 316 1 317 Community Development 72 7 79 Information Technology 24 24 Total 1,403 12 1,415 On March 19, an item went before the City Council to add a Deputy City Manager position and 16 non-sworn professional staff positions in exchange for freezing 12 sworn positions. At that time, the City Council approved the addition of the Deputy City Manager and one Human Resources Analyst and directed staff to return with a proposal to include a portion of the remaining 15 non-sworn professional staff positions as part of the FY 2024-25 annual budget process. The proposed workforce changes include adding seven non-sworn professional staff positions and unfreezing one Police Service Officer – already accounted for in the authorized headcount – in exchange for freezing five sworn positions. This results in a net zero fiscal impact on the General Fund. Once the City Council approves full-time headcount in the budget, City Management does have the flexibility to over-fill or under-fill positions as long as the fiscal impact fits within the budget approved by City Council for department and fund. Therefore, the Police Chief could choose to hire more Police Officers as other positions become vacant. The remaining workforce changes are mostly related to eliminating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funded positions in various departments that are vacant and no longer needed and additional positions for the Community Development Agency as discussed below. The City has built-in six months of one-time funding in the proposed FY 2024-25 budget to support the positions no longer eligible for ARPA funding after December 31. These six months provide ARPA-funded employees with adequate time to obtain other positions in the City or pursue other opportunities. The Community Development Agency has added positions to support the following programs/projects: •Workforce Development – to oversee and assist with employment services for youth, adult, and dislocated worker programs. •Housing Authority – to supervise and manage the expansion of housing choice vouchers (HCV) and specialized HCVs such as Foster Youth to Independence, Disabled and Homeless Programs, and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Programs. •Economic Development – bilingual staff to expand business outreach to attract and retain businesses in the City including specialty outreach (i.e., Little Saigon