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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 21, 2005 <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />D Implementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO <br />CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION <br />PLAN AND ANNUAL BUDGET <br /> <br />(~~\ Ii <br />) :/ /7/7 <br />L/t<:" / (; /:/-( {(. <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Adopt a resolution that amends the City's Basic Classification and <br />Compensation Plan (Resolution No. 82-110) and amends the Fiscal Year 2005-06 <br />Annual Budget to reflect these changes. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Executive Director of Planning & Building recently completed an analysis <br />of the staffing and workload in the Agency's Building Safety Division, which <br />is composed of the Permits and Plan Check Section, Public Counter, and New <br />Construction Inspection Section. Due to a significant increase in <br />development activity in the City, the workload in these sections has greatly <br />increased. The Permits and Plan Check Section, which reviews all <br />construction plans to ensure compliance with California building codes, has <br />experienced an increase of over 10% in the last fiscal year due to various <br />developments such as the NEXUS proj ects, City Place, and Bowers Museum <br />Expansion. Even with the addition of overtime work, staff in this section <br />has been challenged to complete all plan checks in a timely manner. <br />Therefore, the Executive Director is proposing the addition of one position <br />in the classification of Assistant Plan Check Engineer II to assist with the <br />review of new plans submitted to the Public Counter and reduce both the <br />turnaround time for plan checks and the amount of overtime required by <br />staff, thus ensuring more timely and efficient service to developers. <br /> <br />The Executive Director is also requesting the creation of three part-time <br />job classifications in both the Permits and Plan Check Section and New <br />Construction Inspection Section. These classifications are titled <br />Structural Plan Examiner I, Structural Plan Examiner II, and Combination <br />Inspector. As part-time job classifications, they will provide the <br /> <br />55A-1 <br /> <br />C$. 383 <br />