For City Council Meeting [January 9, 2024]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Henry Garcia, Interim City Manager
FROM: Shama Curian, Director of Human Resources/Risk Management
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Request City Council to Approve the Position Allocation Plan to reclassify one Assistant to The City Manager position, in the City Manager's Office, to Assistant City Manager.
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BACKGROUND
During his time serving as Interim City Manager, Henry Garcia had an opportunity to evaluate the City's current staffing model, department workloads, customer interface, and industry trends to identify operating efficiencies and economies of scale. As a result of this critical review and approval from the City Council on his observations, the Interim City Manager is proposing a reorganization to better distribute support services and to fit the needs of the City. Based on the Interim City Manager's critical review, it is recommended that the existing Assistant to the City Manager's position that is currently housed in the City Manager's Office, be reclassified to Assistant City Manager.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Currently, there are nine departments with the respective department heads reporting directly to the City Manager. Under this current model, the City Manager position is not strategically oriented; rather the position is reactionary to the organizational structure, including the allocation of resources. Instead of focusing on City Council strategic priorities, the City Manager's position is divided in nine directions, including the Utilities Division. With the City Council vision, including the anticipated population and business growth, there continues to be new development opportunities. The current staffing model is not consistently ideal to the responsiveness of residents and businesses resulting in stagnation. The result is for the City Manager to focus divided attention among competing priorities throughout City Hall.
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*The Police Department, Fire Department,...
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