HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-27-1975MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
May 27, 1975
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 P.M. in Room 831, City
Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, by Mayor John Garthe. The Clerk
of the Council reported that proper notice had 5eon mailed and
posted, with affidavits on file. The following Councilmen were
present: Gordon Bricken, David F. Ortiz, Harrp K. Yamamete,
Vernon S. Evans, David L. Brandt, Samos E. Ward and Mayer
Garthe. Also present were City Manager Bruce C. Spragg, Acting
City Attorney Charles Liberto, and Clerk of the Council Florence
I. Malone. Press representatives were also in attendance.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
matters. At 4:22
present.
Mayor Garthe announced
an Executive Session at
4:10 P,M. for discussion
of personnel and legal
P.M. Council reconvened with all memDers
MANAGBMBNT IMPROVEMENT Tko City Council cen~
PROGRAM REPORT tinued its review of
the report on the Manage-
ment Improvement Program
for the City prepared by Arthur D. Little, Inc., San'Francisco,
commencing with page 25, "Recommendations for Organizational
Improvement".
The City Manager stated that he was generally in ag~eezent with
the recommendations for reorganization of tke Cit~ Manager's
Department to provide a management team consisting ef tko Cit~
Manager, the Assistant City Manager, and four Deputy City.
Managers; that he has some rese~vatiens regarding e~ual salary
for the Deputy City Managers; tkat the personn~l Department
would review the salaries and responsibilities, that the're is
a need for the Assistant City Manager position bec&u~e many
times the City Manager is not present and decisions must be.
made; that external relationships, including the Consortium,
SCAG, County, Man-in-~ashington and joint powers areas, kaye
become a function of management requiring considerable time and
effort by the City Manager; that consequently the Assistant City
Manager must devote his time to making decisions on internal om
domestic matters; and that at this time he would recommend that
Council adopt the recommendations in principle, but that no
immediate appointment of the Deputy City Manager for Public
Safety is contemplated.
Mr. Spragg further stated that the reorganization would p~evfde
the foundation for a management objectives program wherein
departments would quantify their goals as to what theP 5ope
to achieve with specific monies. He defined certain area~ ef
the report with which he disagreed, stating that he was opposed
to combining the Personnel and Manpower Services Departments;
that as an alternative he wo~ld suggest an office ef Manpower
Services that would report dzrectly to the Deputy City Mana~e~,
but not be under the Personnel Director; that he would recommend
separate status for the Redevelopment Department, so that the
Department head would report directly to the City Manager; that
all Deputy City Managers would be physically located on the
eighth floor so as to improve communications.
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Councilman Evans stated that before he could support the recom-
mendations, he would have to have a cost figure. He requested
the City Manager to provide Council with an organizational chart,
setting forth the dollar figure for each of the positions recom-
mended, including Department head level.
Councilman Yamamoto stated that he was opposed to any addi-
tional expenditures of money to implement the reorganization.
Councilman Bricken stated that he was concerned with the person~
nel streamlining because of the possibility that it would balloon
out again by creating a vacuum that needed filling.
Councilman Ward applauded the team concept and physical reloca~,
tion of the Deputy City Managers, stating that he would lik~ 'to
see it implemented without opening the door to everyone moving
up the ladder.
Mr. Spragg agreed to bring to the City Council in August ~peC~fic
changes in the organizational chart proposal based on Council's
discussion and~his own recommendations, including a cost analysis
(what positions would be moved up, what the salaries would be,
and what impact they would have on tko other positiens~. CA 79.6
STUDY SESSION The Council set June 16,
1975 at 12:80 Noon in
Room 831 for further
discussion and action
on the Management Improvement Study recommendations relative
to the City Council and financial management.
ADJOURNMENT
Ward, seconded by Councilman Bricken.
At 6:00 P.M. the meeting
was adjourned by the
unanimously approved
motion of Councilman
~I,0RE~CE I. MALONE
FLORENCE I. MALONE
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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