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Home My WebLink About55A - AMENDMENTS TO CLASSIFICATION/COMP PLAN PLANNING/BLDG AGENCY REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION ~ ~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 2005 CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: TITLE: APPROVED D As Recommended D As Amended D Ordinance on 1 st Reading D Ordinance on 2nd Reading D Implementing Resolution D Set Public Hearing For PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN AND ANNUAL BUDGET (~~\ Ii ) :/ /7/7 L/t<:" / (; /:/-( {(. CITY MANAGER CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution that amends the City's Basic Classification and Compensation Plan (Resolution No. 82-110) and amends the Fiscal Year 2005-06 Annual Budget to reflect these changes. DISCUSSION The Executive Director of Planning & Building recently completed an analysis of the staffing and workload in the Agency's Building Safety Division, which is composed of the Permits and Plan Check Section, Public Counter, and New Construction Inspection Section. Due to a significant increase in development activity in the City, the workload in these sections has greatly increased. The Permits and Plan Check Section, which reviews all construction plans to ensure compliance with California building codes, has experienced an increase of over 10% in the last fiscal year due to various developments such as the NEXUS proj ects, City Place, and Bowers Museum Expansion. Even with the addition of overtime work, staff in this section has been challenged to complete all plan checks in a timely manner. Therefore, the Executive Director is proposing the addition of one position in the classification of Assistant Plan Check Engineer II to assist with the review of new plans submitted to the Public Counter and reduce both the turnaround time for plan checks and the amount of overtime required by staff, thus ensuring more timely and efficient service to developers. The Executive Director is also requesting the creation of three part-time job classifications in both the Permits and Plan Check Section and New Construction Inspection Section. These classifications are titled Structural Plan Examiner I, Structural Plan Examiner II, and Combination Inspector. As part-time job classifications, they will provide the 55A-1 C$. 383 Classification/Compensation Plan November 21, 2005 Page 2 department with greater flexibility when responding to changing workload demands and will be a more effective way of bringing in resources when needed. It is proposed that the compensation levels be set at the prorated hourly rates for the equivalent full-time job classifications. Finally, the Executive Director of Public Works is requesting the creation of a part -time job classification titled Right of Way Technician. This classification will inspect, monitor, and process applications for the placement of news racks, bus shelters and banners in the public right-of- way. Currently, these duties are being performed by an employee with the title of Senior Administrative Intern. A change in this employee's title to this new classification is ,consistent with the City's practice of assigning classification titles that summarize the major job responsibilities of a position. FISCAL IMPACT Assuming an effective date of December 1, 2005, the cost of the additional Assistant Plan Check Engineer II position is $42,350 for the remainder of the fiscal year. There is no fiscal impact associated with the creation of the part-time job titles. APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: ,=\N)~~~~1 , \\~:-. Francisco Gutierrez Executive Director Finance and Mgmt. Services Agency ../~ revino e tive Director Planning and Building Agency '}..~. Cl--~ ~(\ James Ross ~ \ Exec~tive Director I Publlc Works Agency 55A-2 RESOLUTION NO. 2005-112 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 82-110 TO AMEND THE CITY'S BASIC CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN TO ADD FOUR NEW PART TIME CLASSIFICATION TITLES, AND TO AMEND THE ANNUAL BUDGET TO ADD ONE FULL TIME POSITION. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Section 1004, Article X of the City Charter of the City of Santa Ana requires the City Manager to prepare, install, and maintain a position classification and pay plan subject to civil service rules and regulations and the approval of the City Council. B. On August 2, 1982, the City Council passed and adopted Resolution No. 82-110 revising and re-establishing the Basic Classification and Compensation Plan for Officers and Employees of the City of Santa Ana. C. On June 20, 2005, the City Council passed and adopted Ordinance No. NS-2687, establishing the City's Annual Budget and authorizing position allocations for Fiscal Year 2005-2006. The Ordinance also sets forth the requirement that alterations in the allocation of authorized positions be reviewed and approved by the City Council. D. It is the City's practice to assign job titles that reflect the duties and responsibilities of the classification and are consistent with other classifications within the City's organizational structure as well as with comparable job titles in the labor market. E. The Executive Director of Planning and Building Safety proposes to add one full time position in the current Annual Budget and to create three (3) new part time classification titles. F. The Executive Director of the Public Works Agency proposes to create one (1) new part time classification title. G. It is now desired to amend Council Resolution No. 82-110, as amended, and the Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Budget, as amended, in order to effect these changes. 55A-3 Section 2: That Section 3.5.1 Class Titles and Waqe Rates for Seasonal and Other Unaffiliated Cateqories of Non-Civil Service Part-Time Emplovment of Resolution No. 82-110, as amended, be further amended by adding the following part-time titles, assigned to the five hourly pay steps set forth below: Basic Hourlv Waqe Rates Effective 12/01/05: Class Title Step A Step B Step C Step D Step E Combination Inspector $24.44 $25.66 $26.95 $28.30 $29.72 Right of Way Technician $12.65 $13.28 $13.96 $14.64 $15.37 Structural Plan Examiner I $26.82 $28.17 $29.57 $31.05 $32.60 Structural Plan Examiner II $28.72 $30.15 $31.66 $33.24 $34.90 Section 3: That the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2005-2006, as amended, shall be further amended by adding one full time position as follows: Class Title SRR Annual Salary (Min-Max) - Assistant Plan Check Engineer II 640 ($56,892-$72,600) Section 4: That except as amended by this Resolution, all other provisions of Resolution No. 82-110, as amended, and the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2005-2006, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5: That except as stated otherwise above, this Resolution shall be operative from and after December 1, 2005. ADOPTED this _day of November, 2005. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher City Attorney By: Joseph Straka Assistant City Attorney 55A-4 AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers ABSTAIN: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2005-112 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana 55A-5 55A-6