55D - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CLASSIFICATION

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Proposed Amendments to Classification and Compensation Plans and Annual Budget October 16, 2006 Page 3 of 3 The proposed change applies only to the classification title and will not affect the salary of the classification. Proposed Reallocation of Position and Salary Downgrade in City Manager's Office The City Manager has recently examined the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Assistant to the City Manager (AM). As a result of this review, the City Manager is proposing to reallocate this position from its current classification to the classification Executive Assistant to the City Manager (MM). The Executive Assistant to the City Manager (MM) title more accurately reflects the level of responsibility and highly complex duties performed by the position, and is consistent with both the City's overall classification structure and the classification titles of comparable positions in other organizations in the labor market. The City Manager is also proposing to downgrade the salary rate range assigned to the classification Executive Assistant to the City Manager by approximately 2.5%, from MM-18 to MM-17. This change would align the compensation for this classification more closely to that of similar classifications in other agencies, and would ensure comparability with other mid-management positions in the City that have similar scope and level of responsibility. Proposed Pay Equity Adjustment The Executive Director of Planning & Building recommends adj usting the salary for the job classification Community Preservation Manager (MM)from MM-22 to MM-26. Labor market data indicates that the compensation for this classification is not competitive and, as a result, the City has less ability to retain highly qualified incumbents. This equity adjustment would raise the compensation to a level competitive with the general market rate for this job classification. Proposed Reallocation of position in Community Development Agency The Personnel Services Department recently conducted a classification study of the Workforce Specialist I position assigned to the lobby of the Community Development Agency's Work Center. This study concluded that a more accurate title for this position would be Receptionist, as the position's primary responsibilities are answering telephones and greeting visitors. Accordingly, the Deputy City Manager for Development Services is requesting that this Workforce Specialist I position (salary rate range 551) be reallocated to the job classification Receptionist (salary rate range 522). This represents a 14.5% decrease in the salary level; however, no employee will be affected by this change in compensation as there is currently there is no incumbent in the position. 550-2